Prior to this week, my last airline experience was in August; I was flying back from Phoenix. As I boarded the big old jet airliner, I found my row and seat, and chuckled. I had been placed, strangely enough, beside two striking young ladies. As I struggled to fit my one carry-on into the overhead,...

Let’s face facts: we probably don’t have many Jewish readers. All the same, everyone here at Burnside (except Penny Carothers, who’s a rampant anti-Semite) would like to wish our Jewish friends a happy Chanukah. I know it’s not the biggest Jewish holiday out there, but the Maccabees...

Don Miller was in Uganda the last two weeks with a few friends doing important stuff. On occasion, he’ll bring back gifts for friends, so he stopped in a bookstore and bought a few copies of “Our Heritage Series”, a collection of Ugandan children stories. Here’s the back cover...

This past Saturday evening, I had a long drive ahead of me. I knewthat four plus hours of snowy, sleety weather on the treacherousdarkness of the 401 would be a stressful experience so I did mybest to buckle in and mentally prepare for the journey. I was headedto Perth (a small town located 45 mins outside...