The 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...
Read MoreThought-Provoking One-Liners
Sometimes when you watch a movie, listen to a conversation between two people, or sit under the teaching of godly men (as I have done this summer), one-liners often jump out at you that are thought-provoking, often inspiring. And often applicable to where you might be on your life’s journey. For example, I heard this statement in a movie recently: “Each of us needs a good friend to show us the best part of who we are. Everyone has their weaknesses, but also we have a special talent inside...
Read MoreA Battle Won!
Most of us would agree that life is unpredictable: there is no way we can be certain of what lies ahead from one day to the next. Sometimes we win, as I’ve experienced recently with an award for my current novel. Sometimes the winding and troubled road of life seems to allow truth to fall on deaf ears, and it is beyond our control to help those who feel backed into a corner. The following is a story, penned for those struggling with such moments… when life appears as a winding and...
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