Have I Lost My Ability to Believe?
Caleb, my son, is back in jail.After a three-month “run” on heroin, cocaine and other cocktails, he was picked up on a breach of the conditions of his release. No new charges; only the past with which...
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For God’s Sake, What About Mercy?
To love an addict raises a lot of questions for a Christian. To love poses not only emotional and spiritual challenges but also requires, as my friend Allan Tysick says, ‘wrassling with the faith.’Ope...
Halloween Leftovers and The Holy Trinity
Cleaning up the morning after Hallowe’en I was sorting the leftover candy, by kind, into Ziploc bags.I knew that this, while not the wrong way, was not exactly the right way either.My wife prefers the...
The Soul Touching Power of Stuffies
“You can keep a stuffie at your house,” said our three year old granddaughter.I was touched because, as everyone knows, stuffies are no small thing.The Angel Bear stuffie (stuffed animal) must be on t...
How to Fizzle a Time of Wonder
The ship was holding a few hundred meters off the Hubbard Glacier in Alaska.Yakutat Bay which spills out from the glacier is noteworthy for a number of reasons.The first non-native settlement on the s...
How to Have a Deeper, More Joyful Life
Reading time: 2 minutes, 45 secondsThe couple was the first off the bus on a cruise ship excursion; obviously, travel veterans, they went immediately to the Information Counter at Butchart Gardens in ...
But I Need My Glasses
Four months ago my brother underwent surgery to remove the cataracts from his eyes. In a word, the ophthalmologist seems very happy with the results. Tests with the eye chart show marked improvement, ...
So how are we doing?
I am a big believer in the power of stories to form and transform lives. As leaders, if we are unaware of the power and detail of our own story we may be shocked when a mine hidden in our past explode...
So what are you going to do now?
The pieces are coming together. In summary, my immediate future looks like the following: Victoria presbytery has appointed me to Oak Bay United Church, ¾ time, for up to two years, commencing August ...
A Call to Witness (Stephen)
When the future is uncertain and the old ways no longer secure we seek heroes and salvation. We are in need of heroes, those who will display courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good, heroes w...