Yearly Archives: 2017

Two Blessings: I speak English but not Greek or Hebrew so I missed out on the concept that our English word ‘blessing’ actually encompasses two words and definitions in original…

Canadians have a custom which emphatically differentiates them from Americans. We take our shoes off at the door. The Maori people of New Zealand also practice this, but for an…

When Jeremiah called on Jaazaniah, he couldn’t knock on his door. Jaazaniah didn’t have one. (Jer 35) His tent had a doorway but nothing that he could lock, or that could…

There are only two references to the ‘Key of David’ in all of scripture. (Rev 3:7-8 & Isa 22:20-24) Neither one specifically defines it, but they do allude to defining…

You may have noted that I take delight in contemplating the events of some of the more unfamiliar folk in scripture. Have you ever heard of Zelophehad? With only five…

Good friend Yves, invited me to visit his Baka Village that included about seven hours of hurtling and jouncing over what he described as a road through the jungles of…

These “Beaver Tale” homilies that you get from me are an “iron sharpening iron” exercise … inviting your input to enlighten my contemplations. One of my ongoing delights is discovering,…

Uganda is a beautiful and lush country. I’ve just returned from a couple weeks of formal and informal meetings with leaders there. There were 19 leaders. Most have several other…

A little kid popped in one morning holding up a large fish. "Teacher," he said, "you taught us to give God at least one-tenth. So here, I've brought Him my…

Do you like to travel? I’m frequently asked that, and my response is: “No, I do NOT! But I really do like doing what I do when I get there.”…