Category: Devotional

I recently visited a worship website on the Internet, where there's a discussion going on about the proper use and place for praise music in Sunday worship services. This type of discussion has been going on for decades, and will … Read more

In our town, in our province, in our country, summer is the time to repair the side roads, the streets, the highways. During wintertime, it cannot be done. So the construction is in full strength during the summer months. It … Read more

After searching at the public library for a rare book I wanted to read, I asked a library worker if it was available. She replied, "We do not have it in this library, but we are members of the Pines … Read more

They were just questions, the kind that pour out after much exasperation — questions like, "God, have I done nothing right or good?" — the kind of questions that lead to asking the ultimate, "God, am I just a waste … Read more

Himalaya blackberries are noxious weeds that thrive in untended hedgerows in the coastal area of British Columbia, Canada. Last year, I cut one woody cane out of the neighbour's hedge next to our church parking lot, knowing that if I … Read more

I was officiating at a funeral of a man who clocked up more than 34,000 hours of flying time. He served in the United States Air Force and the Arizona Air National Guard for thirty-six years, became a commercial pilot … Read more

For many years, Jane and I had talked regularly on the telephone, conducting business. Her voice was controlled, business-like, brief, and to the point — a professional person doing her job. I visualized her as tall, thin, with high-collared blouses … Read more

If you have any technological items in your house, then I am sure that you, like me, also have many cords that go with them. Over the years, I have spent a lot of time looking for this cord and … Read more

I've almost completed reading John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress for the fifth time. I love the way Bunyan mixes the stories of Christian, the pilgrim, with verses and promises from the Bible. Page after page, the book overflows with words of … Read more

I have become a scrapbooking enthusiast. I am carefully recording the memories that my grandchildren and I have enjoyed when they visited in my home. I am carefully aiming to communicate my love to them in future years when they … Read more