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The Curious Origins of Halloween
Every October 31st we cake on cheap make-up, forego our “don’t talk to strangers” rule, and pile in more chocolate than Augustus Gloop. Yup, Halloween. […]
Hope
Hope. It’s one word that nearly everybody can identify with. For many people, it’s what fuels their lives. Hope is what makes people put one […]
The Giving List
A few weeks ago in a blog I asked you this question: What is one thing you’ve done that has helped or served someone in […]
3 Ways to Curb Sibling Rivalry
If you have kids you’ve probably thought about sibling rivalry. It’s kind of like debt or a skin rash: You don’t think about it until […]
A Prayer for Justin Trudeau
Lord, you know what it’s like to lead. The rest of us can only imagine the cacophony of personalities and competing priorities, the stress and […]
Rainbows…
I taught a class this year at my son’s homeschool co-op. One of the topics was rainbows and as we dug into how they were formed we discovered that rainbows aren’t arches, they are instead full circles of magnificent colour in the sky.
The One Question Every Child, Tween & Teen Silently Asks Their Parents
Every single parent I know wants to do a good job raising their kids. But after that, the unanimity about how to do it usually goes out […]
What Makes People Happy?
What makes people happy? Presents? A thank you? A big bag of potato chips with zero calories? The answer will be different for different people. A […]
When You Seek God You See God
I seem to have troubling finding things… in the fridge. No matter how hard I look, things like bread, mayonnaise or pickles always seem to […]
6 Popular Questions about Easter (and the answers)
How do a magical bunny, the names “Maundy” and “Good Friday,” and the death of an innocent man all come together? These questions often arise this […]
Who Will My Daughter Marry? (A Letter to Dads with Daughters)
You and I both wonder, Who will my daughter marry? No matter who it is, the young punk (er, I mean, young man) will most certainly not […]
Soul Boats and Lasting Prayers
This week, I read about beautiful things happening in Birmingham Cathedral. As part of the 300th anniversary celebrations, the cathedral community commissioned artist Jake […]
By The Time A Child Is Six
By the time a child is six they are a living, walking blueprint of who they will be for the rest of their lives. Will […]
How Does Your Faith Affect Your Vote?
For several years I worked as a political staffer at Queen’s Park, the Ontario legislature. I helped prepare ministers for the rigors of Question Period, […]
A whole world to be won
Last week, the Toronto Blue Jays clinched Major League Baseball’s American League East Division title for the first time in 22 years. There was, as […]
How To Restore Balance To Your Life (Learning to Think Clearly)
Why is it so hard to think clearly? With medical insights, “progress,” wisdom distilled through time, and technology, you’d think our minds would work with laser-like precision. But […]
What Jesus ACTUALLY Said and Did Most
“I am a Jew,” Albert Einstein wrote, “but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene… No one can read the Gospels without […]
The yellow pages arrived
My son’s therapist asked a valid question this morning. She wondered if we even used the yellow pages that had arrived on our doorstep and […]
His name was Alan
I think of a boy, the boy named Alan. I think of his family and the great loss that was his life. The desire for […]