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The Man Who Planted Trees – An Allegory

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 11, 2025

‘The Man Who Planted Trees’ by Jean Giono was published in 1953. Giono was one…

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The Old Man and the Sea

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 28, 2025

THE PURSUIT OF SUCCESS: Earnest Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

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Three Proven Ways to Encourage Positive Thoughts

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 29, 2025

Our minds are like a kaleidoscope of thoughts, ever changing. Some thoughts are honourable, some…

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Glory

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 16, 2024

We attend the family service at our church. It is inter-generational, attracting many young families.…

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Surviving in the Grey Zone

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 21, 2024

Ukraine’s most famous novelist, Andrey Kurkov, has given us Grey Bees, a story that highlights…

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On the Brink of Everything

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 19, 2024

Parker J Palmer was born in Chicago on February 28, 1939, and grew up in…

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The Covenant of Water

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 27, 2024

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water, by acclaimed author, Abraham Verghese, is…

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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – The Movie

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 10, 2023August 14, 2023

‘Pilgrimage is an outward sign of the inner journey… the search for meaning, inspiration, healing,…

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Landlines – Renewing Connections Reviving Hope

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 12, 2023June 16, 2023

Celebrated author Raynor Winn and her husband Moth are embarking on an ambitious walk. Her…

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Nick Cave and the Tragic Loss of His Son

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 17, 2023January 31, 2025

Finding faith, hope, and courage in a time of pain and suffering: ‘We are, each…

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Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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