Tonight I attended a big rally put on by the city to inform people about the dangers of crystal meth. I knew the basics about this highly addictive drug so I didn’t go so much for information as to show support for any action to try and deal with this huge problem. And support of all [...]
Entries from June 2005
June 27, 2005
River Rising
We live on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. Two days ago we thought it was high. In front of our home is a park that stretches along the river for blocks and so from the window as I write this, I can watch the river go by. I have never seen it so [...]
June 26, 2005
You've got to read this
It is profound. It is worth the few minutes it takes to read it through. Link Thanks to Maggi Dawn.
June 25, 2005
A busy day
Well, we did not just sit around and do nothing. Not really. Most of the day I played with my grandson and visited with the neighbors who were having a garage sale. Kierna was very interested in their toys and we bought a few cars. He also brought his big tricycle along and had fun [...]
June 23, 2005
If this is love … Couldn't I have gotten an easier assignment?
Why does God seem to throw these big challenges up in my face? Sometimes I wish he would put choices before me that are more palatable. But I know enough to know that some things are commands. Like “love one another.” “Do good to those that hate you.” Jesus didn’t just mouth these words. And I [...]
June 22, 2005
Now it's too hot
It really is too hot to sit here in this hot office and write. Our overhead fan was killed by water running into it’s motor from a leak somewhere in our roof – we have been unsuccessful in finding it. We did install windows that open finally but there is no breeze. So we have [...]
June 19, 2005
What a Party!
One step better than blogfriends in cyberspace are blogfriends that become real live face to face friends. Becky is one of those real live face to face friends that I would never have met if it weren’t for blogging and meet ups and places like the Worship Freehouse. So it was a real treat to [...]
June 19, 2005
Summing up the retreat
In the fourth and final session of lectio and contemplative prayer we read from Psalm 42. As a deer longs for flowing streams so my soul longs for you, O God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.When shall I come and behold the face of God? Honestly, this is one of my favorite [...]
June 17, 2005
More from the retreat
The second session of lectio divina was from Mark 8: 22-26. In this passage, the villagers “begged” Jesus to touch and heal their friend. It seemed to me that this fellow had good friends. Perhaps they saw his potential, had grown up with him and had learned to love and care for him. They knew [...]
June 14, 2005
Lectio Divina – from John 15:1-5
A lot of what I learned this weekend had to do with resting in God. The past few months have been full of stress at home and at work. I was in need of rest. The retreat gave me time to rest physically, mentally and spiritually, if that is the right term for the kind of [...]
