Image by John Hain from Pixabay I finished 2024 with a column about Hope. My topic for this column, January 2025, is humility, the foundation stone of Hope. For the last month I’ve been reflecting on the thoughts of Canadian First Nations author, Richard Wagamese in his book, “One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet.” Richard begins…
Image by Leopictures from Pixabay I am starting the New Year with one of my favorite authors, Madeline L’Engle, and her book of reflections, Glimpses of Grace. The cover is worn and tattered but Madeline’s message is as fresh and relevant in 2025 as it was when her book was published in 1998 and when Jesus gave…
Lana and I This year new life has come to our family again for the Christmas season. Our third great-grandchild was born Nov. 27, 2024, Lana Lynn. As she slept peacefully in my arms on Christmas Eve, amid the chatter and laughter of a family gathering, I gave God thanks for this beautiful miracle of…
God Smiled and So Did I Image by moonflower5 from Pixabay AI generated We had a wonderful experience of humanity at our best on Halloween in Montpelier, Vermont. We just happened to go downtown to fill in an hour or so before supper. Our goal was to walk in the waning sunshine and check out a…
God’s Gift My study window faces west. Yesterday morning, even the western sky turned a dusty pink as the rising sun painted the entire sky with a blaze of colours. Starting with the brilliant orange ball that peeked over a cloud, scarlet turned to magenta, as its light streaked the sky. A spectacular sunrise, and…
Holy Moments Image by Arnie Bragg from Pixabay Even as a child, I enjoyed going to church. Back then, I didn’t have the words to explain why. I just knew that I felt good being there. By age ten years, I could have said, “The people are nice. I like being in the building. It’s big and ……
oday, I’m thinking about our lives as examples for others. Most of us don’t feel worthy of being examples. Most of us see only our own mistakes. Whether or not we are aware of it, in reality, we are examples for others. One recent Saturday morning, our friends, Ian and Sandi, invited us over. “Could you…
Image by reenablack from Pixabay In North America we are blessed with freedom of speech as long as we are not spouting forth hate and defamation. Still for people of faith, it is hard to speak of God. For some, the practice of outward symbols gives us a voice. Whether we wear a cross, a hijab, a turban…