I was reading an article where former National Hockey Player and Toronto Maple Leaf, Doug Gilmour wrote a letter to a younger self. I liked the perspective of writing from wisdom and experience to a younger and less experienced you. I hadn’t though of the article in quite an extended period of time, when I […]
Time and Enthusiasm
Recently in New Brunswick at Hopewell Rocks, a local “wonder of nature” collapsed. Elephant Rock was a part of flowerpot formations that draw many tourists to the area. The CBC reported, ” An estimated 200 tonnes of rock from one of the iconic flowerpot formations came tumbling down early on Monday (March 14, 2016) morning after the […]
I am Generous
I am learning to be generous. It is a process, not an easy one at that, and it seems to have lots of hurdles. I have resources. Maybe not as much as I think I should have to be generous, but I have them. There in lies one of the biggest obstacles to generous living: […]
How to Encourage Yourself in the Lord
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 Moving Toward Maturity In 1 Samuel 30 David found himself in a difficult […]
If You’re Grateful and You Know It…..
Kids are generally better at showing emotion. I lead worship for adults and I lead songs for kids at Awana (our kids program). It is a no-brainer to tell you that the kids are the more excitable group. They sing with enthusiasm, they jump, they stomp and wave their hands in the air. They are […]
Nagging Optimism
It’s Hard to Not Be Negative Doesn’t seem to be a lot to be optimistic right now in our world. I think this is one of the negative sides of being an information/internet generation. They say that “good news travels fast”, but in a high-speed generation: bad news travels really, really fast. Between politics, the […]
Commodity, Equality and Rest.
If we look up the commodity market, we will get the prices of oil and gas, gold and silver, corn and soybeans, hogs and cattle, and cocoa and coffee. Items we use, in our world, are on the commodities market. But what we don’t see is what society has made the greatest commodity – people. […]
Flaming Torches: Counter-Intuitive Thinking in the Dark
Fears! We all have them. Some fears are a little bit more obscure like fear of clowns or butterflies or cakes (yes cakes…don’t believe me read the article.) It’s very interesting that with all the variance within the human race, there are still very common threads in regards to what we are most fearful of. […]
I’ll Stand By You
Recently, I sat in a room of firemen, policemen, paramedics, etc. I listened to the conversation about a scenario that maybe did not go so well. Then I heard a very profound thing… it was this, “maybe everything did not go as planned, but still if my spouse had an emergency I would hope that […]
A Simple Guide to Forgiveness
I love the title of this blog. I hope it will get lots of “hits” because of it! It’s kind of like posting an article with the headline: “Easy ways to Make Lot’s of Money and Be Your Own Boss.” People generally want easy paths to end results. The road to forgiveness is, for the most […]