Fewer sounds are sweeter than a host at a party declaring, “dinner is served.”  However, as you make your way to the table, which is usually beautifully set, there is a moment of anxiety and awkwardness, as you ask yourself, “where do I sit?”  Others approaching the...

Last week I was running on the trail just south of Barrie.  My eye noticed movement before my brain could decipher what it was.  Something was running towards me at great speed.  I could feel myself tense up.  It took a moment to realize that there was no threat.  At...

When a family comes to ask me to officiate at their loved one’s funeral, a question I am often asked is, “how long should the eulogy be?”  My answer is, “about 10 to 12 minutes”.  I’ve learned from years of preaching that 12 minutes is the length of the average...