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While in university, I lived in a very multicultural environment, so come the holiday season, there were multiple events in celebration of almost every holiday imaginable. As a result, it… Continue reading "A Symbol of the Holidays – by Steph Paige"
Photo courtesy of Rebecca Joy Frank of Rebecca Joy Photography In the fall of 1985, Mark Lowry was asked by his Pastor to write a play for his church for the… Continue reading "Mary Did You Know? (Brian Beattie, @FHBrantford)"
Free speech is a wonderful thing. Without free speech The Brant Advocate wouldn’t exist. I am grateful for it every single day. I love it. I love the conversations afforded… Continue reading "Free Speech is Awesome by Marc Laferriere (@MarcLaferriere)"
Illustration courtesy of Steve Boyd If you grew up going to Sunday School, you know the story of David and Bathsheba. It was one of the kinda dirty Bible felt-board… Continue reading "When Kings Go To War (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
The other night I had a dream, and felt the hand of God A little child was in my sight, the aged on his right He ordered me to read… Continue reading "A Poem: Mystery by Herb Harker"
Okay. So, by now you’ve figured out that a lot of my philosophy comes from pretty odd places. I once wrote a blog post on some biblical wisdom I had… Continue reading "The Transformers are Invading by Alex Bouman (@Alex_Bouman)"
I went through a long period of life not liking myself very much. I was the fatish kid. Not the grotesquely obese, sweat through my t-shirt on the walk to… Continue reading "Captain Kindness was an Anorexic Teenage Bully (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
Anyone who knows me knows I love to sing. Everywhere I go throughout my day I unashamedly hum, sing, whistle and chant. Yes, I’m that person. As music director for Counterpoint… Continue reading "Me, Uncle Andre and Bach (Ryan Van Dijk)"
Today I met with a friend. The first thing I asked was, “How are you?” He responded, “I’m Ok.” As we continued to talk, cracks began to show in the… Continue reading "My Prayer for a Friend (Rev. Jonathan Massimi, @revmass)"
“I just don’t sleep enough. But I have never met someone very successful who, at the end of their life, says ‘I wish I slept more.’ Nothing of any consequence… Continue reading "Go and Go and GO Some More (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"