Comments for Edith Rankin Memorial United Church, Kingston Ontario

Comment on Ain’t Love Grand? by Marg

Marg — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:47:19 +0000

You summed up Valentine’s Day perfectly, Wayne! No cards exchanged this year but I did receive chocolate. We continue to go the distance as my husband and I share 32 years together with many more to look forward to. Relationships are like teacups.

Comment on Theatre of the Absurd by music lessons

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Comment on Merry Christmas by Nancy Barber

Nancy Barber — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Merry Christmas to you as well!

I have discovered another good thing today after reading your excellent blog. I had decided to try to print it to share with a loved one who is in hospital. When I hit the print key, out came the last 8 blogs. Today, this inpatient will recieve a small booklet compliments of the Rev. Dr. Wayne Soble!

Comment on ‘Tis The Season by Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:45:48 +0000

Good to hear your thoughts Nancy. We find, in gift giving, that there is so much stress – we need to spend this much money, we must be even between children or grandchildren, and what on earth do they need. In Rotary, our gift to our weekly speakers is a certificate noting that a donation made in their name to, this year, the food bank. Getting back to our grandchildren, maybe we should make a contribution in their name to some charity that they believe in. One year, one of our grandchildren bought a goat in the name of those to whom she was giving a gift – a goat in Africa for a minister. Maybe we need to think of giving at Christmastime in ways like this.

Comment on ‘Tis The Season by Nancy Barber

Nancy Barber — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:30:14 +0000

Agree, again! I believe that folks are caught up in “getting a good deal” often on items they don’t need or for that matter want. When I was a kid, we all did with so much less. Yes, I am aware that makes me sound old. Today, when we purchase a radio, it needs to be able to play our Ipods, we need a CD player too of course 5 disks better than 1 (not sure you can still get 1) then we need a new stand for it, oh yes a case to transport CDs in our car, or the lap top carrier, the Ipad or blah, blah, blah. Some days this Grandma finds it all too much to absorb.

I also believe in a perfect world that more of us would direct our attention to charities, those in need, being aware of what we can all do to help others – even a friendly smile speaks volumes in a busy world. In 1996 my Mother passed away just prior to Christmas and for the very first time in my life, I understood that we can’t all have a Merry Christmas all of the time. It seems to me that even a bit more patience as we go through the ‘season’ would be a very good thing!

Comment on No One Likes a Bully by Paul

Paul — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:35:05 +0000

Again your blog hits hard. It brought back my memories of being bullied: three times – once on my first day at YMCA Camp, 2nd a high school chum (I can’t believe I actually remember his name) and the 3rd my eldest cousin on his farm. The first was one event by 3 or 4 other boys. Re the others, both backed off right away when I one-upped them: the former at this same YMCA camp and the latter when I found my cousin cowering under his bed in a thunderstorm as I stood bravely by the window watching the lightning strikes. You and I were lucky that we outlasted (and outlived) the bullying; it’s one of my greatest fears for our vulnerable young people. How can it be stopped!!! Is it nature? We see it in the animal kingdom – the strongest wolf embarrasses and subjugates the weaker males of the pack. However, I don’t think we see it among females in the animal kingdom. I find it extra painful to see bullying in girls and women.

Comment on In-Between by Paul

Paul — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:40:53 +0000

Your blog calls upon so many images and yet, as I read, more pop into my head. Like we’re supposed to enjoy the journey, not just the destination. I try but sometimes, some of the journey kinda sucks, and usually those times are times of transition. Sometimes, I empathize with the rant of my kids at a younger age: “Are we there yet?” Maybe the destination is better than the journey! But then, what is the destination? Oh, oh, I might not like that either. So we turn to our friends and our God for help to get through the more difficult transitions. Paul

Comment on Spiritual Spam (26 Sep 11) by Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:49:24 +0000

And I like the reminder of Wesley’s four pillars.

Comment on Spiritual Spam (26 Sep 11) by Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:52:32 +0000

How creative: “Spiritual Spam”. Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Nice how you’ve made such a negative concept (spam) into a meaningful spiritual practice of getting the “spam” out of our faith. This is a good concept to hang on to. Paul