The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
So, you’ve heard the expression, this is the first day of the rest of your life? Well, this truly is the first day of the rest of my life. So, before Christmas last year I was diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes. I thought my life was over. It just seemed surreal. Pricking my fingers constantly, watching what to eat (and not just watch it going into my mouth), exercising. I was reaping years of poor eating habits and laziness. For years I had heard about getting in shape from those who care

John Piper on the Prosperity Gospel

Faithful to the Original
I saw the new Disney movie, “A Christmas Carol,” last night starring the voice talents of Jim Carey, Gary Oldman, and others. I took my wife to see it as sort of a little date out and about on the town. My wife grew up with a great love for classical literature and Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of her favourites. She has read it a number of times and is very picky about how movie adaptations reflect the original work of Dickens. I of course simply wanted to go because I l

Recommended CD – Owl City – Ocean Eyes
I don’t normally recommend music on here (I’m really more of a bibliophile) but I’ve really gotten into Owl City by my 16 year old sister. Their recent disc, Ocean Eyes, is filled with fun, poppy songs that simply said… make you feel good! There’s no dark and depressing stuff here. Whether it’s the romantic, “Vanilla Twilight” or the just silly “Dental Care”, you will be made to feel good and be thankful for love, warmth, and fireflies and all sorts of things! The sort of

Canadian Baptist Historical Society Meeting – 2010
Canadian Baptist Historical Society Annual Meeting Saturday March 6, 2010 at McMaster Divinity College 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON L8S4K1 The Canadian Baptist Historical Society (CBHS) traces its origins back to the nineteenth century when Baptists passionate about their heritage began a process of preserving critical documents and studying the Baptist presence in Ontario and Quebec. Its primary focus is on the history of all Baptists in the Canadian context, but the study of Baptists around the globe is also a part of its mandate. Scholars, pastors, students and those interested in Baptist history are all warmly invited