I’ve made my share of jokes about civil servants who don’t seem to be working hard. My grandfather, a very quiet and non-judgemental man, started me off thinking about this. We were driving down County Road G near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, and some employees of the township were repairing the road. Grandpa pulled over and…
A city kid, Jack dreamed of being a farmer someday. At the age of 21, against the odds, his dream was about to come true. With significant help from his parents and a rare opportunity, he would soon begin a whole new phase of life. He had prayed for change and at just the right…
Dented, squat, aluminum cylinder, with a flat handle / the length of a child’s forearm. It hangs on a nail / beside a five-gallon crock of well water that sits on a shelf / just inside a fly-stippled screen door.
If you get fired up over snipes and cellys, are delighted by dirty dangles, or revel in the beauty of going bardownski, there’s a good chance that you’re from small town Canada. If you’re ferda all the way and know that only a pigeon would crease crank his own tendy in warmies, there’s a good…
In April, Christian Courier’s Editor spoke with Rev. Albert Postma about his newly-permanent role as Executive Director-Canada of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in North America and – for this theme issue on rural Canada – drilled down into the health of rural churches, which make up a significant portion of the CRC historically and…
I grew up in the suburbs. Wide lawns, front and back, with tulips, roses, and raspberry bushes. My dad grew green beans on a chicken-wire trellis at the side of the house. The neighbours had a swimming pool. In our backyard, there were big trees, which my dad said were older than the house, part…
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