So I went to church this morning. Yep. I did. Unusually, Lisa had the weekend off. So we made plans to go to St. Stephen, about 1.5 hours away right on the Canada/US border, and visit our friends, Peter and Mary-Ellen Fitch. We've been friends with them ever since we...
Letter: I am Still Me and You are Still You
I completed a painting this week. I have normally done very moody, atmospheric and even melancholic. But I got to the point where I was feeling trapped and stuck. I've never been able to do abstract because it seemed against my nature. I had to apply thought to what I...
Letter: Our Relationships and Rigour
I was taking my dog Abby for a walk along our road that follows the river. It was foggy but the sun eventually prevailed. What a strange sight and sensation walking through fog when the sunlight is piercing through. I could see the small particles of mist in the air,...
Letter: Knowtice Your Life
I know I misspelled "notice", but I wanted to combine it with the word "know". So there! I got up early this morning… 5am… to be with Lisa before she left for work at the hospital. She's a nurse in the Oncology unit. She's my hero. So I spent the morning like I do...
Letter: On Being a Spiritual Refugee
Finally we have some sunshine. Lisa was off this morning so we went with a friend to breakfast. I got my usual: 2 eggs over easy, link sausage, potatoes grilled with onions, white toast with blueberry preserves, and coffee. It's my one very sinful meal of the week,...
Letter: Let’s Get Mushy in Here
Good morning my friends. It's very very early here. Lisa and I are heading out to Ottawa. 700 miles! We hope to be there by suppertime. Casile, a member of TLS, is doing her final year of her philosophy degree at Carleton University. Well, TLS has been up and running...
Letter: The Sun Shines on All of Us the Same
One of the benefits of the z-theory for me is that it made my suspicion that we are all united, that we are all one, a certainty. It helped me to really see that in spite of our individuality and diversity, we are all deeply connected. Everything everybody experiences...
Letter: Tents, Temples, and Housecleaning
Early in the Old Testament the Israelites traveled through the wilderness before they finally settled. They used tents. They worshipped in a tent called a tabernacle. Everything was, necessarily, portable and temporary. Provisional. Uncertain. Disposable. When they...
Letter: What I’ve Learned From Being Married to the Same Woman
We've had sunshine for 2 days in a row now. I don't know what to do with myself. I know! I'll have another cup of dark roast, listen to some Renaissance Church music, and write you guys my letter! Let's talk about relationships. Something I've learned as Lisa and I...
Letter: ex-pastor
Happy Easter Morning! The sun is shining. The ice has broken up in the river and the moving river shines with light. My mug is full of coffee. Lisa is getting the table ready for our Easter dinner. Our boys are still in bed (9am here) and our daughter is still at...
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