Grace is quite an amazing word. It can mean several different things such as; beauty or comeliness, or something you might ask for before eating a meal, but it can also mean something much more. This past Sunday, I talked to my church about it, and taught that it is a powerful force working...
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My 12-year-old best friend, Howard, lived a few hundred feet above the beautiful Pacific Ocean on our beloved Salt Spring Island. He was the hero in our group of friends as he not only lived right on the beach, he had his own boat! It was a stately craft, all 8 feet of it...
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Sometimes, in our zeal to see things accomplished, we’ll endeavour to do the right thing, the wrong way… this usually puts us in the centre of some devastating circumstances, more often than not. This is a lesson that I’ve learned, rather slowly, throughout my personal existence… not something I’m particularly proud of, but nonetheless...
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Shorty after getting our drivers licences, myself and a bunch of my friends decided to get motorcycle licences. After all, we were sixteen and knew everything there was to driving a car, and now it was time to prove ourselves in the realm of two wheels on the open road, wind in your face...
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Oh how so very true. There are days… and then there are days to say the least that seem will never end. Not knowing what is around the corner, what is about to be poured our way, good and sometimes not so good. We must remember in the midst of this it is all...
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The other day, my wife and I went to Belize to do a conference with our church there, as well as some other ministry. The group that we were travelling with had the thought that we would be very busy the entire time while there, and booked the first day as a time to...
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Recently, our old dog, Buddy, died. He was such a smart old boot, and is terribly missed. Border Collies are among the smartest animals on the planet, and Buddy definitely lived up to that reputation. He came and found us, or more specifically my daughter, who adores animals and critters of every sort. Someone...
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My older brother was always somewhat of a “jock.” He was stocky, enjoyed playing almost every sport there is, and could run like the wind. I trained with him once for a 100 metre sprint. My job was to have him race, but I would start half way down the field. At first I...
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Many years ago, this nation was built on the values of family. The First peoples of this fine nation always knew the importance of community and the high value of family relationships. Family was the unit that stayed together, no matter what. Family was the entity that fought together, not against each other. When...
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I love people who encourage me, so I want to be one of those kinds of individuals as well. One of my (many) goals in life, is to teach, model, encourage, exhort, (kick in the seat of the pants, beat over the head..) other people so that they can see that they have something...
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