Monthly Archives: January 2010

January 31, 2010

I am still here

Things are getting a bit crazy but I am still here – up in my little study.  Studying. There has not been a lot of time for anything else although I am speaking this morning.  Fortunately when one takes a … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2010

Gateway’s Business

Today is a snowy day for our church’s annual meeting.  We meet in a few minutes and I am sure that the business we will deal with will help us in our activities for the coming year. I think we … Continue reading →

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January 21, 2010

Solitude

I got this little bit of wisdom from Henri Nouwen this morning: The Voice in the Garden of Solitude Solitude is the garden for our hearts, which yearn for love. It is the place where our aloneness can bear fruit. … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2010

Back again

I got back from Chicago late last night.  It was a long day of waits in airports starting at 2 pm and ending at about 2 am in the early hours of the morning. Back at work this morning and … Continue reading →

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January 13, 2010

Hi there!

One thing for sure, the kind of thinking required to do well in a seminary class is very different than the kind of linear, logical, technical thinking of dentistry.  And it is good, different as it should be, I suppose … Continue reading →

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January 9, 2010

So here I am

Made it to Toronto last night about midnight their time. The flight was good – not full, so I shared a seat with myself.  Every introverts dream seating. I watched a good Canadian made movie about a single mom from … Continue reading →

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January 4, 2010

Farewell

We learned the news tonight that a good friend died suddenly on Sunday night. Keith Fullerton was a spiritual father to Leo and I.  He was our pastor in Saskatoon when we were students learning about life and faith and … Continue reading →

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January 2, 2010

Pushed to efficiency – but no rest in sight

It seems as if a strange phenomenon happens to me – when I get busier, I become more efficient.  Therefore, I suppose I should look on the unexpected events of this week so much as an inconvenient imposition on my … Continue reading →

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