We plan for months for this season. We purchase gifts, or craft supplies to make gifts, and then work towards the date. In the summer I also preserved food, some of which would be gifts from my kitchen in this … Continue reading →
You haven’t heard from me in a bit, but I’ve been as busy as ever. Sometimes speaking, one day of election work, and getting ready for a big presentation and still writing and editing. Next weekend, I and many other … Continue reading →
This evening I contributed to Canadian Writers Who Are Christian, as I do once a month. Today, because it’s Thanksgiving weekend, I wrote about giving thanks. Not just for a vast array of things, but for those who produce food … Continue reading →
Some churches post the title of an upcoming sermon on their outdoor signs. The titles can be entertaining or serious, but they often make me think of what that sermon will address. Good food for thought as I drive through … Continue reading →
Blessed means more than just saying thank you. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines blessed with such words as sanctified; often fortunate in the possession of, listing such items as good health and children; and bringing happiness. I could just list … Continue reading →
display of books, artifacts and head dress relating to African heritage (S. Fletcher) the program (S. Fletcher) A week ago, members of St Philip Lutheran and the Black community in Waterloo region attended the Black History Month celebration hosted by … Continue reading →
Borrowing just a title from one of my favourite Christian singer/songwriters, Ali Matthews—Love came down at Christmas. I think she won’t mind too much as I’m including her song and, well, I happen to know her too. I was reflecting … Continue reading →
Today— November 30th— is the first day of Advent, a season in the Christian church year that begins four Sundays before Christmas. Advent means “the coming” (Latin, adventus, arrival), according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, or “Second Coming” of Christ. … Continue reading →
For my Advent devotions, I am reading Walking the Road to Bethlehem: Your Journey to Christmas, by Adam Hamilton, a pastor with the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. I found this little book in a Christian … Continue reading →
It’s easy enough to get caught up in the Christmas season—the need to fulfill others’ expectations— and spend more energy and money than we have. It’s easy to be swept up into the commercials, the music playing in malls from … Continue reading →
