Monthly Archives: August 2013

This is the last long weekend of the summer. The next time people breathe a sigh on a Friday and get ready to enjoy a three-day-weekend will be Thanksgiving. These three days give us that last opportunity for the long … Continue reading →

Last night I was a member of the sold-out audience in Huntsville where Bruce Cockburn was playing his second night at the Algonquin Theatre. Cockburn is both a Member and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has been … Continue reading →

On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. spoke with passion and conviction to the over 250,000 civil rights supporters that had gathered in front of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. They had come to Washington to march for … Continue reading →

What do you get when you combine an army of volunteers, heaps of cookies, crackers, fruits and vegetables, catchy songs heard over and over and over again, craft supplies, Bible stories galore, hoola hoops and a parachute with 50 kids? … Continue reading →

I have been watching the sky a lot this week. I have been keeping an eye on daytime weather predictions because it is our Vacation Bible School week. We hold the annual Vacation Bible School (which is really much more … Continue reading →

Last night, for the second year running, the Bracebridge Ministerial offered an hour of music in our local Memorial Park. This was part of the summer concert series offered by the Town of Bracebridge. Local entertainers are invited to provide … Continue reading →

I visited Russia 5 years ago. During the tour one of our group asked our Tour Guide how members of the LGBT community were treated in their culture. She said, in all earnestness, “We don’t have any of those here.” … Continue reading →

One of the books I read while I was on sabbatical had nothing to do with the church! It was Michael Moss’ book “Salt Sugar Fat, How the Food Giants Hooked Us”. Moss is a New York Times reporter and … Continue reading →

It has been a hard couple of weeks here at BUC. We are grieving two deaths. The first a result of a sudden and tragic cycling accident, the second the death coming after rapid decline as a result of the … Continue reading →

My day yesterday with coloured with the theme of forgiveness. The mid-morning news reported on the funeral of Sammy Yatim, the young man recently shot and killed by police in Toronto. During and after the service his family were clear … Continue reading →