Our addiction to gambling

Are you as concerned as I am about the marriage of professional sport and gambling? Not only are we being deluged by advertising about sports gambling, but the organizations, players and systems are aligning themselves to use gambling to promote sport! And I suspect that those involved don’t know how dangerous this is. Judas sold…

Happy Mother’s Day

It’s a wonderful thing to have a mother – you wouldn’t be here without her. And yet I can think of at least a couple of people who have difficult relationships with their mothers. In fact, I can think of one person who had to take control of life and move out of home far…

The changing season

Footprints on the wall I wonder if this weekend was the last real autumn weekend for Southern Ontario? The leaves are dropping – their bright colours are giving way to a more sullen brown – perhaps a washed out yellow.  Autumn is drawing to a close.  Though with today’s ridiculously warm temperatures – going to…