Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the watercourses in the Negeb. Introduction I usually think of colouring books as the domain of children. However, in June of this year a…
Prior to his death in 2003 my friend, Emil Fackenheim, was a world-class philosopher; in fact he was the luminary in the philosophy department, University of Toronto. He was my…

Two Kinds of Wisdom

September 20, 2015
Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. Introduction It was at the beginning of the…

A Good Name

September 6, 2015
I always enjoyed going back to school in September and so this time of year elicits a certain warmth in my heart. I grew up on a farm and summertime…
But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing. Introduction…
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armour of God, so that you may be able to stand against the…

What is Love?

August 9, 2015
What is love? I wonder how many people really know what love is? A newspaper columnist and clergyman, George Crane, once told the story of a wife who came into…