LET EACH NEW YEAR FIND YOU A BETTER PERSON “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each New Year find you a better person.” ~Benjamin Franklin This weekend we will send out the old year and bring in the new one. Bye-bye to 2010 and hello to 2011.... Continue Reading →
What its all about!
This is the Editorial for this Week's Tecumseh Tribune..... Christmas is finally upon us. All of the hustle and bustle is near over. Although, I suspect that there are still a few of you out there picking up those last-minute items. I loathe shopping. I really get agitated and aggravated when I am in a... Continue Reading →
Why am I Running…and Why are you Running?
Bill McKibben wrote that Advent is “the time to listen for footsteps - you can't hear footsteps when you're running yourself.” This is an interesting view of Advent. Advent is the time that we prepare for the One who is coming. The point made by McKibben is that if we are running away all we... Continue Reading →
Peace in Weakness
This is the reflection for Advent 3 from the Henri Nouwen Society. It is taken from his book Adam’s Story. “Keep your eyes on the prince of peace, the one who doesn't cling to his divine power; the one who refuses to turn stones into bread, jump from great heights and rule with great power; the... Continue Reading →
Inspired by Rabbi Miller and Rabbi Falcon
We have much to learn from each other. I have been reading reflections each day throughout Chanukkah. I have found this to be a deeply enriching experience. Today I visited Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue. I am embarrassed to say that it was my first visit there. It is a grand building and clearly a very sacred... Continue Reading →
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel…..
Today is the third day of Hanukkah. Hanukkah marks the celebration of the cleansing and rededication of the Temple when it was reclaimed by Maccabees in the 2nd century BCE. One of the great traditions of this season is playing with the Dreidel. A Dreidel is like a spin-top. It has the Hebrew letters נ (Nun), ... Continue Reading →
If You Think Education is Expensive, try Ignorance.
Today is World AIDS Day. On this day we hope to draw attention to the need for awareness and action around HIV/AIDS. The theme to this year’s World AIDS Day is Universal Access and Human Rights, through the Light for Rights Campaign. “The Light For Rights campaign strives to underscore this year’s focus on HIV and human... Continue Reading →