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Reflections
Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. (Isa. 51:11)
Purse
I always smile when I see a man in a store holding the purse of the woman he’s with, while she tries on clothes or flips through the racks.
A season of gratitude
In this season of thankfulness and gratitude, I spoke with Chaplain Ram Kalap of the Homewood Health Centre.
Reflections: The Day is Near
Halloween is just around the corner and it’s a time of dressing up. We dress to imitate another…
Hugh Templin versus Wellington County council
Celebratory events are already in the schedule for 2004 to mark Wellington County’s 150th anniversary.
Reflections: Loss for words
I sit here today needing to write a column for you to read … and I find myself at a loss for…
Old-time Halloween nights were sometimes rowdy
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Handbasket
As my Grampa Jack used to say, “The world is going to hell in a handbasket.”
Reflections: Of Hope Reflected
‘The cost of compromise’ “Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan…”…
Mind Game
Sometimes, the only way to get something done around my house is to ask my husband, the Carpenter, if he would like me to go ahead and start the project without him.
Buddhist missionary came to Guelph in 1896
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2015.
News from the Mapleton Township area from 1877, 1933
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Reflections: The air we breathe
The air we breathe What causes you to register concern? What are the necessary conditions to propel…
Proud
I’ve been a seeker of validation for much of my life.