That’s what I heard today. About our drug and alcohol abuse in Kindersley. A year ago things were bad, now they are worse. I sat with our RCMP detachment commander as he talked about the current situation. I sat with regional personnel from health, schools, clergy, education, social services and other areas. They echoed the […]
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The line between rain and shine
Thoughts on riding the road: Today, I entered into the rain and came out of the rain. In between, I sat in an auditorium that was unheated, and ate in a kitchen area warmed by ovens and people. This was the 75th anniversary of our local camp, Luseland Bible Camp. 30 years ago I directed […]
My control
I guess I’ve had it with rain. We’ve had at least a week’s worth — and on the prairies that is unusual. And somehow, all I can do is look at the weather channel and guess what will happen next. Perhaps this type of weather is the best predictor of what I should think of […]
A little water?
That’s all that it takes! We have cancelled a ballgame scheduled for tomorrow night. Now, I have to admit a little water is actually around 2 inches in the last few days. I believe we have had rain every day for the last few weeks. For the dry prairies this is more than enough water. […]
A clown in Sunday garb?
We celebrated today a successful fundraising for our youth missions team. In fact, we went over our goal! As part of the celebration, I wore a wig that could represent how my hair might have looked if it had been colored (one of the fundraisers). Someone said it should have had a hole in the […]
The fun of it all
Two events today. One was a fundraiser, for a youth missions trip. A garage sale and a shave it/color it [OR not] finished at 12:00 noon. The "winner" of the shave it event was our illustrious church board chairman, Harvey Penner. Later in the afternoon we headed to a 50th Anniversary for our friends Art […]
Visitors from outer space?
OK, maybe another space — like Prince Albert. We were just resting when the call came. Meet us for coffee. Tim Horton’s will do. Five kids, and we got to get up to speed on their lives. And the lives of the parents. All in all an enjoyable time. Good to have friends. Ones who […]
Running down what makes you run down
Sometimes I find that I get going too hard. I miss my day of rest each week. I extend my usual work day into long hours. Most of this is related to an ability to see many things that need to be done. That’s not bad in itself. Without vision we end up as couch […]
Whether there is weather
We were outside today, working on our grass patches that didn’t make the winter. Our anxiety has been that the next rain will come before the seed is planted. The rain’s nourishment of the seed is vital. So, we’ve watched the weather channel, listened to the news and gone online. All indications were that rain […]
The notion of sin
A quote every once in a while just hits you on the forehead. This is a short quote from USA Today at Easter time called "Has the notion of sin been lost". The article has previously been talking about merely helping people change without them recognizing the root of sin as a problem in their […]