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                  After his encounter with the “Rich Young Ruler” (Mark 10:17-31), Jesus said, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle that for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God!” (verse 25).                 When we came to that part, I asked the Bible study class how they had heard this verse explained.   One man raised his hand and said, “Apparently, there used to be a gate in the wall of Jerusalem and it was called ‘The Needle’s Eye’.   It was so small that a camel had to get down on its knees and crawl through it.   It could get in, but it was really difficult”.    Several people nodded their heads in agreement.   They had heard the same expl...

                  My sister had a milestone birthday this week, so Sara, the girls and I decided that it would be fun to go to Moose Jaw and celebrate with her.   In the end, thirteen of us went out for supper and then a few more joined us for cake and coffee at my mom’s place.   I am fortunate to have close relationships with my immediate family.                 However, outside of that immediate family, I do not know many of my relatives.   In fact, I have cousins in Moose Jaw that I have not seen in years.   Families are not always close.   Sometimes the problem is physical distance. Other times, circumstances and events create relational distance, but the fact is that we do not alway...

                  Thanks to some nice people who bought and built a car for me, I got to drive in this year’s Enduro race at the Estevan Motor Speedway.   What is an Enduro, you ask?   Basically, you take an old street car, remove the windows, move the gas tank and race for 150 laps or an hour and a half, whichever comes first.                 As the race began, I was feeling good.   I passed a lot of cars and thought that I might even have a chance to win.   Then it happened.   Coming off corner two, the car suddenly lost power.   It was still running.   I still had the gas pedal mashed to the floor, but it was slowing down.   Then I looked at the temperature gauge and noticed ...