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Article by Craig Williams I’m currently the father of a 16-year-old son and a 11 year-old daughter. I have really been fascinated by observing everything they have done in their lives since they were born. Things really got interesting as soon as they could walk because they started to have some control of where theyContinue reading “Father”

I started taking a few courses in Psychology and one of the things that I found interesting was this idea of “the third-variable problem.”  You see, there is an issue researchers come across when they are trying to figure out how strongly things connect or correlate with each other. Let’s say that someone did aContinue reading “The Variables of Life”

By Carey Miller ‘New Beginnings’  I am still getting through a tough season of loss and struggle.  Too many of us have lost a loved one in 2021. Losing my big sister Heidi will forever affect my life and the decisions I make. Our days are numbered and every day is precious.  Life rarely goesContinue reading “Life Happens”

Article by Craig Williams Throughout my life I have watched several awards shows like the Emmys, the Grammys and the Oscars. I have also watched many sporting events – only God truly knows how many. All these events are all different but there is one thing I’ve seen that they have in common. Whenever performersContinue reading “There’s Nothing New Under The Sun”

Even though the world continues to move on, not too long ago my father Frederick Harriott passed and that reality still remains quite stationary for me.  How have I been navigating this loss as a man, and what has been going on? I am not versed in astronomy, other than a fondness for science fiction,Continue reading “My Journey of Loss”

Today is a milestone.  It’s not often that one turns 50, but then again, I guess if time travel isn’t an available option, I suppose you only have one shot at it… I began to ponder this calendar-ic event (I know that’s not a real word) since the dawn of the new year and thereContinue reading “My Birthday Blog”

Frederick Harriott: “A Man Who Chose the Best” FAMILY | STRENGTH | FAITH 1939 – 2021 The Times… Frederick Harriott did not choose the era in which he was born …  In 1939, Europe was on the brink of a global war.  The world was just rousing itself from a decade of depression, drought, unemploymentContinue reading “My Father’s Eulogy”

My wife and I like to spend time together and we usually watch a series of some sort. Not too long ago we started watching The Crown. (I suppose that it has even become more relevant when we consider the passing of Prince Phillip back in April of this year.) As a historian, I takeContinue reading “Tough as Nails”

Abundant Life Gospel Centre (formerly Erie Street Gospel Centre) is a white unassuming building on an obscure street in South Oshawa.  (Although, I suppose if you’re from the GTA, everywhere in the Durham Region seems mysterious). During the COVID pandemic, physical places became a missed commodity, even though we recognize that people are the onesContinue reading “A Place of Mentorship”

I was speaking to a single mom some time ago, and she spoke rather candidly about the frustration she was experiencing with the father of her son.  And rightly so, since he was failing on many fronts. She was also somewhat deflated by the short comings of numerous (it seemed) poor fathering examples (of men)Continue reading “Complicated Men”