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…
A New Name, Please Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay Often, when we go to a gathering, we receive a blank sticky label on which we write our name. Perhaps that label already has our name on it. Nametags make it easier for people, those organizing and those participating. Remembering a whole lot of new names at once…
Good News Is Coming! On a church sign in Woodstock, Ontario, Tom and I saw the question: “Do you spend time with Facebook or with God’s book?” Tom immediately countered with “Go to Facebook for bad news and to God’s book for Good News.” My reply was, “Facebook will give…
I’m Just a Bow, At the moment, I am reading a fun book, Everyday Parables by James Taylor. Taylor uses door hinges and CD players to connect our faith to our lives. Jesus told parables to teach about God. He used the mustard seed to explain that whatever amount of faith we have is enough….