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Author: Ruth McCowan

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Neon Tetras And Black SkirtsPodcast

Friday, March 21, 2025 Ruth McCowan

In the last couple of years, our family has been observing fish, and we have been learning a great deal. It all started a couple of years ago when we gave our (then) seven-year-old a small five-gallon fish aquarium with a couple of … Read more

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Pro-D DayPodcast

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Ruth McCowan

The words "Pro-D Day" (or "PD Day" in some places) will certainly stir up different feelings with anyone who has children in the school system. "Pro-D Day" stands for "Professional Development Day", and that is the day that the children … Read more

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Can You Hear?Podcast

Monday, January 20, 2025 Ruth McCowan

Jesus often ended His parables with this phrase: "He who has ears, let him hear". I have a friend who has just returned from a family vacation in Hawaii. She was commenting on how she would sit on the beach in the early morning for her … Read more

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Our Greatest GiftPodcast

Sunday, December 22, 2024 Ruth McCowan

One of our Christmas traditions is to remember the whole Christmas story as told in Luke 2. Many people will have a creche in their homes, and some people will start by putting out the angels and an empty manger, and then, as Advent … Read more

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The Advent JarPodcast

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Ruth McCowan

Traditions are those things that we do which reinforce our family's personality and link us with our past and our future. We see these traditions when we come to celebrate Advent and Christmas. It is because of our traditions that we … Read more

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Computer IconsPodcast

Saturday, November 16, 2024 Ruth McCowan

One type of things that make personal computers easy to use are the little pictures on the screen called icons. Icons are interesting things — they take up almost no memory, and they exist for only one purpose: to point to the main … Read more

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Training With Miss DaisyPodcast

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Ruth McCowan

As I was doing some running along a lake path, I decided to do some off-leash training with my small dog, Miss Daisy. This is a path that often has a lot of runners, walkers, dogs, and even the occasional horse. There is a pretty wide … Read more

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Something NewPodcast

Thursday, July 4, 2013 Ruth McCowan

As I was looking for some information about something the other day on the Internet, I kept landing on a site that was a couple of years old. I knew that there was a more current website, but the search engine couldn't seem to find it for … Read more

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Waiting And WatchingPodcast

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Ruth McCowan

As I was waiting for my friend to arrive so that we could go on a bike ride, I found myself watching the clock, as if the phone would ring by my staring at the clock. I knew that my … Read more

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Eyes To SeePodcast

Friday, June 1, 2012 Ruth McCowan

One of the things that I enjoy doing is taking pictures of simple things in nature. Often it may be a flower or something in nature that is sometimes overlooked. With today's technology, this is something we can easily do … Read more

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Today's Verse

Psalm 40:8 – I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. (NIV)5

Today's Daily Manna

Isaiah 40:10a – See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power… (NIV)

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  • Today's Bible Reading:2 Psalm 98
  • Today's One-Year3 Bible Passage: Hebrews 11-13
  • Today's Two-Year4 Bible Passages: 2 Samuel 15; 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
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The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails. – François Fénelon6

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