"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 NIV) My job during Sunday morning worship is to care for my infant granddaughter, while my daughter seeks to keep my two year old granddaughter occupied and as quiet as possible,...
I will be the first person to admit that I am not a good gardener! I’m just not good with plants. I’ve been known to kill perfectly hardy house plants. At home, I am relegated to weeding and watering the garden, which is probably just as well. Now, I have been to...
"God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that He is in the midst . . . will be quiet in the midst of alarm." (F. B. Meyer 1847–1929)In these frightening times when our well-ordered life is beset by trouble, what are we to do? The...
After Bible college, I went to Malawi in the summer of 1986 on a short term mission trip, staying with a missionary couple in the city of Blantyre, and experienced their Christian ministry in that country. One day, the missionary families and visiting students...
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV)"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9 ESV) I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday when I...
Each spring, the melting snows flow into the Madawaska River. From its source in Algonquin provincial park, it spills from lake to lake, punctuated by hydro dams along its course, until it meets at last the Ottawa River. The lakes rise and break their chains of...
“…For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” (Matthew 12:8 ESV)Recently I was asked to reflect upon what do we understand by The Sabbath Day today? From the seventh day of Creation story in Genesis, what are God’s intentions in instituting the day of rest for...
On a gloriously sunny, cool Sunday in October, I made my way to the Rideau Falls in Ottawa, the place where the Rideau River tumbles into the Ottawa River, surrounded by parkland and memorial gardens. The week’s demands had made my soul weary, and I wandered across...
Each month of the year has its own number of days, which is the same every year except leap year. 2020 is a leap year, and so this year, February had 29 days rather than 28. We all have a birthday that occurs on the same day each year, unless you are a leap year...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV) When I...