Easter is Coming – What Will it Mean?

“O Lord, this holy season of Lent is passing quickly. I entered into it with fear, but also with great expectations. I hoped for a great breakthrough, a powerful conversion, a real change of heart; I wanted Easter to be a day so full of light that not even a...

Ash Wednesday – Creating Awareness

I am a little embarrassed!  This morning at the gym I was finishing my workout (I was worn out, so that is my excuse) and I noticed a young woman working out who had something on her forehead.  I couldn’t tell if it was her black hair stuck to the forehead with...

Every Eye Will See Him

A week ago, Friday, after I got out of the shower, I heard Lori yelling from downstairs, “We have a leak!”  Which to be honest is NOT what you want to hear after you shut off the water in the tub.  Those words are usually a harbinger of bad news and costly...

Let There Be Light

You are the light of the world.  A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.  Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they...

Full of the Fullness of God

This Christmas one of the gifts that we gave to a sister-in-law was a puzzle with Canadian landmarks pictured.  You could probably name quite a few of the famous places that were pictured:  Banff, Niagara Falls, the Butchart Gardens.  It also included some well-known...