Well, it’s been a week… One of those weeks where the weather dictates our activities, a week of cancelling, rescheduling, shovelling, shifting meetings to Zoom, but in the midst of all that, also gratitude. Gratitude for warm shelter, for the people who plow the roads and the ones who show up in emergencies even in a blizzard. The key to winter in Tobermory seems to be flexibility. As I said in a Zoom meeting on Thursday, “Blessed are the flexible.” We are in the middle of the Season of...

It’s a powerful question. Powerful now and powerful in the Gospel of John when Jesus asks it of two of John the Baptist’s disciples. The disciples answer, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” And so it begins, the teaching relationship that unfolded over three years and countless miles and the witnessing of miracles and the authorities always hovering in the background, ready to shut things down. A relationship that begins here and will end at the cross… Each of the Gospels has a different take on...

(Published in the Bruce Peninsula Press, January 13, 2026) On Dec. 18, Tobermory United hosted the third annual Christmas with Peninsula Musicians concert. The music was brilliant, and the vibe was warm and cozy. Many thanks to Brian Taylor, Arnie Crittenden, Dominik Franken, Dan Corcoran, Robert Franklin, Janet Whittington, Rod Layman and the Tobermory United Church Choir for their thoughtful and generous performances! A singalong and a time for catching up and refreshments capped the...