Recently Ruth and I hosted a Spanish pastor couple in our home for three days, whom I will call Pablo and Maria.
Back in September I had the privilege of attending a day of the Hospice and Palliative Care Conference that is held each year in Winnipeg.
Many rural Manitobans know all too well how hard it is to find a family doctor. In many rural communities, including those in the southeast, there simply are not enough doctors to ensure everyone has their own family physician.
William Shakespeare wrote Neither a borrower nor a lender be. And while Will was undoubtedly a great writer, he may not have been such great shakes as an investor – because for many people it definitely can pay to borrow for investment.
In the December 16, 2010 edition of The Carillon I wrote in this space about the prospect of the NDP government raising taxes on Manitobans if they were to win re-election later this year.
For the past few decades I have frequently heard the lament that the church needs renewal.
Time and again I question why parents sometimes feel the pain and hurt of their children; even before the children tell them of pain that they experience.
What a year! In some ways it has been down right scary. Earthquakes, tornados, heat waves, floods, hundreds of thousands of people displaced, injured, killed; it is nothing short of overwhelming.
How does the celebration of Christmas change as we get older? As I reflect on that this Christmas, it seems that while some of the changes are a natural part of adulthood and responsibilities, perhaps the scales have tipped too far in one direction.
As I look around at people in my world I often get the sense that they are scurrying through life.
