You never know…

6 February 2015jeffloach

How scary must it have been for those motorists in Taipei who witnessed that Air Asia plane cross the road in front of them, the […]

The Decade of the Internet Meme

30 January 2015jeffloach

We live in the Decade of the Internet Meme. You know what I mean: those little sayings and phrases that are superimposed over some funny […]

A lesson for the church from Target

16 January 2015jeffloach

Target announced yesterday that it is pulling out of Canada, closing the 133 stores that it has opened here over the past few years. The […]

A calendar change

2 January 2015jeffloach

Happy new year! I have a habit – a tradition, of sorts – that I undertake every time I change a calendar. I did it […]

God in the flesh

19 December 2014jeffloach

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 […]

Rejoice!

12 December 2014jeffloach

This Sunday marks the third Sunday of Advent, a day traditionally marked with rejoicing. You might wonder why there is a single Sunday set aside […]

Get the job done

5 December 2014jeffloach

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 […]

Jesus is worth the wait

28 November 2014jeffloach

Though the radio stations are already playing Christmas music, and Wal-Mart has gifts and tinsel up for sale (heck, Costco had decorations up in October!), […]

Do unto others

21 November 2014jeffloach

I heard a story the other day about a woman who was in labour, preparing to give birth to her second child. Her husband got […]

Waiting, Waiting…

14 November 2014jeffloach

Today is a day of waiting, for me. Granted, it’s not as serious a form of waiting as, say, loved ones waiting for the results […]

Pride goes before destruction

7 November 2014jeffloach

I’ve been a recreational curler for about 16 years. While I don’t think I’d be God’s gift to any team going to the Brier, I […]

Let your light shine…through a pumpkin?

31 October 2014jeffloach

There are varying opinions among followers of Jesus regarding what to do about Hallowe’en. Some say we should steer clear of it because God’s people […]

Do not fear!

24 October 2014jeffloach

For a long time, we assumed these sorts of things only happened in other places: Tel Aviv. Belfast. New York. Now we know: Canada is […]

Remain Calm!

17 October 2014jeffloach

A lot of people, it seems, are worried about the Ebola Virus. I wouldn’t call it “mass hysteria” yet, but we are getting close to […]

Stop. Rest. Now.

10 October 2014jeffloach

Most Canadian households will celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend in one fashion or another, whether it’s by inviting the extended family over to the house for […]

“We Day” for the church?

3 October 2014jeffloach

Yesterday was “We Day” in Toronto, an annual event that encourages young people to engage with their communities and be good ‘global citizens’. While there […]