My dad gave 50 bucks to a guy who said he needed to buy medicine for his kids. I told my dad he was probably going to spend the money on alcohol or something, but my dad said that "whether he was lying or not says something about his character, but hearing someone in need and choosing not to help when I have the means to says something about mine."
I never forget that.
"Stop disliking people over what you've heard and be thankful God isn't disliking YOU over what He KNOWS."
"Blowing out someone else's candle won't make yours shine brighter. Remember that."
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As a little girl climbed onto Santa's lap, Santa asked the usual question,
"And what would you like for Christmas?"
The child stared at him open mouthed and horrified for a minute, then gasped:
"Didn't you get my email?"
The Season of Advent was beginning, and I wanted to inform the children that, according the Bible, Jesus is coming twice, once as the baby in the manger, and then as King.
So I asked the children, "How did Jesus come the first time?"
One child answered, "Down the chimney."
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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