Ray Richards

    Psalms 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the fir...

    Have you ever been walking down the street and had the urge to eithe...

    One of my favourite Christmas carols is “It Came Upon a Midnight Cle...

    One of my favourite Christmas carols is one penned by Edmund Sears, ...

    In John 14:12 Jesus makes an astounding statement when talking to Ph...

   There have been times in my life when I have attempted some task, bel...

    God makes an incredible promise to King Solomon in 2 Chronicles 7:14...

    I remember being in the delivery room when both of my children were ...

    I have heard many people, myself included, that have complained, “I ...

    The other day I was watching TV and like a normal guy, when a commer...

    Last week I came upon a detour.  Unfortunately there were no signs d...

When sometimes we are at a very low point of our lives, others often use...

    Habakkuk 3:17-19 says, “When the fig tree does not bud, and there ar...

    When I was about 8 or 9 years old I found a new friend.  We were clo...

    A blind person must often rely on a sighted person to describe certa...

    A properly working compass will always point north.  However, unless...

    When my children were small I tried to teach them to always fess up ...

    I grew up in a subdivision where there were only two kinds of houses...

    There are many things in this world that can cause us worry.  Most o...

    Many people today go through life with the sole intention of making ...

    The comedian Tommy Smothers once said ‘truth is whatever you can con...

    I can remember playing Follow the Leader as a child.  We always trie...

Bird Feeder     I woke last week to find snow on the ground and my bi...

    Last week I misplaced my keys.  On the chain were two keyless entry ...

    2 Timothy 3:13 gives a dire warning.  “But evil people and charlatan...

    There is an old Irish hymn originally penned by Dallan Forgaill in t...

    I’ve seen it happen, actually in my younger years I have probably do...

   New Years is a time when many ponder their past and look with anticip...

A friend about my age commented to me the other day, “I’m to young to be...

    1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says “Love is patient, love is kind, it is not ...

    It’s getting that time of year when the field mice begin to look for...

    Because of the traditions surrounding Valentine’s Day, many people b...

    According to Mario Livio, an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope S...

    1 Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God, and one mediator between ...

    The other day on the news they had clips of military personnel retur...

    I heard someone mention that a New Year’s resolution is something th...

    At this time of year Christmas songs are on the radio, on PA systems...

    The other day I overheard two teenagers talking.  One said, “Don’t y...

    Like most people, there are many things about Christmas that I like;...

    I can remember as a teenager (yes, I can remember back that far) goi...

Rise and Walk     There is an account in Acts 3 where Peter and John ...

    It was September 10, 1858, that John Holden hit the first home run i...

    Words often change over years and centuries.  Words we use today oft...

    When I was in kindergarten, I had a friend with whom I was very clos...

    Everybody needs a purpose in life.  To just wander through a life an...

    The very first sentence in the Bible is, “In the beginning, God crea...

    Many of us go to church each week expecting to experience God.  Ther...

    I was skimming through last weeks paper and happened to browse throu...

    The other day I watched a baby starling chase it’s mother around our...

    I have never been out on a boat in a big storm.  If the wind was how...

    Elvina Hall penned the words to a hymn titled ‘Jesus Paid it All’.  ...

    Can you imagine what your house would be like if there were no drain...

    I have never been out on a boat in a big storm.  If the wind was how...

    I'm sure we all have those friends that promise they will be there t...

    In John 2 we are told the account of Jesus at the wedding in Cana wh...

    Jesus makes an interesting statement in Luke 9:62.  “ And Jesus said...

    I vaguely remember teaching my children to ride bicycles.  I know th...

    There’s an old hymn penned by Charles Gabriel that is titled ‘More L...

    I have watched a few documentary type movies lately about how a baby...

    When I was a teenager I can remember the first few times I wanted to...

    That is the title of a hymn penned by Charlotte Elliott.  Each verse...

    If you read 1 Kings 6 to 8 you will see God’s instructions as to how...

    A few years ago I went to visit my son in Indiana and ended up takin...

   One of my favourite portions of scripture is found in Job 19.  Disast...

    To many, I still live in the dark ages of television.  I only have c...

    I have read that in past days, men used to dig deep pits and then co...

    Have you ever wondered what Jesus would have thought about technolog...

    Many of our names today have meanings.  My name originally meant adv...

    When my children were small there was a popular song they sang that ...

    I can remember going on a trip up north with my parents.  At one poi...

    I have yet to see any robins this spring, but I know they are coming...

    Years ago there was a television show called ‘To Tell the Truth’.  T...

    For over a hundred years the reign of Queen Victoria was the longest...

    The formation of pearls is really very basic.  It begins when someth...

    Everybody has certain types of music that they like and certain type...

    The one thing that can still scare the daylights out of me is lightn...

    In Psalms 19:1 David states “The heavens declare the glory of God.” ...

    It’s almost golf time.  At the first sign of grass showing amid the ...

   I can remember going on nature trail hikes with my family as a child....

    I love to see the daffodils in the spring.  They seem to be the firs...

    Have you ever wondered why Canada is called a Dominion, and not a fe...

    I can vaguely remember back to my days in university when I took a c...

    Groundhog Day is one of those fun but silly celebrations we have whe...

   The Christmas season, the celebration of Jesus’ birth, is fast approa...

    There is an account in John 8 of a woman caught in adultery.  She is...

    It’s interesting going down the main street of a town out of regular...

Truth     In the movie ‘A Few Good Men’, Tom Cruz as prosecutor makes...

    A quick drive around town and it’s obvious that Christmas is near.  ...

    I was out walking the other night and for the first time in probably...

    I was out walking the other day when something on my shirt caught my...

    I was reading Matthew’s account in the of the life of Jesus and came...

    We recently refinished the floor in our bedroom.  To do this we had ...

    We recently refinished the floor in our bedroom.  To do this we had ...

    Last week, while I was sweltering and sweating profusely, someone co...

    I have celebrated many Christmases with the exchanging of presents. ...

    Years ago when I was teaching we had a blind gentleman that would co...

    Again, as every year, when the new year is rung in people let out a ...

   I’ve read many stories in which mother birds will protect their young...

    By definition a phobia is a a persistent fear of something.  Althoug...

    There is a Christmas carol written by James Montgomery and Henry Sma...

    Whenever I see little children in a store or on a busy street they a...

    I went tobogganing last week.  It was loads of fun.  The major probl...

    During the heat of the summer, grass often becomes dry and lawns tak...

    I once owned an small, old farmhouse.  It had a hand dug well with r...

    I watched a show the other day in which a man on horseback was tryin...

    I know a number of people who are allergic to cats.  Whenever they g...

    I read a poster once that said, ‘Dance like no one is watching and s...

   A baby lives inside her mother for 9 months as she develops.  Imagine...

    When you look at the world around us and see both its complexity and...

    The other day I went for a walk on the trails and it was very swampy...

    I was out walking the other day and noticed a five or six teenagers ...

    In the beginning of the book of Jeremiah, God gives him a message to...

    I can vaguely remember my first best friend I had in kindergarten.  ...

    As I write this the weather outside is yuck.  It’s cold, wet, cloudy...

    The month of January is named for the Roman god Janus.  His name mea...

    Ephesians 4:29 in The Message Bibles says, “Watch the way you talk. ...

    In his inaugural address, John F. Kennedy made a challenging stateme...

    Thoro Harris penned a hymn titled ‘All That Thrills My Soul is Jesus...

Monsters!     How many people do you think are reading this simply be...

    Last week my wife and I went to a coffee shop.  I got my order first...

    I read recently that scientist estimate we have about fifty trillion...

    Do you ever wonder what heaven will be like?  The Bible gives us man...

    I saw a picture of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and got to wondering ab...

    A few more days and it is here.  Christmas!!!!  Many families and co...

    In the Message Bible, in Psalms 113:7 and 8 it says, “He picks up th...

    Last week I heard a preachers say that there are thousands of roads ...

    Whether or not a person believes in God, the same question arises, “...

    I remember, in the old days, having to stop at a gas station and ask...

    Martin Luther penned the words to the wonderful hymn of the church, ...

    Imagine the most beautiful flower that you could possible think of, ...

    I have never used an alarm clock to wake me up, but then I never get...

    Touch is an amazing thing.  I have read that people who are in comas...

   When training your dog to stay on your property, there is something c...

    Most people are familiar of the Biblical account where Moses and the...

    Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson penned the song ‘One Day at a...

    When all else fails, I tend to read the instruction.  Sometimes I ma...

    Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to born as a man?  God left His...

    There is a verse in the Bible that I have always found both puzzling...

    Exodus 20:3, as part of the ten commandments, says, “Thou shalt have...

    I didn’t notice the spider’s web on my car’s side mirror until I rea...

    Can you imagine living is a place called ‘El Pueblo de Nuestra Señor...

    Lately we have been having a lot of dark mornings.  My body and mind...

    I was out with a friend last week walking his dog.  We were on the t...

    My wife and I were out walking the other night and came upon a mothe...

    I’ve noticed that when I get in my car to start it, I don’t even hav...

    My wife and I recently went for a canoe ride down the Saugeen River....

Heaven When I was young, I used to go out and collect pretty co...

    Last week I misplaced my keys.  On the chain were two keyless entry ...

    I was down by the river the other day and came across a small pond o...

    George Duffield, Jr. wrote the lyrics to a hymn titled ‘Stand Up, St...

One Way     Whenever I drive places I like to take different routes. ...

    There is hymn penned by James Hill titled ‘What a Day That Will Be’....

    In Luke chapter 13, from verses 10 to 13 there is an interesting acc...

  After twenty-five years of owning computers, something happen...

    Someone told me of a problem they had last week.  In the morning the...

    I just read that the average high school student who owns a smart ph...

    Traditions and Christmas carols tell us there were three wise men th...

    There’s an traditional Christmas carol, ‘Go Tell it on the Mountain’...

    Whenever I go driving somewhere I prefer to be the driver.  I feel m...

    How things change.  I grew up going to the store with a few pennies ...

   I read something the other day that I found interesting.  The words s...

    Psalms 42:1 tells us, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, s...

    One dictionary I looked in gave this definition for outrageous; pass...

    Years ago I had a friend who was colourblind.  I remember driving ho...

    Last week I saw an old tree that had been cut down and started to co...

    I know the Olympics are a big thing and I understand why people want...

    When I look back at my younger years I am amazed at how much things ...

    When summer arrives and the days get longer, it is easy to get up in...

    The other day I took my car to the gas station to fill it with gas a...

    In Matthew 13 we are told that Jesus came to the area of His home.  ...

   If I had to choose the best day of my life there would be many choice...

    The first part of Jeremiah 1:5 says, “Before I formed thee in the be...

    In general terms, a mediator is a go between, one who settles differ...

    I have always found it challenging to find things that I have mispla...

There is a hymn written by Mrs. Annie Hawks titled ‘I Need Thee Every Ho...

    The sight of migrating Canada Geese always amazes me.  They all seem...

    There is an account in Mark 2 where Jesus heals a man sick of the pa...

    Like many other children, while growing up I had some ‘interesting’ ...

    Elizabeth Barrett Browning penned the sonnet that starts “How do I l...

    This week many athletes will win medals at the Olympics.  I can only...

    There is an old hymn penned by Henry Lyte titled ‘Abide With Me’.  T...

    Valentine’s Day is a time when we acknowledge the ones we love and t...

    We have a squirrel that is guilty of repeated break and enter.    I’...

    Stones is one of those words with a myriad of applications.  It can ...

    We just got a new TV and with it came a user’s manual.  The manual i...

    According to psychologists there is a new concern for people who con...

    Every year at this time I start to see signs that remind us that ‘Je...

    I have read that watching an aquarium will lower blood pressure in m...

   I’ve seen pictures of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walking.  I h...

    Psalms 89:7 says. “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of th...

    The Perils of Pauline was a serial in movie theatres starting in the...

 When the snow begins to melt in the spring, it is far removed from the ...

    My dad was a very smart man.  He did all his own work on his car, bu...

    I love the weather in the spring of the year.  One day there may be ...

   What is the biggest thing in heaven?  I always like to think it is Go...

    In times of an election, politicians seem to pop up everywhere.  Any...

    Snowy, winter weather is a funny thing.  On calm days, the snow floa...

    When I was in high school I used to run on the track team.  One thin...

    In Luke 9:1 and 2 we are told that “he called his twelve disciples t...

    I have never understood the reason for making the bed every day.  Wh...

    According to a study by the University of Florida, in 2007 there wer...

    Isn’t it wonderful having call display.  You can pick up the phone a...

    One of my favourite verses in the Bible is Deuteronomy 34:7.  “Moses...

    Scientist have a firmly believe that black holes exist.  It is impos...

    Trying to find inexpensive flights can be challenging.  That’s why i...

    I recently came back from England and while there I visited a few ol...

    I have never been present during an earthquake or a volcanic eruptio...

    I like winter and I like snow.  Children need to be able to go tobog...

    It was 1969 that man landed on the moon.  When one considers the ‘pr...

    Most of the time when people travel they seem to want to have someon...

    Baseball season is now upon us.  I’m not sure what most people see i...

    This is the time of the spring equinox, a time when both day and nig...

    Have you ever taken time to consider the planets in our Solar System...

    Have you ever been in a dark room and suddenly someone turns on the ...

      I was at the hospital the other day and noticed it was full of ...

    When people talk about their favourite kind of music, often they do ...

    One of my favourite Christmas carols is “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleme...

    In John 8:12 Jesus says, “I am the light of the world: he that follo...

    It is towards the end of summer that flowers begin to die.  Many can...

   There’s a story in I Samuel recounting the first time God called to S...

    I love daffodils.  They seem to announce that spring is finally here...

    After a recent rain, I went for a bike ride on trails down by a rive...

    When times are good, or everything around you seems to be falling in...

    I find it interesting that when someone is digging a well for water ...

    As a child I used to love a good tug of war; grabbing the rope, digg...

    To many people, supernatural means weird, something that should not ...

    The other day I was out walking in the leaves.  Every so often a win...

    When I was a little guy my friends and I would collect hockey cards....

    That day that children love so much will soon be over.  There were p...

   In Luke 4:18 Jesus proclaims, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, bec...

    2 Corinthians 9:8 starts out “And God is able to make all grace abou...

    Some winters we see snow, snow and more snow.  There is no shortage ...

    There is an old saying that if March comes in like a lion it will go...

    There was an awards show on television last week and in the paper th...

    Someone gave me directions the other day and they finished by saying...

    Christmas is done and the lights are gone.  When I look down our str...

    Last week I heard a preacher say that there are thousands of roads i...

    When I was small I used to love making a forts.  I would get as many...

   I remember watching fans trying to get close to rock stars just to to...

    The other day I was helping a neighbour catch some bats that had fou...

    The people that make up crossword puzzles amaze me.  They take over ...

    I once saw a sign in an office.  It read, ‘There are two things in t...

    I don’t know how accurate this is, but I recently read that in an av...

    Have you ever stood in a slow line at the store waiting your turn fo...

    One of the verses from the Bible that I really like, one that encour...

    When you go golfing the cost to play a round is generally called 'gr...

    It seems no matter how much I sort, recycle and compost, there is al...

    I had a friend once who decided to eat fresh garlic every day.  He c...

    I just completed refinishing my living room and kitchen floors.  I s...

    I find infomercials on TV oddly interesting.  Their job is to make m...

    When I was small, everyone knew the bug halyomorpha halys, but not b...

    When I was small I used to think that the moon would grow and then s...

    I enjoy watching many of the ‘judge’ shows on TV.  Most times the pe...

    Just this morning I heard that familiar tap tap tap of mouse feet ru...

    Too often we find ourselves in a place where we don’t want to be.  W...

    As a boy, I can remember seeing some men in an aluminum fishing boat...

We have peas growing in our garden and they amaze me. They send out thes...

    One evening after dark I was out on my deck.  It’s about eight feet ...

    Frederick A. Fillmore penned a song titled “Sunshine Song”.  The ver...

    When I was in public school we often played games like Red Rover and...

It’s interesting to drive around town and see all the new houses being b...

    ‘But God’ is my favourite phrase in the Bible.  There are many insta...

    The first part of Psalms 139:14 says, “I will praise thee; for I am ...

    My grandfather lied about his age so he could enlist and fight in WW...

    I was out riding my bike the other evening.  I was just coming up to...

    We have many modern, technological devices today to help from becomi...

    A while ago my wife asked me to bring home some cheese from the stor...

    Imagine for a minute that you are walking down the street and a well...

    I once saw a bumper sticker that read ‘Jesus is my copilot’.  At fir...

    Fidelity come from the Latin word for faithful and is defined as fai...

    When a ship stops near shore, it invariably puts down an anchor to p...

   There is an old hymn penned by W. D. Longstaff titled ‘Take Time to b...

      I was downtown the other day and there was an 18 wheeler backin...

    Some days it feels like the sun is shining on me all day long and ev...

    The other day I was watching a squirrel in my backyard.  He was scur...

    I don’t pretend to understand the workings of gravity.  I look at al...

    There’s an old gospel song by Stuart Hamblen that says, “It is no se...

    Everyone wants to be happy.  But still the question remains, how doe...

    In John 21 Jesus has already risen from the dead.  Some of the disci...

    There is debate as to whether Psalms 73 was written by King David or...

    Can you imagine how silly, and dangerous, it would be for a pilot to...

   When I was younger I played many sports and was quite good.  Try-outs...