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 fine…
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 oth…
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 fo…
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 Frida…
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 car…
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, som…
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. Sometime…
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 e…
“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 pork…
