admin on October 30th, 2010

And all through the church, people debated: Harvest Fest or Trick or Treat? Jon Acuff asks us what we think of Hallowe’en, and proposes one of three responses.  I have a fourth. Hallowe’en looms like a black stain on the fall for many Christians.  It is a dark night, full of the connotations of paganism, [...]

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admin on December 26th, 2009

This Christmas we’re back at my parent’s place in Fort Saskatchewan.  The drive through the mountains was slower than in summer but not bad at all.  It’s been sunny since we got here. Christmas was very nice.  Seeing all the family, and no short tempers has been great.  We’re heading over to Spruce Grove today [...]

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Cheryl on December 29th, 2008

I think I am glad that December is finally over. It seemed like there was so much that needed to be done before the end of the year. Just as things started to end something would come up, like our sudden trip to Edmonton to see Shane’s grandfather. The Monday before I had finished teaching [...]

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