By: Jason Coutts        The resurrection of our Lord marks out a signpost declaring that death has been conquered and that new life has arisen.  Often during this Easter season, we commemorate an event that secures an eternal hope for the life to come.  Yet, it is often after the Easter weekend has run Continue reading

By: Ed Sywyk        Thank you, merci, gracias, dank je wel, when you say it in English, French, Spanish, Dutch or any other language, it never expresses the deep emotional gratitude we feel toward our Lord. There are not words to convey my gratitude, knowing Jesus died on that cross.     What I can Continue reading

By: Lars Janssen     I think I stopped arm wrestling after I lost to my oldest nephew. As I recall, it was over a park bench in Paris, Ontario, and the loss was entirely unexpected. I’m not even sure I was in my 30s yet. But the contest had been fair, and the outcome Continue reading

By: Rebecca Feere     Anyone who knows me knows that my natural speed is slower than most. I need time — to process, to decide, to take that first step. For much of my life, I felt like an oddball because of this.    I grew up hearing, “Hurry up!” “Make up your mind!” I Continue reading

By: John Kerr      I remember still, walking in Glasgow and coming across a man working in an open chamber in the sidewalk. I couldn’t help watching as he worked with a cable full of multicoloured wires. I was transfixed as I watched him sort through hundreds of different wires. He was working with a telephone cable long Continue reading

By: Eric Comer   Late last summer, our youngest grandson, Silas had a great time playing in the dirt. Needless to say, the dirt got the better part of him. Mom and Dad were away, and Grammy and Papa had the responsibility of cleaning him up. Grammy had him in the tub, and Papa was Continue reading