Finding Happiness
We live in a visual age – and so the rise of infographics. Lots of interesting things to reflect upon in this infographic on happiness. http://www.dailyinfographic.co...
Tag: wonder
Reach for the Attic
Christmas is done! No traces remain of the 19 people who celebrated the day on December 27th. All the nativity sets are boxed and stored, the ornaments packed and the house clean. We store our signifi...
Joy and Gratitude
I am not really a New Year’s resolution guy. Mostly because past attempts – of which I have a long record – involve weight and that has proved a dis-spiriting battle. I prefer to think of ...
God in a Hoodie
I have a sense of the presence of God but the face is always hidden, a glimpse of a cheekbone or a scar. The promise of a warm solid embrace when life chills to the bone but the garment fits loosely. ...
Guest post: Angels – Not What We Have Been Led to Believe
The Christmas season has almost become a symbol of the post-modern age. We are overwhelmed with visuals and information. What parts of the Christian story should we lift up? And what of the other pla...
Open Arms
After all these years you would think I would be more comfortable with the degree of my own ignorance. Apparently not. My wife has a small collection of nativity sets. One of her favourites is a colle...
Joy Right in Front of Me
Right off the top I must confess to the lack of fairness of it all. My children certainly can file a complaint of injustice. When my children were young they learned very quickly the iron clad rule &#...
Grandma Back
We had just dropped off my wife, aka Grandma, at the ferry terminal. Time was tight so the style of her departure resembled more an evacuation than a leave taking. As I started the car, our two year o...
A Call
A young man had just been admitted with terminal cancer and was not “doing well,” said the Emergency Room attendant. The call came around 7:30 am to Gaye who volunteers as an on-call chaplain at the h...
Wonder and Surprise
My 16 month old grandson has gone home now. I enjoyed our time together even though he is teething and not feeling like napping or being overly playful. Perhaps it is the particular privilege and pers...