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UC Chimes - It's prifilege, not right!

Hello everyone! I am a new minister of Carlyle United Church. I am so glad to connect with you through UC (United Church) Chimes. I also thank you to the Observer to allow me to contribute the weekly columns.

Puppets to the silver strings of change

Somebody asks the grandmother whose two grandchildren are in carriages, "Well, how old are they?" And she says, "The doctor is five, and the lawyer is six months old.

And that's just the cover

As kids, my siblings and I had this thing about giving gifts. Be it birthday or Christmas we'd pack and wrap our presents to each other in the most outlandish way possible.

Pause for Reflection

According to legend, a young man roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

Power in the sanctuary

In August 2004 I had the privilege of addressing a national conference held in Newfoundland. I had been invited by a global pharmaceutical company to speak to the lessons I had learned through my battle with cancer.

Forever young or the secret to eternal youth

The police arrested a man selling "Secret Formula" tablets he claimed gave eternal youth.

Your card is declined

After just a few months shy of thirty years as a holder of a major credit card and, in their words, "an absolutely perfect record", both Hubbie and I had our cards declined this week.

Sunday morning coming up or the family that eats together stays together

In Johnny Cash's song "Sunday Morning Coming Down" he sings about the smell of someone's frying chicken, and then says, "And Lord, it took me back to something that I'd lost / Somewhere, somehow along the way.

Listening . . . quietly

An article published online on September 1, 2012 (The Associated Press) reported that authorities in New Hampshire arrested a women four times in just twenty-six hours.

Being the fringe of his garment and deja do

The Rough Riders sometimes give us a Deja fu: The feeling I've been kicked in the head like this before feeling. But I just recently had a Deja two: The feeling that I've experienced this twice before sensation. Let me explain.
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