Has anyone ever asked you: “What’s your story?” Where would you begin? What depths of detail would you share? Would you stick to the highlights and skim over the low points? Where would God factor into your narrative? Sharing...
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By Pastor Rhoda Klein Miller The Bible contains some of the earliest documented community health policies. In the five books of Moses, also known as the Torah and the Pentateuch, you’ll find many God-given directives for disease prevention...
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By Pastor Rhoda Klein Miller Did you catch the buzz about the free downtown Vancouver apartment in the Shangri-la tower this week? Those not absorbed in news about US politics this week were treated to a tantalizing offer posted on Craigslist...
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By Pastor Rhoda Klein Miller This is the season for spooky decorations, costume parties and fright-filled movies. It’s hard to miss the symbols of tombstones, corpses, skeletons, ghosts that reflect the central theme of this occasion is...
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By Pastor Rhoda Klein Miller Did you know 40,000 tons of cosmic dust falls to Earth every year?Maybe that’s not so surprising when you consider the 100 thousand million stars in our Milky Way galaxy. Each giant nuclear reactor converts...
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By Pastor Rhoda Klein Miller Here in BC a snap election has been called to determine the provincial leadership that will guide our post-pandemic recovery. Currently our American neighbours are facing a critical decision of national leadership...
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By Colin Griffiths This is Wednesday morning and there is smoke in the air again. The fires have come pretty close to people who are really important to me. My niece was on evacuation standby for a week and she had to make some tough decisions...
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By Rhoda Klein Miller The year was 1973 and 6 year old Phyllis Webstad was so excited for her first day of school. Her grandma had saved her nickels and dimes to take Phyllis shopping for something special to wear to mark the occasion. Phyllis...
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By Rhoda Klein Miller Did you pick up a new hobby, skill or craft project in the past few months? Our church librarian Eilleen recently left me a photocopy of an article about how the pandemic has spurred an increased interest in knitting. The...
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By Rhoda Klein Miller I let out a deep sigh at the sound of gushing water as soap suds rose around me. I was not sinking into a bubble bath but savouring a place even more relaxing – my local car wash. The falling soot from smoke-choked...
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By Rhoda Klein Miller When something must be decided or done and the difficulty can no longer be avoided. I don’t know if you relate but I tend to justify procrastination of the toughest tasks by being “productive” and...
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By Rhoda Klein Miller To school teachers and administrators and parents of students who must lead and make tough decisions in uncertain and fearful times. In the days ahead you will do your best to plan despite missing or conflicting information...
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