Life

Watch your Spanish

One night in Honduras, the wives in our group sent us out for chocolate bars. We went downstairs and asked a member of the hotel staff for directions. Jared spoke on our behalf,

Snow

Yesterday’s storm brought in 30 cm of snow (about a foot) in two waves, along with a winter thunder snowstorm (but no tornados). Here’s to very little snow in the forecast

Time to unplug

It’s happening at Citizenship and Immigration Canada: It may be wishful thinking, but a Canadian government ministry has sent out a directive to its employees urging them to relax and not to

The basis for forgiveness

It’s often argued that we should forgive because we will feel better. “Not forgiving is like eating rat poison and waiting for the rat to die,” said Anne Lamott. Forgiving is good

The Gospel and busyness

“The truth of the Gospel is the principle article of all Christian doctrine,” said Martin Luther. “Most necessary is it that we know this article well, teach it to others, and beat it