Last spring, as I was paying for my plants at the local garden shop, I asked the gardener why my rose bush was so limp and lethargic. After a few questions, she assessed the problem. I had not let my rose bush go dormant over winter. I … Read more
When I went to Israel last year, we visited the ancient walled citadel and city of Megiddo. While there we saw the unearthed ruins of the massive city gates. These were double gates set within walls which were six feet … Read more
Last spring, as I was paying for my plants at the local garden shop, I asked the gardener why my rose bush was so limp and lethargic. After a few questions, she assessed the problem. I had not let my rose bush go dormant over winter. I … Read more
God's agape love is abiding, steadfast, and inclusive. In love, God in Christ came into our sin-sick, war-torn, disaster-plagued, disease-ridden, self-centred, hard-hearted world to assume all that degradation on His own shoulders, to suffer and to die in our stead. … Read more
You remember those wonderful women of the Bible — Mary and Martha. They were among Jesus' closest friends and followers. No one loved Jesus more than those two great women. Jesus loved them both. To my way of thinking, each … Read more
White cross emblazoned upon black leather vest Red circled hash-mark crossed Bloodied words "Bad Religion" Tattered black jeans sporting lethal knife chained to black belt Black commando boots bleached blond mohawk tipped with blood red stain loudly proclaiming hate loudly … Read more
A friend of mine in ministry says, "God's people have amnesia." It seems God's people forget so easily all the good things our Saviour has given them — life, health, a roof over their heads, food to eat, the companionship … Read more
The sovereignty of God is paramount in Scripture. The image of God as the potter and Israel as the Lord's vessel, is echoed in a more personal way by St. Paul. Paul sees each one as a work in progress … Read more
It was late and I was tired, but not yet unwound. I had come home from choir practice through lazily drifting snowflakes which had begun to carpet everything a soft gentle white. I had put my dog out and brought … Read more
When I was a teenager, James Dean acted in a movie about a teenager who was in open rebellion and became the icon of thousands of rebellious teens across the land. Today there are still people who are rebels without … Read more