Give a Gift of Faith! As I live my ministry of writing, I trust that God’s inspiration is with me. I trust that God’s message of peace, acceptance and love is woven into each of my books and my reflections. My life is good and fun and I am grateful. And now, it’s almost…

This week, with a number of my colleagues, I experienced compassion, not just for us as people, but as clergy. I had signed up for a retreat, an opportunity to rest, learn and relax. I received so much more. There was plenty of learning, personal renewal and connection with colleagues. The retreat setting, Kingfisher Bay…

  The Back Story For the last  14  years, I’ve been writing and telling stories. Two of my books are short story collections based on Bible stories I learned as a child. My stories are a form of Midrash in the Jewish tradition. For thousands of years, Rabbinic scholars have studied holy scriptures and discussed…

Give Thanks in All Circumstances? In the Bible St. Paul says, “Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.” (1Thessalonians 5:18 )  “Give thanks in all circumstances?” Impossible! Wrong! I can’t give thanks when I lose my job, my loved one dies. How then do we follow St. Paul’s words? Check the prepositions….

At the back of my latest book, To Begin Again under the information about Nana Sinclair, I promised to add extra information about both the Barnardo Children and my grandmother, Margaret Sinclair’s life as a British Child Immigrant. I have finally begun that process. Today I offer a picture of the ship she sailed on…

Try a New Diet. Here are my thoughts as we step into another “new beginning” this September. We worry a great deal today about being clean. Many of us shower every day. We wash our hands after just about everything, our clothes after one wearing, dirty or not. Why do we have this obsession with…

Share your cookies and your love. The older I get the faster time flies by. For many of us retired folk, September is the start up of volunteer activities that have been suspended over the summer. Will we go back to yoga classes, afternoon cards, church groups and more? The Bible tells us to choose…

We have a new Moderator, Richard Bot, serving our United Church. Our Moderator is like our ambassador bringing the face of the United Church to the world. His job will be to work with all of us as we endeavour to love God, love the world, and love ourselves. Richard has a big job, requiring…