Month: June 1999

I must admit I enjoy the sport of stock car racing. From my youth, I have enjoyed cars, and I like to watch a vehicle being pushed to its limits. Since I enjoy this sport, I also like to read … Read more

The other day at work I placed a telephone call to a person at Michigan State University. MSU is many miles away from Saskatoon. While we were on the telephone, she sent me e-mail. I logged into my e-mail account … Read more

What a powerful, yet calming, piece of scripture! Today I felt that I had been taking too much time at the computer, so I got myself out of the house early this morning, and went down to the green and … Read more

Most of us suffer some sort of "I" trouble at one time or another. It seems there are different stages in life where the "Me, Myself and I" syndrome is a "rite of passage". But even the seemingly least selfish … Read more

Quite a few years ago I hurt my back in karate. I did not have this problem taken care of correctly when it happened, with the result that my injury worsened over time. With the way my back is now, … Read more

In the dictionary, among the meanings for the word "glory", I find: exalted honour, splendour, radiance. As I read this psalm it made me remember nights at the lake when the stars literally bounced in their brightness and I could … Read more

The highest rank a boy can achieve in Scouting (in the United States) is that of Eagle and it is estimated that less than 4{8395b6ce96fcf25a14d80edc3b65c36a8995b6c1ba5f8c16ac11d8adaa79f35b} of all the boys who start in Scouting will become Eagle Scouts. In order to … Read more

One of the first things a boy learns to make in Boy Scouts is a tripod. I am constantly amazed how one can take three sticks that cannot even stand up by themselves and by simply leaning them against one … Read more

When I first became active in my son's Scout troop, camping trips were a major source of stress. Scouting emphasizes planning and preparation, and I would worry whether we had planned for every contingency: would the weather co-operate, would the … Read more

One of the situations in the world that really just breaks my heart is that taking place in southern Sudan. The persecution which is happening there is just appalling. Villages are attacked, men are killed and women are violated, and … Read more