Everyone needs a touch of whimsy. October 8, 2020. Communities around the world are still reeling from the trauma of COVID-19. In the darkness of night, ‘aliens’ invade Bowmount Park in northwest Calgary, leaving their indelible mark on six park benches. Six small plaques. Highly professional creations with laser-inscribed words on metal tabs. Each plaque…
Month: September 2026
You didn’t learn that from me
“An apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree.” It’s kind of a dumb saying if you think about it. The apple is hanging by a thread on a branch. The ground is directly below. When it falls, how many options does the apple have? Does it wait in hopeful anticipation for a wind strong…
Preaching on airplanes
“It was like shooting fish in a barrel.” This saying may be applied to any situation where you can get away with doing something because there is no opportunity for resistance or challenge. You have an unfair advantage over a ‘target’ and exercise your freedom to impose something on them whether or not they like…
I just sat there
At least I tried to. It shouldn’t be too hard to just sit there and wait. I’m a mature adult. Over the years, I have spent many hours in restaurants patiently (most of the time) looking out the window. Why? The short answer is that my idea of being on time was different from the…
can God
can God can God see me hear me if he only sees what kind of man am I to live holy but speak with jaundiced tongue am I then the prime actor in a shadow play if he only hears what kind of man am I to speak holy but live with jaundiced deeds am…