Forgiven or not

So heaven has been on my mind a great deal lately. You might understand why. There’s much to be learned about what happens to us when we die. What happens in that moment when we close our eyes to this world and we awaken to the next. Hollywood has suggested that we actually experience the…

Reflections on Ottawa

We were in Ottawa from 1995 to 2000. It was five tough but wonderful years. I won’t here go into why it was tough – maybe some day – but it was also a good time. We did two mission trips, one to Jamaica and the second to Panama. The corps grew, our finances grew…

Do you have an obligation

Last night’s Bible Study was on community – what is it, how is it described in The Bible and what do we believe about it. It was suggested that we need community to hold us accountable. This is behind the idea of a public confession of faith – a pledge kept to one’s self is…