J.C. Newton

One thing at which Mrs. Newton and I marvel on a regular basis is the passage of time. Time just seems to fly by so fast that we can hardly believe that this thing happened last week, nor another thing last month, or a major thing even a year ago! Last year at this time,

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Often I find myself thinking that the world would be a lot more fun if more people embraced the overall concept of adventure. If they would see the joy in life, embrace the silliness a wee bit more, and see trials and triumphs as if they were chapters in your life’s book. This chapter? Financial…

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I’m continuing to reflect on the concept of barrenness this week, a theme that came to the fore during last week’s church lectionary readings. God so often speaks new life into our barrenness, superseding even our wildest imaginations to create exciting things out of nothingness. He turns death into life and He renews old bodies

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One of the things I have most enjoyed about attending an Anglican Church is the daily lectionary. For those unaware, the “lectionary” is a pre-selected plan of daily readings, usually containing one section of Scripture each from the Old Testament History, Psalms, Gospels and Epistles parts of the Bible. And on Sundays, one passage is

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