“Miss Prim had been called all kinds of things – precise, punctual, and practical. Sometimes even stern, strict, and scary. But never welcoming or whimsical, and certainly not wild. Miss Prim believed in no-nonsense.” So begins author Katy Rose’s playful, lyrical introduction to Miss Prim, a controlling, grouchy woman who terrifies neighborhood children with threats…
The rain is on and off this week, and my house is disordered with books. My husband has been bringing boxes of them home from his office at the university because the roof there needs repairs and afterwards, all the staff offices are to be repainted and reassigned. A bit of a shuffle all round….
Lauren Heuser is the owner, publisher and editor of Canadian Affairs, an online news platform she founded with her husband, Chetan Raina. On July 1, Canadian Affairs marked its third anniversary. “We are starting to get a little more settled and stable and recognized as a brand in Canada,” said Heuser. Christian Courier interviewed Heuser…
Just a few weeks ago, my wife Louisa and I were in a serious car accident in which we each broke a lot of our ribs. Thankfully, our ribs will heal in time, but my broken ribs got me thinking about the rest of my skeleton. There are 206 different bones in a human skeleton….
One of the most famous psalms in the Bible is Psalm 23, which begins: “The Lord is my shepherd.” It was written by King David who knew something about shepherds because when he was a boy, he had to look after his father’s sheep. Now you may think that being a shepherd is a pretty…
If you were to step into a Grade 7 language arts class at Ottawa Christian School a year ago, you might hear students asking questions not found in textbooks: What was your childhood like? What challenges shaped your life? What wisdom would you pass on to us? These questions are at the heart of My…
It must have been about 1980 or so. The students had finished classes and exams. We teachers had meetings and then went home early. I stopped by a bookstore to pick up a set of Eerdman’s Handbook to the Bible to give each graduate as a gift. I put them in the trunk of our…
It must have been dark in the belly of the whale. No horizon in sight. No hills. No plains. No rosy-fingered dawn. No marker of a new day. It was a time away, but not the one he was hoping for. At the opening of the book of Jonah, the prophet had his sights set…
We’re back at our table in Grace Manor: Douwe the horseman. Broekie (Kees) from Broek op Langedijk. Jan who struggles with remembering the day. Pete who has recently found love, again. And me – the Young People of long ago, still meeting over coffee. There is one empty chair. When Douwe first walked in, we…
This is a story about a great reversal. You know that “to reverse” means to go backwards, like reversing a car. A reversal can also mean a change of some sort, and I’m going to tell you about a reversal having to do with grapes. Of course, you know how delicious grapes are. Grapes are…
For a long time now, I’ve known that I am a hobbit . . . without the furry feet, of course. My Shire is the Bulkley Valley, specifically Quick, B.C., which isn’t a place at all if you’re reading road signs. But it provides me with a simple life and simple pleasures. If the doctor…
I’m drawn toward poetry that is visceral, descriptive and accessible rather than academic. I was excited to discover this new collection by Vilma Blenman, which accomplishes all three. Like a filmmaker, Blenman pulls the reader into her scenes, so that we feel as though we are experiencing them first-hand. Blenman has lived her adult life…
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