Recently, visiting Beirut, I met some people the average traveller doesn’t meet. And they were, like all others I met in the country, gracious and hospitable. They are known by the name of Palestinians …

Overemphasis on ecstatic emotion robs us ...

“Have You Heard The News?”

I stepped out of Customs @ Toronto airport last Thursday night, eagerly seeking out my wife’s face. After a satisfying greeting, she asked “Have You Heard The News?” I responded with “What news?”

The other day I was reading through Revelation 5, thinking about the worthiness of Christ, the Lamb of God.

 Emerging Ideas About Volunteerism

Results of a self-study completed by our pastor in 2009, presented in 3 segments designed for presentation to the Executive Council.

Midland’s Population Sign claims 16,000 people live in town. Nearby Penetanguishene has 9300, Tiny Township has 10,700 and Tay township has 9700, according to the 2006 census.  

Making room for others.

I think they are still calling our age the “Age of Information” but ironically, tongue in cheek it could be called the “Age of Mass Information”. Like, how many times do I need to be invited to have a new MasterCard? I  suppose by now, if I had responded to each opportunity I could have well over a hundred of them. The spam phone calls and emails hit everyone enough times to wear out even a lonely person. And so, sometimes, when the phone rings, my first mental reaction is “not again”! But … maybe it’s not a telemarketer, but a friend...

 One of the busiest friends I have is pictured here, yet four of us found the time to spend an afternoon together on beautiful Georgian Bay, and we are richer for it.

Sometimes I like to take a road trip.

So we pick a spot on the map, and plan the trip around the sights that interest us. If we were coming to Midland, maybe we’d like to see the Wye Marsh, or do a downtown walk and see the Murals. Why did people move to this particular place?