by revnick | Jan 27, 2015 | Ramblings, Reflections
I had my car at the garage last week. The owner knows who I am and what I do as he’s been my mechanic for the five years since we’ve moved here. There was a woman, a few years younger than I am who works for one of his suppliers, in the shop coordinating...
by revnick | Sep 15, 2011 | Ramblings
I like to watch the news. Why? To be honest, I’m not quite sure. What do we see on the news? Well, 90% of it is bad news. Wars, fighting, poverty, recessions, lost jobs, kidnappings, attacks, shootings, beatings, countries/provinces/states/cities all running out...
by revnick | Sep 6, 2011 | Ramblings
I think every year the United Church Observer does a reader survey. If it’s not every year, then it seems to be pretty regular, usually about the beliefs of their readership. This year, I was called to share my own thoughts around the results. It seemed, to the...
by revnick | Jun 2, 2011 | Ramblings
In my last post I talked about my frustrations with the local government sounding like it was giving up on keeping people around. Since then I’ve been busy. I’ve had a funeral for a 17 year old who overdosed on drugs. I’ve been to our annual meeting...
by revnick | May 19, 2011 | Ramblings
Yesterday the CBC released the following story, Population decline a worry for Cape Breton. It’s a reflection on what we already know. People are leaving this area for greener pastures. There’s no work here to keep our young people and families. But I have...
by nick | Apr 30, 2010 | Ramblings
Sure I pray. Do I as much as I should? Probably not (who does?). But I do pray for people, situations, guidance, all that good stuff. Then why don’t I offer to pray with people? I’m not sure what it is. When I’m with people one-on-one, I often...
