*This blog post originated as a meditation to open a congregational meeting to discuss the possible institution of a church in Caledonia, the town where I live. What is the purpose of the church? That’s a big question that deserves much more space and time than is possible here, so we’ll have to content ourselves…

This testimony was written in November, 2021, shortly before Dave was scheduled to undergo his third surgery for a brain tumour. My name is David Gordon Slaney. I was born on September 6, 1968, in Peterborough, Ontario. My journey to the Lord took many years. To start with, I was adopted twice. I was abused…

As headlines and social media continue to bring us coverage of the horror that has been happening in Ukraine, it’s easy to be discouraged and drained by all the devastation and the loss of life. If there is anything our world desperately needs right now it is prayer. Prayer for help and hope in the…

Let me begin with a little scene and part of a script of a movie that someone shared. Bessie has taken care of her very ill father and her aunt for 20 years. After learning that she has leukemia, her estranged sister comes to visit her. Bessie says to Lee “I’ve been lucky to have…