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August 2, 2022You 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…
Compilation from weekly newspaper faith column “Neighborly Advice According To Ed"
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…
Give Thanks To God In Sickness, As Well As In Good Health Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, still keeps track of me. He uses his phone to check in with me as he will not email. This past week Ed phoned…
Are We Guilty Of Thoughtful Or Thoughtless Words And Actions? I told Ed I could have helped with a project, but I didn’t think of it until it was too late. He responded, “We have all said that it never crossed my…
Back to the Basics of Life Ed called yesterday, and I was cutting the lawn. He told the wife, “Your condo building should have a gardener or maintenance man for jobs like that.” She answered, “Well, Ray does it for free.” So…
Focused On Making A Living Here Below Heaven! I told Ed yesterday there’s a worker shortage here in BC. Lots of signs in businesses saying that they are hiring. Ed complained about the difficulty of making any money on his farm, and…
Who Resists or Rejects Chocolate? Not Me! It is not difficult to interest others in chocolate. If I were offering free samples of chocolate treats, many would accept them gladly and consume them quickly. I told Ed of Barry Callebaut’s report about…