Secular Direction: There is a frequently told story at Christmas time about Santa. There was a time when I believed in Santa Claus. All that I had to do as a child was 'wake-up' and the toys and other gifts were there under the tree. Fun and having big meal with my...
It was a sad night. China, my son's pet Lineolated Parakeet lay in my hands, shivering, feathers ruffled, close to death. I had taken her to the vet earlier in the day, and I had learned that she suffered from a rare condition: Her body didn't absorb the iodine that...
"Jesus answered and said, 'Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.'” (John 3:3 KJV) That scripture, to me says it all. How much clearer can it be? Jesus is talking to Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews....
The Lord commanded Moses to instruct the Israelites, to observe seven feasts and sacred assemblies. The seventh of which is the Feast of Tabernacles. It is also commonly know as the Feast of Booths (Succoth) or the Feast of Ingathering. It was to be observed from the...
Pug was a mutt! The only way he could be considered a pure-breed is if the CKC suddenly had a category for Heinz 57. Pug's mother was a mutt and his father was a traveling man. Pug was quite happy in his mutt-ish state and his owner loved him very much - but he was...
At the Last Supper, Jesus held the cup of wine in his hand and said, "This is my blood of the covenant." Matthew 26:28. This is perhaps the most poignant verse in the New Testament. Jesus is looking at a drink of grape juice and he sees his own face reflected there....
If I hadn't been looking right at it, I might have missed it. That was the way with these Canadian prairies: seemingly endless miles of prairie grasses, laced with numerous cuts and coulees that are only visible when stumbled upon. But there it was, in a tiny coulee...
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13 KJV) [1] In July a dark gray kitten showed up at our house. She was so loving. She would jump up onto anyone's lap to be petted. Of course, we loved having a cat like...
The Train Driver was reminiscing and with his eyes on the floor he began his story quietly. "As a call-boy we would work three different shifts, seven hours sixteen minutes per shift, forty-four minute meal break, eleven days per fortnight. On night shift we were kept...
Grammar is a funny thing. I remember when it was almost mandatory that no ifs-ands-ors-or-buts may be used to begin a sentence. If you dared to challenge the rule you got - sorry, got was nearly as bad as ifs-ands-ors-or-buts - you were marked down, right down. That...