Merry Christmas

The first part of this devotion focused on the single mindedness of the raccoons, in their pursuit of – what seemed to be – an easy reward. I’d like to take a different perspective today, and consider the single mindedness of the dog in her relentless commitment to chasing the invaders away. Mia (the dog)…

It is one of the yummiest times of year – fresh fruit season.  Now I could also say that about homemade bread season in the fall and Christmas season in the winter and bbq season in the spring.  But there is something special about savouring the mouth watering, juice dripping, sweet and stickly berries that…

  Last night, I went to see Menopause, the Musical. It was a light-hearted (although somewhat crass) recounting, by four different women from four walks of life, about ‘The Change’. They sang about their changing bodies, changing moods, the change in sleep and in their relationships. There was much in the story that I could…

Anyone who has children knows that choosing a name can be a challenging endeavour. Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than fine perfume, It’s important to have a name that you are proud of. Our children have joked different times, making up names that would be funny.  For the ladies there is Ima Man, Eileen…

Sunday night, a topic came up in church that has caused great debate in the past (not necessarily in our church but in The Church).  This was not a foundational doctrinal principle.  It was not about the supreme holiness of God or about the Lord Jesus.  This issue was about interpreting a portion of Scripture…

Trudge, trudge, trudge.  Every day seems to be the same, get up, have breakfast, do your work, have lunch, do your work, do chores, have supper, fulfill commitments, go to bed, get up… Some days the work we do can seem overwhelming or perhaps dry and dreary.  Do you ever wake up in the morning…