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                   Nothing in Estevan, Saskatchewan makes people angrier than trains.   Our town is divided by the CP Rail tracks and it seems that trains roll through at the most inopportune times.   Last week, a train blocked the tracks on Kensington Avenue and by the time it finally moved vehicles were lined up, two lanes wide, all the way back to Walmart.   Lately, the railway seems to be better at avoiding the peak traffic hours, but people still hate waiting on trains.                It seemed strange, then, that a couple of Mondays ago people happily lined up and waited for hours for a train to come through town.   This was no ordinary train though.   It was a steam locomotive built in December 1930.    The Empress, as she is called, was on a celebration tour and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the old technology on the rails agai

 As we celebrate Mother's Day, consider this.... what would it be like if the church treated people in the same way that a good mother treats her children? What would happen if we were known as being different than everyone else, but in the best way possible? Here is a hint..... we would look like Jesus!  

 "Busy" and "tired" are two words that carry a lot of weight with most of us. "Busy" and "tired" makes us sound important, needed, and like we have something going on. We don't necessarily like the feeling of being being busy and tired, but we like the impression it gives.  When Jesus comes on the scene, he offers something else: Rest! Relief! Shelter! Hope! I am still learning this lesson, but I know this, it is a good and necessary one.  (PS. One of the kids kicked the tripod right in the middle of the lesson. Sorry! However, I must say that I am happy that we have kids around the building to kick the thing.... so that is good!) :)