It’s scary how easily the media swing our attention away from what really matters to what really doesn’t.

While picking up some groceries, a retiree noticed a woman with a girl about 3 years old.

“Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la. ‘Tis the season to be __________ . .

Church

Promoting Reconciliation

We discussed the Belhar Confession at our regional classis meeting recently.

Though I’ve lived in this neighborhood for seven years, when I stop to think about it, I’m still surprised by that fact.

You’d think around Christmas the Almighty would have more important things to worry about than a young preacher agonizing over a

After the church service, a little boy told the pastor, “When I grow up, I’m going to give you some money.”

Pastor George just retired after a long-term ministry at Bethel; he was dearly loved and will be sorely missed.

Saying “thank you” is polite, right?

Relationships

Separation and Sin

The blaze of candles gives a warm, waxy taste to the lungful of air I just inhaled over the birthday cake on the table below me.

Never saw anything like it: two devout Muslims at the front of our church’s “sanctuary” facing Mecca and chanting their

We live in a mid-sized Ontario town and were driving through the countryside one day.

I am one of 14.6 million unemployed people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (July 2010).

October is a pretty “sweet” month—who doesn’t enjoy traveling from house to house and filling a pillowcase with c

Outreach

Separation a Sin?

Separation a Sin?

My initial reaction to the opinion piece in the September issue of The Banner (“Is Separation Always a Sin?”) was that it was

This morning I’m reminded of a quote from the movie Ladies in Lavender: “Growing old is a gradual surrender.”