"As followers of Christ we do not have the freedom to say anything we want, to blurt out whatever is on our mind."
- Tim Cameron
"As followers of Christ we do not have the freedom to say anything we want, to blurt out whatever is on our mind."
- Tim Cameron
Rod and one of his fellow soldiers were assigned to wax the floors of their barracks. They'd heard that if they got the wax really hot, it would just glide across the floor, cutting their labor time in half. Unfortunately, as they were heating the can of wax with a cigarette lighter, it caught on fire, setting off alarms and attracting firetrucks, ambulances and the police.
Rod had to report to his sergeant's office immediately. Assuming he was in big trouble, he took a deep breath as he faced his superior. But before Rod could say a word, the sergeant simply muttered,
"Been there, done that.
You're free to go."
"How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great."
- Bill Bennot
The Lord's prayer teaches us that God's name shoud be treated as holy. Just as our names are important to us because they are who we are, so to are the names of God.
I sat there waiting for my new doctor to make his way through the file that contained my very extensive medical history.
After he finished all seventeen pages, he looked at me and said, "You look better in person than you do on paper."
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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