The job

In 1983 we were appointed to our first town – Listowel, Ontario. It was about 5000 people, had two stop lights, one hardware store, no Tim Horton’s or McDonald’s. It did however have about seven car dealerships and boasted to be “Car City”! It was for the most part a hub for agriculture and the…

Lazarus

Yesterday’s reading and sermon were about Lazarus, the very good friend of Jesus, who died only to have Jesus arrive and raise him from the dead. It is the section of John’s Gospel with the shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept”. A good indication of how much Jesus loved his friend Lazarus. Jesus could…

News from the Villa

We don’t have too much snow yet this winter, but MAN IS IT COLD! But, of course it’s a dry cold. Today’s blog is just a catch up on a few matters… It is so cold that the moisture is falling out of the sky as fog and settling on everything giving things a frosty…