Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matt. 5:17) We have just entered Epiphany, the season of Immanuel/Emmanuel (“I” in Hebrew, “E” in Greek). In Hebrew, im means “with;” nu means “us;” and el is the generic word for “God.” The word “Immanuel”…
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love” (Ps.103:8). Imagine that your nose was as long as your arm. You would have to move slowly and carefully so as not to bump into people with your nose. You’d being saying, “Oh, sorry I bumped into you with my nose.”…
At St. Patrick’s church, downtown,where Homeless Jesussleeps on a park bench at the corner,they handed outtheir one millionth free mealto Robert, who was next in line.He’s been coming for ten years. It started with sandwichespassed through the living room windowof the rectory, and graduatedto breakfast and a hot lunch, madein a state-of-the-art kitchen,newly set up in the school next door,using…
For her birthday, I am buying Betsey a trip to Iqaluit to visit our daughter. The ticket money, which is considerable, will come from an annuity that my Aunt Harriet bought for me decades ago and which we have now cashed in. You could say that the old annuity has been redeemed. Rather a pregnant…
Back in the days of Gestetner machines and electric typewriters, I literally cranked out the bulletin for our small-town church. Many announcements, especially those on the weekly calendar, were punctuated by the letters DV. As a new Christian, I had no idea what that meant. The pastor kindly pointed me to James 4. We shouldn’t…
Collectively as Canadians we have felt the sting of betrayal from our closest neighbour. What was for decades a cooperative and mutually beneficial partnership is now fraught with fear and distrust. Discussions have erupted on social media as to the meaning of Jesus’ command to love our neighbour. Jesus is all-inclusive in his definition of…
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