WHERE WERE YOU? I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on September 11, 2001. I was interrupted by a friend who phoned and asked if I had my...
Author - Duane Harder
Duane is a pastor, educator and counsellor.
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS There is an ancient proverb that says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Our words...
The Power of Gratitude I was sailing with a friend and the desired direction of travel was north. I said, “Murray, we want to go north and the wind is from the...
Lessons I Have Learned At one time I had a book entitled something like, “The Greatest Lessons of Life I Learned in Kindergarten.” A few weeks ago I was...
What Is a Democracy? Several years ago I was doing a leadership seminar in Ottawa. During one of the sessions I made a comment that democracy was the superior...
When The End Is Just the Beginning These past two weeks have been a challenge. Two close friends lost their battle with pancreatic cancer and crossed from this...
All Things New All things new – wouldn’t that be wonderful. If we are going to have all things new then we need to get rid of the old. To make my point...
A Christmas Reflection I came across this in my Christmas file and thought it was worth sharing. 1 Corinthians 13 Christmas Style©By Sharon Jaynes “If I...
You Can’t Outsmart the Dog An elderly lady had been invited by some friends to enjoy the quiet atmosphere of their summer cottage. The owners, however, had a...
“In Everything Give Thanks” Are you serious? I just got laid off and you are telling me to give thanks for that. Furthermore, the doctor just informed me that...








