Happy Father’s Day

You could miss out on the greatest rewards of your life — When my daughter was about 12 years old, she was going to take her first city bus trip alone. She figured out the two buses she would need to take, where to transfer, and where to get off. Even with all the planning, she was scared. “What if I get…

So what are you doing in preparation — At some point, our lives are all going to end. Some of us realize this early in our existence and prepare accordingly. Others later on, and are behind the eightball in readiness. Some of us know this, but don’t care. Dead men don’t need anything is their mantra. What do…

How do our gun laws stack up — I’m pro-gun. Just wanted to get that out there first. Canada has gun laws. But they’re not codified in our Freedom Charter. In Canada, we don’t have a right to bear arms. Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the Canadian Constitution does not contain any protection for gun owners. I’m thankful for…

Be careful what you say — I raised my children with the idea that my household was a monarchy. There was a king, a queen, and our three children. It was a benevolent monarchy, but a monarchy nonetheless. We weren’t as old school as my parents. I was very familiar with: “Because I said so!” or “Do…

As a black man, I don’t see a problem — An article written by Jacque Gallant in the Toronto Star caught my attention. Most race-based articles don’t. I usually skip over them because they pretty much say the same thing. Blacks are hard-done-by and whites are supremacists. Blacks are victims and whites should apologize. The headline in the article read, …

If it makes the recipient worse off, was it bad to do — A friend of mine was lamenting about not knowing what a street person might do with money. It’s a common dilemma causing people to buy a meal or clothing instead. He told me a story about someone he helped long-term. This was an individual (we’ll call him Jack), who he…

That’s a twelve hundred kilometre hike. — It’s bittersweet. I believe that’s the best way to describe my emotions right now. In a few months, we’ll be heading to Nova Scotia to scope out potential homes for purchase. While we are away, our house will be on the market. My wife grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada…

No Jew nor gentile, slave or free male nor female, black or white — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Gal 3:28, ESV) This is a well-known Bible verse. I firmly believe that if this verse was written today, it would read: There is…