Unfinished Epiphany
An uncompleted work fitting for our not-quite-over Christmas. That’s Epiphany, isn’t it? The unfinished story. We like to bring the wisemen in early so we […]
Blogs
That First Time
That first kiss, that “First place” at the Music Festival, that first baby…so many “firsts” in your life. This adventure of life if full of “firsts”…some wonderful and some woeful.
Cabin Fever?
Submitted by Alice Duets, Sheridan Lake HouseChurch. What A Friend We Have In Jesus! Right now I am sitting by my kitchen table […]
Deeper Than “Jesus’ Birthday” (How a doctor became “like” his people and brought healing)
It’s Christmas Day. I’ve already blogged about questions such as ‘Was Jesus really born on December 25?’ and ‘How does Santa fit into all this?’ […]
He made a choice…
We open the scene at Christmas with a young mother. We aren’t entirely sure of how she feels or how she will cope. There is […]
Isn’t “winter garden” an oxymoron?
This year for the first time ever I managed to stretch my growing season into October and I had bok choi and lettuce to harvest […]
Our Place
Yesterday was pageant day at our church. How can a small Sunday School fill the church with so much excitement? Bouncing sheepy children everywhere. This […]
Christmas Carol Memories
I recall several Christmases when I was a child. One was nearly a nightmare. On Boxing Day my mother decided to place parts of the […]
God in the flesh
Christmas wasn’t always a given. The world marks it as a game-saving, end-of-year commercial venture. The church marks it as the celebration of God, having […]
“Throw the Jewelry on ‘er”
I remember a friend of mine, a logging truck driver, who used to say “Well, I had to throw the jewelry on her!” He was […]
Encourage One Another (It May Go Further Than You Think)
It was a note tucked into my wallet for over a decade. I just bought a guitar from my brother Deric, and when I got […]
Thoughts
It is nearly Christmas and the winter sun blazes into the living room window. It doesn’t contain much heat but it is so low in the south that it hits you right in the eye and it is bright!
Bringing to Light
“The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb […]
It’s All About Focus
Submitted By Ginny-Lou Alexander In Exodus 16.2-3 we read, “In the desert the whole community (of Israelites) grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said […]
6 Curious Questions About Christmas You Always Wanted to Ask
Was Jesus actually born on December 25? How does Santa fit into things? Is my nativity scene correct? Each year I get several questions about […]
A Mother’s Poem
Inside, you built me.
You pushed back walls, made more room for your own growing.
You demanded foundations, tested them with you concentrating feet.
You stretched up, making rafters of my ribs,
pushing into the tenderness under my heart.
Harry’s Home
When the phone rang I had no idea my reply would change a good many things for the next month. But it was Advent and […]
Get the job done
As is quite common with newly-elected politicians, the new mayor of the city of Toronto, John Tory, has come out of the gates bucking to […]
Isa’s Yorkshire Pudding
Isa McCallum’s first memory of Sunday school was marching around the perimeter of the church’s kindergarten room, singing hymns like Onward Christian Soldiers. That was […]