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Written by Harris Dvores
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Friday, 13 May 2005 16:00 |
I was raised in a Conservative Jewish home. We ?kept kosher,? and for 5 years I went to Hebrew School, followed by a Bar Mitzvah. From an early age, though, I considered myself an agnostic.
As a young lad, I asked an uncle who was highly respected in the synagogue why we did something a certain way. His response was, "We?ve always done it that way - it?s tradition. Now stop asking so many questions!" I found this answer wholly unsatisfying.
I?ve always liked to ask questions... If something can?t be explained or rationally defended, why should I believe in it? More and more, I came to see modern-day Judaism as a set of man-made rules to be followed. My father, for example, began each day by dovening (reading from a Hebrew prayer book) for an hour. I later learned, though, that because the prayers were all in Hebrew and my father couldn?t speak Hebrew, he was mouthing the words without understanding what they meant!
My father and I came to an understanding about the matter. While I lived in his house, I would follow all . . .
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Last Updated on Saturday, 28 May 2005 09:38 |
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Written by Dr. Charles McVety
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Thursday, 07 April 2005 18:06 |
Supreme Court Tells PM - Parliament can not protect clergy
Dear Clergy and Leaders:
Religious freedom in Canada is seriously compromised and the assault on Clergy has begun. Today Bishop Fred Henry of Alberta is in the process of being prosecuted for expressing Biblical teachings to his flock. If the government will be so bold as to prosecute a Catholic Bishop it may certainly place you or myself on trial. We must act now to protect religious freedom and preserve the definition of marriage.
In January Bishop Fred Henry wrote a letter to his parishioners stating ?Since homosexuality, adultery, prostitution and pornography undermine the foundations of the family, the basis of society, then the State must use its coercive power to . . . curtail them in the interests of the common good,??. Two individuals filed complaints and now the Alberta Human Rights Commission is investigating the Bishop.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 April 2005 18:18 |
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Written by Pastor John Caleb
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Friday, 31 December 2004 08:13 |
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Dear Rev Tim, Greetings in the Precious Jesus Name You should have heard about the terrible earthquake and flooding which brought destruction, damage and death in our country. It seems that trouble has no certain time or place where it will strike, but through it all God is always there. God protected all of us. As you were aware we had a sad thing happened next day of Christmas in our state. We had earthquake @ 6.45 am in the morning and for it lasted 2 minutes and later followed the tidal waves making a great devastation in our place. Oh it was only 5 kilometres away from our church and orphanage.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 01 January 2005 18:50 |
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Written by Pastor Tim
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Sunday, 10 October 2004 16:11 |
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{mosimage}Last Saturday night (Oct 09) the Pastor of Disaster (Tim Davis) returned to the track at Western Speedway, Victoria. Pastor Tim was driving backup for Chris Broughton in the #37 Cybersalt.org, Spyware Nuker, SOS Auto, OHOH Towing, Voortman's Cookies, Commonwealth Promotions, Chevy Camaro. He timed in with the fastest qualifying lap of his class that evening. This put him at the back of the pack for the start of each race. The evening began with a 4 car/4 lap shoot out trophy dash. After avoiding a potential wreck in the first turn of the race, POD finished 3rd.
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Last Updated on Monday, 11 October 2004 18:01 |
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Written by Joshua Goodling
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Thursday, 22 July 2004 16:00 |
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{mosimage}38 years ago, at approximately 11:00 a. m., on February 4, 1966, as the cold wind blew snow flurries around the Chicago area, a new life came into the world. I was the second of seven children in my small family. I guess my parents took the book Cheaper by the Dozen too literally! Growing up in a family of seven children will leave you with many stories to tell, some which bring a smile, and a few which bring tears.
My life as a young child was a happy one. I learned to walk, to talk, and to make a total mess of my parents' house as most children do. All those days were rather typical, the sun shone, the birds sang, and it even rained occasionally. It seemed all would be fine. My life would be normal. I would probably grow up to be a billionaire tycoon.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2004 13:01 |
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Written by Paul Huggins
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Friday, 11 June 2004 17:54 |
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My name is Paul Huggins. I was born in Hastings in July 1961. My upbringing was working class with two fathers and one mother, as my Dad left when I was 2 years old, but fortunately he came to take me out and we would go to his house, 'my brother and I', for Sunday tea. A treat to have tinned salmon sandwiches! as this was considered a luxury.
By the time I was 9 I was playing truant from school, off picking strawberries to sell house to house on Sundays for extra cash to keep for spending mostly on cream cakes for when I did go to school to give them away.
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Last Updated on Friday, 11 June 2004 18:01 |
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Written by Forgiven
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Friday, 04 June 2004 16:00 |
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Note from Pastor Tim: This testimony is the powerful and gripping story of the difference Jesus Christ has made, and is making, in the life of the man who's story it is. All reading it will be greatly impacted. Some may be left feeling unsettled or vulnerable due to the stirring up of recent or long past memories.
Paul said in Romans 5:20&21, "The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." The testimony that follows is indeed a testimony to God's grace.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 June 2004 10:14 |
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Written by Partners International Canada
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Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:00 |
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(Note from Pastor Tim: I met Septer Sanabuky - pictured on the right with his wife - when he and a group of singers from Indonesia ministered at our church in February of 2000. I have fond memories of the meal we shared at church with the group and the time we spent together the next day showing them some sites around our community. I count it an honor to have gotten to meet such a faithful man who so totally offered his life to and for Jesus Christ.)
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Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2004 18:24 |
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