I was lamenting a few weeks ago that God hadn't shown up to help with a sermon I was creating. Well, the Spirit did show up late Saturday night in the form of a Billy Graham crusade from 1959. The...

Well, my shorts are in a knot! The Roman Catholic Church has again asserted its primacy. Just when you think the last assertion has faded away and humanity is progressing to a more enlightened level,...

I have just spent a couple of days camping with family and having a great time. The weather was warm in our neck of the woods so we were able to stay outside late and play guitar (badly) and sing...

I posted my doldrum dilemma on Wed in "Wrestling With God." Thank you to those who added comments of encouragement and support. I thought you may be interested in how the sermon turned out....

This week I am preaching and of course I'm busy with the order of service and crafting a sermon. Well, this sermon is hard in coming. Normally I feel some guidance from the Spirit but it has not...

Did you notice that in the Toronto Star Saturday (June 23) Ideas section what was normally the "Religion" page was called "Faith and Ethics?" Did you notice that "Your Invitation to...

With Fist Nations Sunday coming this week, I am sticking with an aboriginal theme for another week. I have just finished a great biography of the amazing Lakota chief, Sitting Bull (The Lance and the...

Let me get my grump out of the way first. This Sunday is Father's Day and many worship planners use the resource called "Gathering" for service ideas and there isn't a hint of any Father's...

My head seems to be made of stone more than normal this week. The wheels are not turning so I have decided to share the following two stories with you for inspiration. They are off of the internet so...

My grand-daughter Charley is a bright, beautiful, blonde young lady who is almost twelve. She impressed me one evening last fall when we were sitting around the supper table and the n-word word came...