Imagine if you will, coming into this life and being given a backpack to carry. From the day we are born to the day we die, we'll lug it along.
Our backpack comes with some items prepacked. They are...
“He shoots, he scores!”
A few short months ago I, along with most Canadians, proudly watched as our men's and women's hockey teams won gold medals at the winter Olympics. Recently the...
Many churches and Christian homes have passive men, but we rarely address the issue directly. Why, instead of leading, are some men disengaged, uncommunicative, and withdrawn from their wives,...
We hear a lot these days about the active ingredients in our medicines. These are chemical substances that actually make the medicine do what it is supposed to. For example, the active ingredient in...
Here's a thought: this Easter, while commemorating Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, why not celebrate yours as well? Make it a part of every Easter. Even better still, make it a part of the...
As the Twig is bent,
so Grows the TREE.
Many Christian parents think that if they exercise due diligence in exposing their children to the Christian faith, following Christ will automatically...
The fire of the Protestant Reformation had been smouldering for some time, but it officially broke out on October 31, 1517 when a monk named Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses protesting church...
Recently, I was in our local Canadian Tire. I picked up some items and was proceeding through the checkout. The clerk, a young lady, was polite, pleasant, smiled and laughed easily, and was generally...
I have a wonderful piece of furniture in my living room—a gramophone that once belonged to my grandparents. It's stately with its dark finish and curved legs. Occasionally, I insert a needle,...
Personal disaster strikes. The call for prayer goes out. Church prayer chains rattle with activity: a flurry of emails blitz the Internet, imploring everyone to pray, and phone lines buzz, requesting...
Recently, I communicated with a woman whose husband left her for another woman and subsequently filed for divorce.
When she confronted him with Scripture regarding his adultery and divorce he...
Ever heard of Murphy’s Law? It states, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” There are also corollaries to that law such as: “If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will...
In recent decades, opposition to Christian views and values have come from more sources and become increasingly accepted.
Differing non-Christian ideologies dressed up as truth are more prevalent in...
Singer Tom Cochrane sang, "Life is a Highway." M. Scott Peck wrote about The Road Less Travelled. And British essayist Oliver Goldsmith said, "Life is a journey that must be travelled no matter how...
One of the most underestimated theologians of our time is Theodor Geisel, whom you may know as Dr. Seuss. He wrote one of the best treatises on human dignity. It is called, Horton Hears a Who.
I was disturbed recently by a discussion about grace. The assertion was made that when unbelievers hear the term “evangelical Christian” the word gracious does not come to mind. Hypocrite...
One night a wife found her husband standing over their baby’s crib. Silently she watched him. As he stood looking down at the sleeping infant, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: disbelief,...
How important are you? Chuck answers that when he writes,
More important than you think.
A rooster minus a hen equals no baby chicks. Kellogg minus a farmer equals no corn flakes.
If the nail factory...
I checked the tread on my truck tires recently. They definitely need replacing so I’ve been checking out all the different tires available. Many are now “all-season” meaning they give traction all...
Epictetus, an ancient Greek philosopher, observed, “Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.” One could also think that since we have two ears listening...
Do you have an attic? I find attics and the stuff in them fascinating. One can discover things once useful to previous generations, items held in storage until they’re needed, and memorabilia you...
