Tag: faith in real life

Legend of the Fire Maker

Posted on by Michael Rose
Once upon a time, in a far away land, a wise man made a discovery.  He discovered fire and with fire, he could be warm, cook his food and have light through the dark of night.  He had heard of a people across the mountains; the people who lived on the plains and he wondered…
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The Least of These?

Posted on by Michael Rose
Jesus tells a story in Matthews 25 of a King who calls a meeting of his subjects. He said to the group to the right of him, “I want to sincerely thank and commend you.  For I was sick, and you cared for me.  I was hungry and thirsty, and you fed me and gave…
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Oh Father – Our Right of Prayer?

Posted on by Michael Rose
There was a bit of controversy in our small country town.  One of the public elementary school’s staff and students have been starting each school day by reciting the Lord’s Prayer – until the school administration received a letter from a mom describing herself as agnostic,  expressing concern that on two separate occasions, her sons returned home after…
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Judge Less. More Filling.

Posted on by Michael Rose
“Judge not lest you be judged” are haunting words for me.  I am coming to realize that a constant problem of the human creation is the propensity to judge others.   I think there are a variety of reasons for this but for our purposes here, suffice to say it is the natural consequence of…
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Soulful Living

Posted on by Michael Rose
It was a lovely Sunday afternoon.  You couldn’t ask for a nicer Spring day in Southern Alberta.   On a whim, we decided we would pack a picnic lunch and head to a favourite spot we have. Not frequented by many other, this lovely coulee with wonderful geological formations is a great place to get…
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The Longing for Deeper Freedom

Posted on by Michael Rose
So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. – John 8:36 It is a universal cry of the human heart.  The cry ‘freedom’ has resonated through the long halls of history and just as in day’s past. This longing resonates just as loudly today.  Of course, freedom has many contexts including…
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