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Memories of Winter
I’m back in Germany, where if there was a winter of 2019-20 it is long gone. It was minus nine Celsius when we boarded the plane in Ottawa, plus 13 when we arrived in Basel Switzerland (the closest airport) too many hours later. Winter was late arriving in Canada – I was wondering at […]
Bethesda
In the New Testament book of John here is a reference to a place of healing, pool, that in English is rendered Bethesda. The Hebrew word translates as “House of Mercy.” Just outside of Ottawa there is a retreat centre that aspires to be such a place, the Bethesda Renewal Centre. On New Year’s Eve […]
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