You could almost hear the combined gasp when, today at Edmonton City Council (Executive Committee) a citizen presented his objections to an affordable housing initiative aimed at housing indigenous people. He referenced “those people” and “their friends”. I turned to Donny, who I was with and said, “did he just say those people?” Indeed, he…
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A day not forgotten
When we walked out onto the Massey Hall platform in June of 1983, I really had no idea what awaited us. Not only did we not know where we would be stationed, but I had no idea what running a corps would mean. And of course, I had not really thought about the fact that…
Pine Lake AB
I’ve been working towards this weekend for some time, and now that it is over I have two thoughts. First, I wonder if my speaking was effective and relevant. That’s just what preachers do. We study, read, pray, write, and ask God to be in what we do, then after the fact, we wait and…
Hybrid Thoughts 