Columns

It needed to be said, so I said it. I texted the Carpenter early Monday morning with these three important words: You were right.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Why should Christians and other people of faith get involved in politics? What has politics got to…

It would be surprising if it weren’t so. Politics and electioneering in our fair land have become…

This summer I have only visited four chip trucks. Four. That shows outstanding self-control. There are few things in life I love more than french fries from a chip truck, except long car ride adventures to find them.

The world is slowly and cautiously coming out of the shadows caused by the social lockdowns of COVID-19. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Apparently I’m late to the gate on relationship terminology, but I recently heard someone refer to their “love language” as the reason they had to end a budding romantic partnership.  Seems they didn’t speak the same love language. It’s a thing. Huh.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

The nature of God’s kingdom work is this: “the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of…

By Jeff Schlemmer While it’s easy to take access to the internet and technology for granted, we…

I could feel it in the air, that familiar gentle shift of the seasons stirring, as if the breeze…

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

I put the deposit on the cottage down in February, when we weren’t sure what this summer was…

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…