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an 18 yr old was shot outside the Toronto West SDA Church during the funeral service of his 17 yr old friend. this just happened on friday. the church is now a crime scene.gangs. if we use the word informally, many of us are part of some sort of gang. perhaps we call our gang…

MOREwe need not focus on being unique. rather, we need to focus on being a masterpiece….Eph 2:10….God’s creation….being the people HE created us to be with our specific gifts.we shouldn’t aim to simply be happy. that’s global thinking. our minds need to look beyond earth.then people will see that we are God’s creation. they may…

my students are homesick. they won’t spend christmas with their families. to see the sadness on their faces is one thing…to hear the sadness is another. hearing is so much harder than seeing yet we miss the eyes more than the ears it seems–sight is the most prized of the five senses. i can relate….

oh freedomoh freedomoh freedom over meand before i’ll be a slavei’ll be burried in my graveand go home to my Lordand be free i’m in a singing mood.

some glad morningwhen this life is overi’ll fly away…when i die, hallelujah by and byi’ll fly away now that’s where i get a bit confused. is it talking about being immediately taken up to heaven after death? if so, i guess i can’t sing the song. darn.

i’m working more on my writing…it’s a love-hate combo. well, hate’s a bit strong. sometimes the editing/reworking process is actually enjoyable. other times it’s a right pain. today has been good. more and more, i’m recognizing the value in other ppl’s opinion of my work. sometimes my work is good and sometimes it’s not. i…

curling is fabulous! it’s the sort of thing you can’t do just once…well, i can’t do it just once even though my first time has left me in pain…but i’ll discuss that later.i’m trying to think of how curling is analogous to living. i typically create ineffective analogies so perhaps i shouldn’t try now. but…