A wise king wrote about how we, as parents, can influence our sons and daughters toward a purposeful adulthood. Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. I’m a planner by nature. I’ve had a seven-year plan for as long as I can remember, I also […]
Act of random kindness
“Today I will commit one random act of senseless kindness — will you?” Have you ever seen that bumper sticker? Better yet have you ever been the recipient of a random act of senseless kindness? Last week I was at the IGA picking up a couple of things. When I got to the cashier, my […]
Be truthful and create trust – part 2
Read ‘Be truthful and create trust’ – part 1 “He who rebukes a man will find more favour than he who flatters with the tongue.” I wrote last week about speaking with candor in our work place (or at church), but with a large dose of love and sensitivity. In the church world it may […]
The Power of Forgiveness – 3 of 3
Be sure to also read part one and part two of Barry‘s series on forgiveness. — ed. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about a 35 year old woman who had a very important choice to make. As a girl, she’d been badly abused by her father. For all of her adult […]
The power of forgiveness – 2 of 3
Last week, I told a story that a 36-year-old mom shared with me about how she finally forgave her abusive father for his unspeakable behaviour toward her when she had been a young teenager. She told me how, when she finally did forgive her dad, she’d felt a notable freedom from the weight she’d been […]
The power of forgiveness – 1 of 3
I was speaking with a young woman in our church a couple of weeks ago and she told me an amazing story.. “About a year ago,” the lady said to me, “you were speaking on Sunday morning about what happens when we don’t forgive someone, and comparing the result to when we do forgive them.” […]