New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “THE MAN I NEVER KNEW”
Over these past summer weeks, and reassured by double-dose vaccinations, many grandparents have welcomed grandchildren back into our home bubbles. As vulnerable older people,...
The Good Shepherd
Before beginning the BLOG I would like to welcome all the new comers to the Stainglasslense; in the past two weeks there have been...
Tools of the Trade
As a rural minister, I have taken to carrying certain items in my little Subaru that otherwise I would not. Thanks to Mary Beth...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “THAT’S JUST GARBAGE!”
No, this is not a timely rant against officials who determined that the Olympic Women’s Soccer Final would be ultimately decided by penalty kicks,...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “CALL OF THE OPEN ROAD”
That red C.C.M. bike I eulogized last week was my longest two-wheeled love affair---over 50 years--- but certainly not my first cycling relationship.
Way back...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “FAREWELL, MY NOBLE STEED.”
For over fifty years, he has served me faithfully. During three decades living in Peterborough, I rode him to work many days across three...
Country Curing – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
July 1st I arrived as the new minister at a country church: the Kemble-Sarawak, Zion-Keppel Pastoral Charge. The ministry now runs out of two church...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “OH, CANADA”
On Canada Day a few years ago, I inadvertently displayed my large maple leaf flag the wrong way. That is not an easy error...
Luminous Moments – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
“Do you have time to go for a drive?” He added, “There is something really cool I want to show you.”
Within minutes we were...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “THOSE DREADED DEPARTMENTALS”
If you are over age 70 and completed the five-year senior matriculation programme in an Ontario high school, the word “departmental” will likely evoke...
