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Heat Waves
It’s HOT. It’s VERY hot. It’s abnormally hot. I’ve been thinking about the heat all week. How can I not? Some 3500 North American temperature records have been broken, rail lines are kinking,...
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Green Tomatoes
I’ve been really getting to know my tomatoes lately. I planted 5 plants this year, and they were late bloomers. But bloom they did – the vines got to be so heavy with the fruit that they were...
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The Bag Lady
I was picking up a few groceries in the local shop the other day, and as chance had it I was checked out by a staff person I’ve had challenges with before. The challenges are over bags – I bring my own...
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The silliness of our arguments
Dr. Seuss tells the story of two creatures known as Zax. There is a south-going Zax and a north going Zax who happen to cross paths in the dessert of Prax. This creates quite a confrontation between...
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Rice Cakes of Hospitality
One of the many gifts that is regularly shared in the parish I serve is the ministry of hospitality. We’re a welcoming group. And we don’t just look after the stranger, we also look after our own. I am...
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Gossip: the Traditional Method of Church Communication?
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Chris Sgaraglino (Flickr) A old joke: one Thursday afternoon, a rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest, and an Anglican bishop were out fishing in the ocean alongside their village....
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Church visits
A few weeks ago I had a bit of a mishap, which landed me on the couch for a few days. Coming home one night, a suicidal deer decided to do some minor remodelling to my car. Word got out quickly; not...
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The personal care home
One of the great privileges of my vocation is that I am regularly welcomed in a number of care homes. Sometimes it’s for visits, sometimes for service or bible study, sometimes in a teaching capacity....
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We care
This week in my social media feed, an algorithm showed me pictures from a few years ago, with the heading suggesting that this was a personal, caring act. The problem: the photos had been a practical...
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Heat Waves
It’s HOT. It’s VERY hot. It’s abnormally hot. I’ve been thinking about the heat all week. How can I not? Some 3500 North American temperature records have been broken, rail lines are kinking,...
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Green Tomatoes
I’ve been really getting to know my tomatoes lately. I planted 5 plants this year, and they were late bloomers. But bloom they did – the vines got to be so heavy with the fruit that they were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Bag Lady
I was picking up a few groceries in the local shop the other day, and as chance had it I was checked out by a staff person I’ve had challenges with before. The challenges are over bags – I bring my own...
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The silliness of our arguments
Dr. Seuss tells the story of two creatures known as Zax. There is a south-going Zax and a north going Zax who happen to cross paths in the dessert of Prax. This creates quite a confrontation between...
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Rice Cakes of Hospitality
One of the many gifts that is regularly shared in the parish I serve is the ministry of hospitality. We’re a welcoming group. And we don’t just look after the stranger, we also look after our own. I am...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gossip: the Traditional Method of Church Communication?
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Chris Sgaraglino (Flickr) A old joke: one Thursday afternoon, a rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest, and an Anglican bishop were out fishing in the ocean alongside their village....
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Church visits
A few weeks ago I had a bit of a mishap, which landed me on the couch for a few days. Coming home one night, a suicidal deer decided to do some minor remodelling to my car. Word got out quickly; not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The personal care home
One of the great privileges of my vocation is that I am regularly welcomed in a number of care homes. Sometimes it’s for visits, sometimes for service or bible study, sometimes in a teaching capacity....
View ArticleClik here to view.
We care
This week in my social media feed, an algorithm showed me pictures from a few years ago, with the heading suggesting that this was a personal, caring act. The problem: the photos had been a practical...
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