In the Gospel text this morning, one word leaps out at me.

There are lots of words in the scripture readings this morning – interesting, thought-provoking, imagination-stirring, even uplifting words:

The description of God’s creation of the world and universe, in Genesis.
The Apostle Paul’s admonition to the Corinthians to...

Something that’s caught my attention in the news in the last while, is the decision by Parks Canada to install Wi-fi hotspots in most of Canada’s national parks beginning this summer.

So now, in places that used to be thought of as untouched, pristine nature sanctuaries, to which any one of us can escape in unvarnished solitude,...

For people approaching retirement, or for anyone else who would benefit from higher interest rates on their GICs and Bond investments, these years have been brutal.

Even in the slow economic recovery of the last couple of years, interest rates have remained at historical lows.
Despite for some time now, government and bank leaders hinting at an...

This was an actual conversation between a mom and her four-year old daughter some days before Easter.

“Mommy,” asks the four-year old girl, “Will the Easter bunny bring me purple jelly beans?”

Mom says, “I’m sure he’ll bring you jelly beans. But remember, Easter isn’t just about the bunny....

The scriptures this morning have the theme of sight and blindness – what it really means “to see,” and “to be blind.”

Because the way we see, and the way God sees, can be two very different ways.

We tend to focus on outward appearances, on surface, superficial aspects.
We “judge by appearances.”

God sees...

She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done!”

Such was the exuberant response of the nameless woman at the well, after talking with Jesus.
Such an impression Jesus made on this woman, that she could do nothing but drop everything, leaving behind even her water jar, and rush back to the city to...

In the sport of downhill ski racing, a race is often won by only a few hundredths of a second!
So the difference between winning an Olympic gold medal in downhill ski racing, and not even medaling at all and coming in 4th, is often just a few hundredths of a second!

So, what advantage does the winner have over the other skiers?
What makes the...

The Olympic competitions in Sochi, with which we’ve been recently preoccupied these past two weeks, have made me think of this whole idea of the athletes striving to “be the best”, this yearning for “perfection”, this training so hard, and making so many personal and family sacrifices, all for achieving perfection...

By now, we’ve likely had our fill of winter, and with it, the familiar sight of salt on our roads and sidewalks.

Bits of salt melting tiny holes in the hard-packed ice on the sidewalk.

Salt spread widely on our roads, turning snow and ice into a slushy, mushy mess.

Grains of white salt on our carpets, tracked in on our boots, making a mess...

There’s been an Associated Press photo circulating on Twitter this past week, coming out of Ukraine –

…And we know the tensions, violence and riots that have been going on there for the past while between protestors and the police.

An Associated Press journalist right in the middle of it all, managed to take a photo from...