Discernment
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A Gift at 7:30 in the Morning
Teachers seldom see the harvest. That may sound strange coming from someone who spent more than thirty years in education, but it is true. Teachers plant seeds, encourage growth, celebrate small successes, and then watch their students move on. Most… Continue reading
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The Crosses Beyond the Rock Cut
When I was a boy growing up in Marathon, Ontario, my friends and I spent much of our free time exploring the shoreline of Lake Superior. There were countless paths leading to favourite places. One of them followed the Canadian… Continue reading
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Pebble Beach: A Place of Return
There are places in the world that become part of us so deeply that we no longer think of them as “places” at all. They are woven into our breathing, our remembering, our way of understanding ourselves. For me, that… Continue reading
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The Sound of Learning
This afternoon I spent several hours in the church with a friend. At least, that’s how I think of him now. A lifetime ago he was my student. Don had agreed to help me experiment with the church sound system.… Continue reading
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How Would You Like That Delivered?
Canada Post has decided that home mail delivery is a thing of the past. Across the country, neighbourhood mailboxes and community postal boxes are becoming the new normal. There is just one small problem. Many of us have been living… Continue reading
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Farewell Mr. Mayor…
Two stories have been dominating Canadian news of late; the run-up to the Presidential nominations in the States and the death of Rob Ford, ex-Mayor and Councillor of the city of Toronto. Both stories have all the elements required to… Continue reading
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So, You’re Electing a President…
It seem months have gone by with Canadian news stories about the upcoming Presidential elections in the USA. The fact is we have almost as much coverage of the American electoral system as we do the Canadian system at election… Continue reading
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Lenten Journey
I’ve decided that my Lenten journey this year will be to read at least one book each week during Lent that will in some way broaden my understanding of my faith. Last night I read the first book of this… Continue reading
Musings from the Deep 