We’re in our corner in Grace Manor dining hall – the Young People from the past. We’re a bit worried about our friend Jan Piersma, the one with “Old-timers” disease. He came to our table this morning and his whole face had sunken in. He sat down beside Douwe, the horse breeder – Frisian horses,…
A city and tow’r, whose top may reach Heaven;And get themselves a name, lest far dispersedIn foreign lands their memory be lostUpon their tongues a various spirit to razeQuite out of their native language, and insteadTo sow a jangling noise of words unknown:Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loudAmong the builders; each to other callsNot understood,…
Is there a Biblical or theological ‘view’ of play? I think not. Examples come to mind: God’s creation of the platypus, for example, or the kangaroo, or the echidna (God seemed to fool around with Australia an awful lot). The Bible does speak about creation and recreation (as in re-creation). This is tied to the…
My favorite image of Jesus has always been “The laughing Jesus.” It was originally drawn by Canadian Willis Wheatley, a member and employee of the United Church of Canada. The image celebrated its 50th birthday in 2023. This image of Jesus stretches viewers to appreciate the full humanity of Christ. And it stretches us to…
With October long behind us, the bright colours from the trees around our home have faded, and their leaves gather on the ground. In the next few weeks, the snow will come and create both beauty for the eyes and barriers for the wheelchairs. So for now, I bundle Rachel and Janneke in their warm…
Bruce Marchiano changed the way I saw God. The year he starred in The Gospel According to Matthew was the year I nearly died. I was 13 years old and blue with hypothermia. Nurses said I was a miracle. I’d been starving myself for four years, and was 60 pounds. I starved because I was…
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