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Year: 1997

Let Your Heart Do The Seeing

Saturday, August 23, 1997 Kenn Stright

I love this story told about Mendelsohn's grandfather: He was born with a humpback and his presumed grotesque appearance caused people to turn away from him. On a journey to Hamburg he spied a woman so wonderful and beautiful he … Read more

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Listen To Your Heart

Friday, August 22, 1997 Kenn Stright

Spread love everywhere you go – there is a motto for life you can take beyond the confines of the church. It is Mother Theresa's motto for life. She says: First of all in your own house. Give love to … Read more

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Dust, Grass, And Flowers

Thursday, August 21, 1997 Kaye Lockwood

I was sitting out on the porch quite early of a Saturday morning, enjoying the first coffee. The only other person stirring was an elderly man, making his painfully slow way towards the downtown area. His cotton cap was pushed … Read more

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Life's A Ball

Wednesday, August 20, 1997 Jane McLaren

In my work with victims of child sexual abuse I have come to see life as a ball – a fragile, beautiful, glass ball. So many people have entrusted their lives to people who have not seen the fragility, the … Read more

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Real Live Christian?

Tuesday, August 19, 1997 Gordon Hodgson

I was sitting in my office doing whatever scientists do, when the door pushed open and a colleague from downstairs came in saying, "You're a real live Christian. Tell me what I should be doing…" I don't remember what his … Read more

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Just Do It

Monday, August 18, 1997 Robin Ross

An older lady was reading to her small grandson, Craig, from his favourite Mother Goose book. It was an action book, with pop-up pictures. But she had read it to him so often, that this time she didn't feel like … Read more

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Poor But Happy

Sunday, August 17, 1997 Trafford Carvell

I witnessed poverty when I was invited to visit a mission field in the Dominican Republic about 10 years ago. This has affected me emotionally and spiritually ever since. Not being able to speak Spanish, my contacts were by smiling … Read more

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Silver Linings

Saturday, August 16, 1997 Robin Ross

The two little girls were staring glumly out the window. From the dismal, gray, overcast sky, rain was falling steadily, soaking the back yard. Watching the tiny drops run down the window pane was boring, compared to playing in the … Read more

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The Potter's House

Friday, August 15, 1997 Frederick Montpetit

Oftentimes, as believers, we do not understand how the stressful, sometimes painful episodes in our lives are working to better us and our Christian walk. We often react with bitterness and resentment towards God for the occasional trials that interrupt … Read more

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Spitting Out The Rocks

Thursday, August 14, 1997 Glenn S. MacDonald

One day in early April about 15 years ago, when I was the minister on the North Shore of Cape Breton, my son was outside playing. It was a beautiful day and the warmth of the sun was melting the … Read more

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