Jim’s Blog

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all […]

Recently my wife Kathy and I spent a few hours with a childhood friend of hers who has been battling several serious diseases. It’s remarkable that she is yet alive but she is. Not only alive but buoyant, good humoured, and joyful. Indeed, her attitude and worldview in the face of constant vulnerability is both […]

My wife Kathy and I were in Halifax Nova Scotia recently for a national pastors’ conference. On the Sunday, we went to St. Paul’s Anglican Church just two blocks from our hotel. Founded in 1749, it is the oldest building in Halifax and the oldest place of Anglican worship in Canada. It is beautiful inside […]

Like you I’m very concerned about the state of our world. From space, as we witnessed last month through the Artemis astronauts’ pictures, earth is a jewel beyond compare. Truly a “spaceship” for billions of us in the dark matter of a seemingly infinite universe. The astronauts saw no boundaries on earth, no war, no […]

The whole world watched amazed as the recent NASA Artemis space flight to and around the moon took place. We were and are all captivated by the picture of our beautifully blue earth “rising” from the far side of the moon. And we have been reminded that our marvellous planet, brilliant in an infinite sea […]

Recently my wife and I spent a few days with one of WOW’s international partners. Over the course of those days we met with elderly widows living without family care, orphans, children living with HIV and/or various cancers, and special needs children, all of whom are being supported by our champion pastors and church-based volunteers. […]

During a time of war it’s not unusual for us to be overly pessimistic or optimistic. Sometimes we’re simply negatively or positively trite, as in “all is lost” or “it’ll all work out for the best”. A third alternative is to quote the Bible. For instance: “He who dwells in the secret place of the […]

We’re in day 3 of the USA/Israel attack on Iran as I write. The law of unintended consequences is already evident, not only in “friendly fire” tragedies, but also in terms of other major nations being drawn in. Already it has become a regional war as Iran is attacking most of the Middle Eastern countries. […]

Much of our western world has been in the grip of Olympic coverage. And it IS gripping. There’s something pretty much irresistible about “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” as one USA network famously put it over 50 years ago. Most of us cheer for our national athletes but we also find […]