Who’s Included Or Excluded In Your Life? Countless mats and signs proclaim the word welcome at the doors of homes. Likewise, many notices clarify that you should stay away or keep out as you are not wanted. Who is welcome to share…

Worthy Or Not Of Your Salt? When I was young, it was common to refer to someone as worth their salt. I grew up on a farm and, our community, prized hard workers. Being lazy or not putting all you had into…

Families That Pray Together May Not Stay Together! There is a view that Christian families and congregations are full of peace and easy agreement. However, in my experience, Christians are not above friction and disagreement escalating into family fights or congregational divisions….

Who Is Telling You The Truth? It would seem to me everyone would want to hear the truth and nothing but the truth. However, Ed, my old neighbor, says, “Only if they agree that it is also truth to them. People pick…

Friends Agree To Disagree, So They Can Both Be Right Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, has told me often that there is no point in disagreeing with him because only one of us can be correct, and he was convinced that…

You Know Us. We Ate And Drank With You People we haven’t seen for a while don’t always remember us. Some won’t remember us because we never mattered to them when they did know us. Others do gladly remember us or regret…

I Was Under The Delusion That You Liked Me! The truth may hurt us, especially when we discover we have mistaken perceptions about another person or situation. It can be a bitter experience to find out what we believed was untrue. Why…

If A Coffee Break Is Good, A Prayer Break Is Better Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, contends that those of us who are retired are on a continual coffee break. Not just the retired enjoy a break from their work, with…