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Month: January 2001

Running Interference

Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Mary Daniel

A woman was vacuuming the sanctuary as I entered for our weekly Contemplative Prayer meeting. Filling in for the regular janitor, she hadn't been told of our coming, or that the vacuuming wasn't usually done on Mondays, nor was she … Read more

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A Tall Order To Fill?

Tuesday, January 30, 2001 Maureen Killick

"Good morning … large double, double?" "Hi, you'd like a medium with cream and an apple fritter?" "Good morning, medium hot chocolate and a raspberry muffin?" By now, you've probably guessed that I work in a well-known doughnut shop. Customers … Read more

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Lost Patience

Monday, January 29, 2001 Anne Russell

One day recently, I picked a large juicy orange from a tree. I held that orange in my hand and thought of the fruits of the Spirit. I saw the orange itself being love, for it surrounds the other fruits … Read more

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Super Bowl Sunday

Sunday, January 28, 2001 Mary Daniel

It seems that ever since I decided that admitting that one is a Christian doesn't mean one has to be forceful, or shout it from the rooftops, or broach the subject with everyone with whom one comes in contact, I … Read more

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Send And Receive

Saturday, January 27, 2001 Anne Russell

Before we left our home in the north to reside in the south for a few months, we investigated a server for our e-mail. We sought one that could be used in the north as well as in the south, … Read more

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Mourning A Different Kind Of Loss

Friday, January 26, 2001 Mary Daniel

Throughout our lives, we are given losses of many descriptions: loss of home, job, friendships, health, lives. Years ago, we counted on family, friends, church groups to get us through. However, in our ever-changing, fragmented world, where both members of … Read more

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Joey Been

Thursday, January 25, 2001 Lynne Phipps

Joey Been was a wanderer, hence his name: he'd been everywhere! Thus when our cat did not come home one day, we were not overly concerned. By the third day, I began actively to call him. After a week, the … Read more

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Focus On God – In And Out Of Sorts

Wednesday, January 24, 2001 Janet Wiebe

Frankly, I have always loved the sunlight. As a small child, I regularly went to the park around the corner from where we lived to play. My tan got so dark that one time we converted a neighbour's old Brownie … Read more

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Don't Ever Give Up

Tuesday, January 23, 2001 Anne Russell

There are times when we feel down, and all seems to be going wrong. Those are the days when even friends seem to be far away. Usually it is the way we are thinking about ourselves. Nothing is going right. … Read more

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Hope For Winter Days

Monday, January 22, 2001 Bruce M. Dinsmore

Last year in mid-February, the family across the street still had their Christmas lights up, and lit. Another half-dozen neighbours down the block did so too. This year again, long into January, lights in many parts of the city are … Read more

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