A life well lived – Bob!

Sunday evening we discovered that earlier in the week Bob Simper had gone on to his heavenly reward at the age of 93. I remember calling him on his 85th birthday from Toronto and hearing that same energy and love that permeated all his conversations. Bob had this gift, it isn’t common but it was…

Can we afford not to be kind?

In an age of decreasing civility, I wanted to share two short and recent stories from my own experience. The first is a neighbour who is not well-liked in our small community. He’s been a rather nasty man, has burnt most of the bridges of those around us. He is often the subject of conversation…

No more tithes and offering

I’ve written this several times in various places including our own Salvationist magazine, but let me clarify. What I mean by this is, stop asking for the tithes and offerings. It is not that I don’t think tithing is a Biblical principle, no doubt it is. Giving an offering is an action that comes out…