God of the poor

One of the real joys of my life is being exposed to the thoughts and meditations of my colleagues. The people I work with are wonderful. They are thoughtful, intelligent and sincere. When we gather for conferences or meetings there is often a time for someone from the group to share their journey, their thoughts,…

The age of privilege

William always seems to look old…well in most of the photos I see of him. Now, of course, there were no smart devices, no selfies, no modern cameras to get the kind of pictures we see today.  But still, he does seem old.  Maybe it’s the beard. One of the things that he did well…

Authenticity is apparent

Saturday evening the Canadian Staff Songsters were at Agincourt community church to present their program of music and testimony. I’ve been to many of these over the past four years and enjoyed them all.  Many of the songsters have shared something of their faith, something of their personal story. But this evening Becky, that is…