In my blog and in our church newsletter I’ve been doing a monthly series about sacred pathways. This is simply a term that refers to the different ways that we connect with God. Up to this point we have looked at 3 pathways and you can read more about those in 3 previous articles from …
I just got back from Florida to a long cool spring. I did manage to miss the ice storm, so that was pretty great. We took it easy, did a few things we wanted to, but mostly relaxed by a pool. We didn’t end up doing everything I wanted, but it really wasn’t a big …
Mid winter can be a pretty down time for many people – even for those who don’t suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Often the temperature is cold so we tend to stay in more, and the sky is grey so we don’t see the sun as much. Jesus taught a parable about difficult seasons of …
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Sometimes it’s an annoying jingle, a tune you heard on the radio that is catchy but won’t go away like “Never-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever getting back together.” Well I’ve had a song stuck in my head and I hope that it gets stuck in yours too. It’s a …
With the snow falling outside like we haven’t had in a few years, and the beginning of lent just last week, it got me to thinking… how much is my life like the scene I see out my front window today? Might seem like an odd question, but how often are we just like the …
So it’s Christmastime and my itunes is decked out with my favourite Christmas playlist, most of our Christmas cards are sent, house has been decorated for a few weeks, we’ve started our family advent readings, baking is almost done – I do none of it, but I do taste test :). I was thinking this …
So today will be a short post by way of words, but something to think about if you watch the video posted here. Here’s what I thought about after watching this… If they can do that, why am I not at the gym every day? If they can do that, what am I doing with …