False Messiahs and Broken Dreams A couple of years ago, I watched a great movie version of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, “War and Peace”. In this novel, Tolstoy chronicled the story of Napoleon’s war against Russia. At the end of the movie, there is a powerful and haunting panoramic shot of French soldiers either lying […]
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Windsor Hosts Abdu Murray and RZIM I had a very interesting and full week. Yesterday, I was part of a group of Windsor Pastors who hosted Abdu Murray of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). Abdu is a world-class Christian apologist who converted to Christ from Islam. He also was a very good trial lawyer in […]
“Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” Over the past week I have been reading a great book called “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus”. It is is a dramatic and personal account of how Nabeel Quershi converted from Islam to Christianity. Nabeel was raised in a loving Muslim family and recounts many of the obstacles that were overcome before […]
A Royal Parable Soren Kierkegard, the Danish theologian, told a story about a certain kingdom where there was a handsome prince, searching for a woman worthy enough to be his wife and to become queen of the land. One day while running an errand for his father, he passed through a poor village. As he […]
The Blessing of Baked Bread One of the best birthday gifts I have given to my wife, Colleen, is a bread-making machine. For the last 15 years my wife has, on average, made 1-2 loaves of bread per week. She gets a lot of satisfaction making the bread, and my children and I get a […]
A Trustworthy Dad Max Lucado, Pastor and author, tells of speaking at a funeral of a family friend. The friend’s son told of an incident when a tornado hit their small town. His father gathered the kids indoors and had them lie under the mattress. The son remembered peeking out from under the mattress and […]
“Mommy Ate The Baby” For weeks a 6-year old boy kept telling his 1st-grade teacher about the baby brother or sister they were expecting at his house. One day his mother allowed the boy to feel the the movements of the unborn child. The little guy was obviously impressed, but made no comment. Furthermore, he […]
J.J., My Little Brother A big part of my adult life has been the Big Brothers Association of Windsor and of Toronto. I have been a Big Brother to 3 boys and a mentor to another boy. My first little brother was a boy named J.J. He was the quietist and shiest of the 4 […]
Eternity In Our Hearts The human heart and spirit have a deep hunger for meaning and purpose. I believe this arises from the echoes of eternity which reside deep within every human being. These echoes of eternity reside within us because we are all created in God’s image. In Colossians 1:16, we read these words […]
Man’s Best Friend About 15 years ago, the movie “My Dog Skip” came out at the Theaters. It’s a great family movie. If you have seen it, have you considered why the movie is a powerful one? If you haven’t seen it, it’s a story of a boy and his dog. Willie, the young boy, […]