10 Books I Read This Year – 2023

  1. Daily Life In Palestine At The Time Of Christ – Henri Daniel-Rops

I’m not sure where I got this book, but I’m always interested in books about life in Bible times, so after sitting on my shelf for years, I finally freed it from collecting dust and gave it a read. It is a long, detailed, well-written book about Jewish life in the time of Jesus. I really enjoyed it, although it took time and discipline to get through because of its length. There are probably better, more accessible books out there on this particular subject, but this was a book I already had in my library, and all in all, it was a worthwhile read.

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For Joseph

It’s quite the crazy trip

how my life has changed so quick

With just a little flick

he rearranged my script

He mixed in Divine

then fixed all my lines,

made it fit with His rhyme

and I‘m just a blip on this line

but here I sit in His shine

with a child Divine

in these arms of mine

Sends chills flyin’

up and down my spine

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The Man Up The Street

 I’d seen him walk by a few times in the past weeks. Apparently we was living up the street with Manuel. Today, he stopped, took a hesitant step forward and then asked if he could come in. I closed my laptop and rose to greet him. His name was Francisco.

“Would you like to sit down?” I asked.

“Sure.” He took a seat opposite me at the plastic folding table where I had been working. His tired eyes took a quick survey of the room. He looked like a man with a burden.

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The End Is The Journey

It’s about the journey, not the destination. This is good advice for a road trip, or life itself in a very general sense. Don’t get so caught up with where you are going that you miss the merit of the present moment 

Of course, if I am on my way to Walmart to buy groceries, then my trip is about the destination, and the traffic during the journey is just getting in the way. Or if I am going to my parents’ house, the drive over has its own beauty, but at some point, I do actually want to arrive at their house. 

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Upon Returning

The first week back in México felt a bit weird, but we adjusted quickly and it feels good to be back. We realized that we missed a lot of the noises, smells and other things that remind us that we are in México. In general, things are a little less neat and tidy here compared to Canada and it makes things more interesting.

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Seven Differences 

We have just arrived back in Mexico from our furlough in Canada. A furlough, or at least this furlough, is a time of vacation, work, rest, presentations, visiting, meetings, and family, all mixed up and spread over a two month period. It is a time of coming home and missing home at the same time. A time of easing back into the familiar, yet still feeling out of place. 

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What’s True for Christ Is True for Us

Did you know that you were crucified on the cross? Were you aware of the fact that you have already been buried in a tomb and later resurrected to a new life? 

If you are a Christian, what is true for Christ has become true for you as well. What Christ has accomplished during his mission here on earth has been applied to you – his perfectly lived life; his substitutionary sacrifice; his triumphant resurrection; and his entrance into eternal glory. Faith in Christ brings us into union with Christ. It so closely identifies us with Him, that it can be said that we have died to sin, been resurrected to newness of life, are counted righteous, and accepted into the everlasting kingdom of God.

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God At Work

Furlough is on the near horizon. We are a week away from loading kids and suitcases in our van and driving across the country to Puerto Vallarta. After some time with fellow missionaries we will board an airplane and take a direct flight to Edmonton. A few weeks on the prairies and then it is off to Abbotsford, a trip up to Vernon, a quick couple days in Hamilton.

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The Birthday Fish

I tried to refuse his offer, but to no avail. So I reluctantly sat down on one of the white plastic stools and he ordered fried fish and totopos for me. When they plunked the plate down in front of me, I turned to Mario and repeated what I had told him earlier, that normally when it is someone’s birthday it’s them that get treated to a meal, not the other way around. He waved me off and pushed the salsa my way. 

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Yet Not I

Sam is a Jehovah’s Witness who stops by once in a while to chat about Jesus. Usually, at the hour he stops by, I am busy preparing for a gospel message or for a bible study so I have several bibles strewn across the table and I am tapping away on my laptop. For this reason, Sam likes to compliment me on how studious I am. 

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