Fearless Faith and Bath Bombs
I read recently that children are the best teachers. Having a teacher’s heart, I found that comment very interesting, knowing that there was a time in history when “children were to be seen and not heard.” In its original form, this 15th century English proverb was specifically targeted toward young women who were expected to keep quiet. A later understanding seemed to soften the harshness of this expectation: “children should not speak among adults unless they are addressed and...
Read MoreHolding On or Letting Go
Not sure where Autumn went! There is no doubt that the colours this year were breathtaking and we did have a few sunny days, but the weather changed rather quickly from late summer days to early wintry mornings. And as though to add insult to injury, Sunday was the first day this season we had to clean snow off our car before leaving for church! So it seemed appropriate to complain to a stranger in the waiting room of my chiropractor’s office about the “cold, damp, windy day.” Trying to...
Read MoreThe Other Side of ‘Seeing is Believing’
Sitting in the eye doctor’s office this past week, I noticed a poster with the caption, Seeing is Believing. I smiled and thought how appropriate, given whose office I was sitting in. The following day I was waiting for my appointment at the chiropractor’s office and read another poster: Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. Not sure how those words related to my chiropractic care, but they resonated with me simply because the weekend following Thanksgiving I will be speaking...
Read MoreBlessed and Enriched
Like all summers that come to an end at Muskoka Bible Centre, the common phrase heard and spoken by many over the past couple of days has been, “I can’t believe the summer’s almost over.” Or, “Where has the summer gone?” Unlike last summer—weather-wise— these past two months at MBC have been exceptionally glorious: warm, sunny days and beautiful evenings filled with the drifting smell of campfires (when allowed!). And, although one of God’s beautiful creations, the deer...
Read MoreA Mountain Too Hard to Climb
Ten days ago I spent a delightful afternoon with my twenty-year-old granddaughter, getting caught up on where she’s at in life and enjoying a bowl of Bombay soup and a vegan wrap. We ate in a small restaurant in Brooklin, a town just north and west of Oshawa. And I’d go back there any day; the food was delicious! When I stood to leave, I noticed a large chalk board on the wall behind me. It was quite obvious that it was used to share wise thoughts and encouraging words with those who were...
Read MoreThe Hiding-place
As a blogger, I have tried to honour your time with a meaningful interruption in your day. So, please allow me to bend your ear once again on a word that is front and centre in my life these days. I trust it may cause you to ponder, perhaps even contribute in a positive way to where you find yourself on life’s journey. Discernment: having or showing good judgement, or as I have interpreted it, the need to understand and make a wise decision based on truth. In Philippians 1, Paul wrote to the...
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