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| Jim Cantelon |

December 16, 2019

  I have very warm memories of Christmas past. As a child I wasn’t aware of my parents’ poverty. Dad pastored a small Saskatchewan church that provided little compensation. Our house was uninsulated with a dugout dirt basement. In winter we were always cold. And food was never plentiful. But I never heard complaints or […]
| Jim Cantelon |

November 30, 2019

I was studying a Greek textbook recently in researching Luke’s second volume, the book of Acts. I came across something I’d written in the margin of one of the pages- “Too much certainty can be a bad thing. There must be an element of mystery, a touch of the unknown, in all truth”. I was […]
| Jim Cantelon |

November 18, 2019

Blaise Pascal’s “Pensees” is a proven classic. Even though he died at an early age his wisdom far exceeded his years. In the introduction to his “Thoughts” he wrote,”Before we examine the evidence of the truth of Christianity, I need to point out an inconsistency of those who are careless about the truth. Yet it […]
| Jim Cantelon |

November 4, 2019

  I’m an inveterate reader. Always have been. My mom taught me phonics when I was four years old so I was already reading “Dick and Jane” before grade one. I can’t get enough of good books. Usually I read four or five books at a time. Keeps my mind in gear. One of those […]
| Jim Cantelon |

November 18, 2019

Blaise Pascal’s “Pensees” is a proven classic. Even though he died at an early age his wisdom far exceeded his years. In the introduction to his “Thoughts” he wrote,”Before we examine the evidence of the truth of Christianity, I need to point out an inconsistency of those who are careless about the truth. Yet it […]
| Jim Cantelon |

November 4, 2019

  I’m an inveterate reader. Always have been. My mom taught me phonics when I was four years old so I was already reading “Dick and Jane” before grade one. I can’t get enough of good books. Usually I read four or five books at a time. Keeps my mind in gear. One of those […]
| Jim Cantelon |

November 4, 2019

  I’m an inveterate reader. Always have been. My mom taught me phonics when I was four years old so I was already reading “Dick and Jane” before grade one. I can’t get enough of good books. Usually I read four or five books at a time. Keeps my mind in gear. One of those […]