I am like a kid when it comes to Christmas. On our first Christmas together, I excitedly asked my wife the night before,
“When do you want to open gifts?” She answered, “Tomorrow morning is fin…
As a Canadian – or as the Bible refers to me, “the alien in your midst” – I still think of the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving Day. In many U.S. states, that day is Columbus Day, and in o…
A group of men from Compass Church and I have begun meeting weekly to study the book “Disciplines of a Godly Man” by R. Kent Hughes.
This excellent book is founded on the command in the Bible …
My idea of an enjoyable morning is sipping coffee with my wife at a café and watching the world pass by. Our favorite perch when we lived in Naples was a bagel shop in a very busy plaza.
On Fri…
Years ago, I enjoyed a short career as a professional musician, a choice that took me in an unexpected direction.
I had been working at an animation studio in Toronto churning out Scooby Doo c…
One word that I would never use to describe myself is “athletic.” I played baseball in a municipal league in my youth, but I hung up my cleats and became a musician.
So, it was strange that, s…
I met Rev. Williams through his son, who served on a church staff with me. It was early in my ministry. He was near the end of life, his mind ravaged by dementia, living in a care facility. Someti…
When this column is printed, my wife and I will have just celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary and I can say after these many years, marriage is great!
We were married three months before I…
“These two are the most married people I know!” said a relative as she hoisted her glass of champagne in a toast at the reception. It was the couple’s third wedding ceremony! Why three ceremonies?
As I write this, my wife and I are preparing to leave for Indiana for a two-week vacation visiting family.
Our goal is to eat lots of vine-ripened tomatoes and sweet corn, and at least one por…
