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Learning to Love Before getting married, I had never heard of Gary Chapman’s book, The 5 Love Languages. Marriage does not come with a manual, but if it did, the concepts within the book could cover off a few chapters. For those not familiar with it, the premise of the book is that there are five primary ways in which we ‘speak’ and receive love. They are: Acts of Service, Quality Time,… Read More
Side Part As a child, I parted my hair on the side. Each morning before school, I would stand in front of the mirror and make sure it looked the way I wanted it to. After a while, I got used to the way it looked. My haircuts were never too adventurous, but I was comfortable with how it looked. It looked like me. I remember being in primary school and seeing… Read More
Wrong Question Through my years as an accounting and finance professional, I have learned there is one question that I should resist the urge to ask before hearing the whole idea. That said, sometimes I cannot help myself: “How much is this going to cost?” Fortunately, I work with a good friend and colleague who is always waiting with a clever response: “How long is a string?” After I finish rolling my… Read More
Give Away Have you ever been so hungry or thirsty that you cannot think straight? Or said something like, “What I wouldn’t give for a drink right now?” I certainly have. Over the last little while I have been listening to Fr. Mike Schmitz’s The Bible in a Year podcast. I am a little behind and last week I caught the episode from January 12th. In it, I heard a story from… Read More
On Good Friday, I had the opportunity to share a part of my personal journey at my parish through the sharing of a reflection on the last words of Jesus from the cross. The topic of my reflection was surrender. The link to the video of the reflection is here (I am the seventh speaker). This post is builds on what I had written for the talk and looks forward from it…. Read More
Entering the Scene Babies do not come into the world hoping for safety. They absolutely need it. Infants are helpless and completely dependent on others for basic care. As soon as they are born, babies form bonds with their parents, rooted in a deep love. Children are supposed to feel safe in the care of their parents. As babies grow into small children, this dynamic does not change. Toddlers start to explore… Read More
Headlines Like many people, I find myself numbed to the news headlines. As I have discussed before, constant consumption of news has little positive impact on my life. When I reflect on the lack of impact, I am saddened. I am capable of hearing of a double homicide in my own city (as I did a few days ago) and not give it much more than a shrug before moving onto the… Read More
This post is the first in a series I plan to share over the next few weeks exploring some themes associated with childhood and my reflections on what it means to be a child in the Kingdom. The idea for this was triggered by a song called “Child Again” by NEEDTOBREATHE. I have provided a link to the song at the bottom of this post. Shock & Awe It does not take… Read More
Learning to Love Before getting married, I had never heard of Gary Chapman’s book, The 5 Love Languages. Marriage does not come with a manual, but if it did, the concepts within the book could cover off a few chapters. For those not familiar with it, the premise of the book is that there are five primary ways in which we ‘speak’ and receive love. They are: Acts of Service, Quality Time,… Read More
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