When I was a young boy I remember well participating in the Christmas Story each year, at school and in church plays. It’s very sad that bit by bit we in our enlightenment have eliminated Christ from Christmas in fear of offending those of other faiths or those with none. In truth the Christmas story […]

On the anniversary of D Day my mind wanders to my father. A few years before my dad died, he developed an illness that left him disabled to a degree. He was sent to Kitchener Ontario to a special clinic that tried to help him with his problem. On the day of his release from […]

Abraham Lincoln would say, “I have been driven many times to my knees, by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all those about me seemed insufficient for the day”. That’s how I felt the day my first granddaughter was born. Born at 24 weeks gestation,given […]

We lived in Tottenham at the time and my wife had met a lady who had invited her to go to a Baptist church board meeting of all things, on a Saturday night! She went to this meeting and low and behold there was a church split that very night, and the minister lost half […]

When we came to Canada, my Mom made a huge sacrifice for me in leaving her parents and brother behind, so I could have a better life here.I remember it as clearly today as the day we left waving goodbye from the cab window to my Grandmother and Grandfather, and my little dog Bruce.She was […]

Everyone of us has an important part to play in God’s Kingdom. Many of us however fall into the trap of feeling like a part looking for a play, and can’t see that our dreams are making much of a difference or being realized at all. In the 1950’s the equality of man envisioned by […]

“Blessed are those who hunger for righteousness, for you will be filled” There have been numerous times in my life when I have had to go back to someone and make things right. Doing the right thing, especially if it costs you, is not necessarily something most people strive for in this day and age. […]

Over the years my wife and I have tried to guide people to the truth of the gospel message. Some have said “Yes Lord” even on their death bed. Men and Woman have sought the truth and meaning of life since time began. Even Pilot sought the truth, “What have you done?” he asks when […]

There have been two times in my life where I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. The first was in 1963 I was in our High School auditorium listening to a US high school band that had been invited to play at the school. The principle came on the stage, […]

I emigrated to Canada at an early age and it brought with it many challenges, socially, culturally and emotionally. God has an important bearing on our emotional life. None of us lives with the facts of our lives. We live with a story we tell ourselves about those facts. Our memories come from these stories. […]