Hope
Hope in the Bible is confidence about what will happen coupled with ignorance about its timing.
Author: Garry
Sex in Church
That’s right, last night we had a great teaching about God’s plan for sex from Pastor John Burns entitled “What Teens need to know about Sex for Parents”. We heard a few words that you generally don’t hear in church, but it was all good. Wondering where this is going? We’ll I’m not to sure, Read More …
iPods in the wild
Geee, I just bought an iPod, I wonder how long this will take to make it to Canada? New York may ban iPods while crossing street – washingtonpost.com New York may ban iPods while crossing street Reuters Wednesday, February 7, 2007; 11:53 AM NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers who blithely cross the street listening Read More …
Catch me if you can
I’d had this podcast on my iPod for some time and I just listened to it last Thursday. I was quite impresses with Mr Abagnale’s story and even more impressed with his life after being caught. He had some profound things to say about life and his values. Just last night the movie was replaying Read More …
Outdoors on a cool Saturday
We had a relaxed Saturday morning getting up a little later that usual and having a few coffees while doing a little reading before being picked up by our good friends, Chris & Elaine. We headed over to Cora’s at 340 Provencher Blvd. Great restaurant and great food. We all sampled something a little different Read More …
A reality check about hard times
A thought provoking post about hard times, pain & suffering. Cerulean Sanctum » The Wrong Toy in Your Happy Meal Among all the questions why, few of us take the time to ask if our pain is someone else’s gain. Even some stranger’s gain. Man of SorrowsWe consider the horror dumped on our laps and Read More …
Geocaching and Travel bugs
I was just checking up on the four Travel Bugs that I’ve released into the wild since I started Geocaching. Regrettably, three of the four have been lost, or in Geocaching terms the cache has been muggled. Kiwi Kritter is the only survivor, but what a world traveler he’s become. After leaving Winnipeg, he criss Read More …
The Number of A Maxwell
I’m a fan of John C. Maxwell’s writing and we have many of his books in our home. Last night some friend gave us a Christmas gift of a CD set of Maxell’s book The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork. We’re looking forward to listening to the set and we blessed by our friends thoughtfulness. Read More …
Experiences at church
There have been a number of changes at church recently, along the lines described in Perry’s post and I know that I’ve wondered about some of them. Are these changes really required? Is the effect a positive one? Are we just being entertained? Well, it’s never boring and it’s certainly not the church experience of Read More …
greaterIBM and Second Life
As an IBMer I’ve become involved in the greaterIBM business social network for alumni and current IBMers and their work in using SL to build the community. I attended my first meeting in SL in the IBM Almaden Island and found the experience to be quite enjoyable and fascinating. A while back greaterIBM hosted a Read More …