August 11, 2022 Good afternoon,” Sabbath is one of clearest signs of the gospel of grace. You intentionally accomplish nothing and God still loves you. ” Rich Villedos on Twitter” Remember the Sabbath, and keep it holy ” — the Fourth Commandment from Exodus 20When I grew up in the 1960’s , we had the …
August 5, 2022Good evening,( sorry for the late blog, but the power was off this afternoon at Poole )In my 2021 report to the church for its annual meeting, I promised to put together a survey, to enter into a discussion of the present reality here at Poole. I was hoping that we would be closer to the end of …
for July 9, 2022 ( late into the evening ) Good morning,We were out late last evening to a concert at the Kultrun Festival. It was at the baseball diamond in St. Jacobs behind the Firehall. There were four bands, and the last one was from South Korea. This is how the last band described themselves and their music: …
July 12, 2022 ( eight more sleeps ) Good afternoon, There are some passages in the Bible that are all-defining for the faith of people:Genesis 1-2 ( creation and the beginning of the world…)Micah 6:6-8 ( love mercy, do justice … )I Corinthians 13 ( the love chapter )Ephesians 2 ( breaking down the wall of …
July 11, 2022 Good afternoon, ” Ubi caritas et amor, Ubi caritas deus ibi est . ” Song from Taize ( VT 773 ) I appreciate many of the songs from Taize, but I think this is the one I sing the most. It is in Latin. I took four years of Latin in high school, and …
July 8, 2022Good afternoon, ,”Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?” Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” John 19:10-11 Then the LORD said …
July 6, 2022Good afternoon, Jesus asks 307 questions in the New Testament. He is asked 183 questions and he answers only three questions. I did not research these numbers, but I assume they are close to correct. There is an assumption by Jesus, I think, to work out our own faith. Jesus keeps his enemies and his …
June 29, 2022Good afternoon, TOP Ten Liveable Cities in the World:Criteria Stability Healthcare Culture and environment Education Infrastructure 4) Calgary5) Vancouver10) Toronto Canada has three cities in the top ten in the world. We live in one of the best places in the world. And yet we complain about our health care, our sidewalks and …
June 27, 2022 Good afternoon, .” He called out with a mighty voice, `Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! It has become a dwelling place of demons, a haunt of every foul Spirit, a haunt of every foul bird, a haunt of every foul and hateful beast.’ Revelation 18:2 …
JUNE 21, 2022 ( First day of Spring ) Good afternoon, Read John 11Another great story from John. It is the story of the raising of Lazarus. Lazarus is ill. Mary and Martha are his siblings. Mary is the woman who had used perfume to anoint his feet. She wiped his feet with her hair. Mary and …