March 18, 2020
On March 17th Ontario’s Premier, Doug Ford, announced the closure of all bars and restaurants (except for take-out), movie theatres and other public venues – including places of worship, if the gathering is more than 50 people. On my way to the office, a song was playing on UCB that was so ironic, in the… Continue reading DS Family Blog March 17, 2020
April 6, 2018
No one knows for sure where the tradition of April Fool’s Day comes from. It is said to be the most globally recognized, non-religious holiday of the calendar year. Whatever its origins people have been pranking one another on April 1st for centuries. This year April 1st, also happens to be Easter Sunday. Some might… Continue reading The First April Fool
November 9, 2017
Have you ever listened to commercials when they are releasing a new product? From cell phones to cars, they use words like, “new and improved,” or “all new Ford Escape”, or the “iPhone X, or “our best iPhone ever.” I find them humorous, because when it comes to new products, especially cars, cell phones and… Continue reading Next Level
September 13, 2017
It has been said that, “Life is the thing that happens while you are busy making other plans.” Although I am strong advocate of planning and not a big believer in “serendipity,” I think I still understand what the writer was trying to say, and I have witnessed it more today than at any previous… Continue reading What Am I Here For?
May 8, 2017
Wilbur Rees once wrote the following describing the average man’s view of God: “I would like to buy $3 worth of God please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of him… Continue reading Three Dollars Worth of God
January 9, 2017
First there was the Motion picture, then there were 3D Movies, now there is Virtual Reality. Will Star Trek’s Holodeck be next? Man has been using technology to retreat from reality and enter a world of the artist’s creation, for more than 100 years. The advancements came slowly at first; short films less than a… Continue reading Real Life
November 2, 2016
This is going back a few years, but a freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High, won first prize at the greater Idaho Falls Science Fair on April 26, 1997. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science, and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project,… Continue reading The Power of Fear
October 4, 2016
A Governor who was running hard for re-election arrived late at a barbecue. He’d had no breakfast and no lunch and he was famished. As he moved down the serving line, he held out his plate and received one piece of chicken. The Governor said to the serving lady, “Excuse me, do you mind if… Continue reading In Christ I Am Not Intimidated
September 9, 2016
There are many scriptures which speak to our potential and encourage us to work wisely for the time is short, investing our lives in the Kingdom. However, none is more potent than the parable of the talents found in Matthew 25:14-30. (You may want to take a few moments and re-read the parable) There are… Continue reading Carpe Diem
August 8, 2016
Moments after the Orlando shooting, the media began looking for motives. In Japan, a former employee entered a mental care facility and murdered 19 patients and we want to understand why? Terror attacks in Nice, Munich and Istanbul create an atmosphere of fear but at least we know who is to blame. We want to… Continue reading The Blame Game