Loyalty to one’s country is part of your faith say Muslims recognizing Remembrance Day

My name is Farah Ahmad and I belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community which has launched its 12th annual “Muslims for Remembrance” campaign nationwide. “Loyalty...

Serendipity – a strange thing

Serendipity is a strange thing and the word itself has been deemed one of the 10 most difficult English words to translate. It can mean...

No one is immune: Beware of scams – both phone and computer

This week has been quite eventful personally when it comes to scams. First, I was contacted by phone with a 'Private Number' showing on my...

Nuclear a star in the Clean Energy mix with documentary by Oliver Stone

Celebrated film director Oliver Stone’s documentary, Nuclear Now: Time to Look Again, made its Canadian debut at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival last month. The film...

New Perspectives: January Whispers – by Rev. Heather McCarrel

Have you listened lately?  There is something January whispers.  It is a soft melody left behind after the song birds have flown south and...

A Ministerial Message: Faith Lutheran Church – January 7, 2024

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Parents be aware – keep your kids safe online

February 8th was #SaferInternetDay and, today, as frightening as it may seem, more than 77% of children ages 9-17 have a smart phone, giving...

New Perspectives: Lonesome Friendship – by Rev. Heather McCarrel

He arrives daily, usually just around supper time and makes his presence known by singing a low sad melody.  Dutifully I stop whatever I...

Lost to the World – by Rev. Heather McCarrel

I have a friend; we will call him George, who is completely lost to the world.  Unfortunately this wonderful and brilliant man now has...

Spring Is Breaking In!

  No matter how much the north wind blows, or the snow piles up, spring can’t be stopped! I see it in the flocks of returning...

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...

Do you hear it? – by Rev. Heather McCarrel

The wind whistles it, the leaves whisper it as they dance about, the creek babbles it, the red squirrels chattered it along with the...

New Perspectives: Make Your Life An Event! by Rev. Heather McCarrel

Here we are at the beginning of a new year with 365 blank days ready to be filled.  Each day is like a page...