The two most important “celebrations” in Christian faith are next week. If there is still a big kid inside you, your brain just perked up and said “Hey, the most important celebration is Christmas – yay presents! - but it’s only April, what are you talking about?”
Columns
Tech talk
I never thought I would say this, but I’d like to thank U.S. national security officials for proving that I am not, in fact, the most inept user of current technologies, though my TikTok account may suggest otherwise.
Crisis loomed in Fergus over bridges in June 1879
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Marmot
Spring has finally arrived, at least on the calendar, and with it a truth that I have long known but am now ready to formally declare: I married a marmot.
Fergus battled county council over two downtown bridges
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Reflections
No Hold on Me: Part Two Freedom reigns in my world, just as it does in Heaven, for Christ is the…
Election of 1925 highlighted tariffs, town-country divide
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Retrograde
One of the key aspects to my successful relationship with my spouse, the Carpenter, is my ability to knock this emotionally grounded man temporarily off kilter. It’s my love language and I express it well.
Reflections: Persistence in prayer
It is important to clarify that Jesus’ instruction to “use not vain repetitions” (Matthew 6:7) does not mean that we should be careful how often we pray or how often we pray about specific subjects.
Laurier’s Tariff Commission visited Guelph in 1897
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Groceries
I do not enjoy grocery shopping because I do not enjoy cooking. Well, to be fair, I do enjoy cooking if I have time and resources to do it properly. I rarely have either, and almost never both at the same time.
Glasses
Every two years, I prioritize my eye exam. By that I mean, the nice office administrator of my optometrist office calls to remind me it’s time to book my check-up, then books the appointment, and then calls me to remind me to show up for said appointment. And I do.
Railways struggled to open lines after March storm in 1908
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Reflections
When I was in my impressionable early teens I regularly saw a book my dad was reading lying around the living room. It had a very dramatic cover with the title The Population Bomb. Above the title was the descriptive phrase “Population control or race to oblivion” and below was the ominous assertion
More on the early years of automobiles in the county
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…