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"Thy strong Word did cleave the darkness; At Thy speaking it was done. For created light we thank Thee, While Thine ordered seasons run. Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send! Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end! "They strong Word bespeaks us...
A few days ago, I entered the elevator in my building with another resident. Only two people are allowed at a time so that distancing can be maintained.This lady and her husband moved in about the same time as I did, and we became friends. Her husband died a few...
When I think of the word "gossip", I think of Rachel Lynde from Anne of Green Gables. She constantly snooped, made judgments, and then scattered her version of the "news" to other people around the town of Avonlea by flapping her unstoppable gums. But hear what the...
"I can't remember anything lately," my friend said. "I think I'm losing my mind." Have you ever said that? Sometimes I'm tempted to think that getting older is a good excuse for all that begins to fail. But the good news is that no matter how many years go by, there's...
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...
Traveling through the great plains of the United States and Canada is an eye-opening experience. With the twinned highways, towns, cities, dams, etc. that scream of modern civilization, it is sometimes hard to believe that this was once the home of tens of thousands...
You can't visit the state of Montana without encountering the bison. The state was home to literally millions of plains bison, as well as to the Native Americans who hunted them. Of course, this wasn't my first encounter with the creatures. I had, however, always...
The great plains of Canada and the United States once teemed with wild Bison. The bison had been hunted by the first nations people of the plains for hundreds of years, but the settlement of the plains by white man marked the beginning of the end of the plains Bison....
Who doesn't like free stuff? In this age of consumerism and trying to keep up with the neighbors, not much comes our way for free. Sure, retailers create promotional ads that offer something for free if you spend a certain amount. Or, if you buy two jars of peanut...
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and...
I have a landscaping plan. I want to put patio stone around the base of my circular clothesline, I want to build a planter box between the patio stone and the house, and I want to fill that planter with irises. Not the ordinary blue kind that bloom in the spring and...
"So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'" (Heb. 13:6 NIV. See also Ps. 118:6). Whenever the struggles of life come our way, God is there to help us, and He speaks to us through His word. And yes, you had better...
In India, we write 05/10/20 as the date today. It's a doubling date (5X2=10X2=20) which occurs very rarely! Doubling date can come only after 4 years on 06/12/24. And then a doubling date can occur only in the next century! Thank God for this special day! Every day is...