Food is expensive. That’s what makes Canada’s first free grocery store so unique. After registering with the Food Bank Community Hub in Regina, Saskatchewan, clients in need of food book an appointment every two weeks. On their scheduled pickup day, they come into the food bank, cart their items and Read more…
Does the very mention of the word “debt” make your stomach tighten? Debt, whether financial or spiritual, is a burden we all understand too well. In our world today, it is an all-too-common reality. According to Q3 2024 data from Experian, the average household carries $105,056 in debt, which includes Read more…
Can you believe we’re more than halfway through the year and another school year is about to begin? Our students are growing up in a world that is increasingly diverse. Yet some argue it falls short in providing racial equality. Students’ feelings about race and fairness came to light after Read more…
Happy New Year! Welcome to a New Year! Frankly though, it does not look or feel any different than 2022. It was cold on December 31, 2022, and the weather remains cold on January 1, 2023! But our calendar tells us that this is a new year with new challenges and Read more…
Recently my wife, Rebecca, and I were reminiscing over childhood Christmas memories. She shared a story about one Christmas which was especially meaningful to her. Rebecca had a big family, so Christmas morning never failed to bring excitement in her house. On this Christmas, she and her 15 siblings awoke Read more…
In Reader’s Digest, a contributor told of an Aunt Ruby and Uncle Arnie who had adopted a baby boy after five years without a child. To their surprise, a short time after the adoption, Aunt Ruby discovered she was pregnant. . . .
A Canadian Press photo showed how one man from Havana, Cuba tried to appease God’s wrath. The man was lying on his back on a dirt road. Attached to his ankle was a chain several feet long. The other end of the chain was wrapped around a rock. The caption Read more…
On Sunday, December 22, 1996, Carnell Taylor was making some bridge repairs when a truck skidded out of control and knocked him into the frigid waters below.
Joseph J. Brisson, a barge captain, saw Taylor fall . . . .