The Josiah Henson Museum Unveiled in Dresden
By C.J. Barry Kentner The Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History will open on May 20th, in Dresden. New signage will be erected on...
Author : Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner
Rare Bear: The Popcorn Vendor
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner Malachi 2: 1-9 In the first Chapter of Malachi, God points out that slaves honor their masters, and sons honor...
Rare Bear: Joseph’s Clincher
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner Isaiah, the 8th. Century BCE Prophet foretold the birth of Christ, with the words ” Behold, the virgin shall conceive,...
Rare Bear: ‘Before Television, There Was The Kitchen Stove’
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner (“Rare Bear”) A line from John Macfie’s book “Now and Then” footnotes to Parry Sound’s History reads: Before Television, There was...
The Rare Bear: The Belly Button Lesson
By Barry Kentner Years ago, when my daughters were in their young teens, I made a big mistake. You see, my Mother — who was highly...
Rare Bare: The Cricket
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner The Cricket Some may say “A Cricket! That will bring good luck.” Well, I hear a cricket chirping But I...
WILLIE. OR WON’T HE
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner I am writing of course, of my friend in imagination— Wiarton Willie. He appears every February 2nd, with a message...
Rare Bear: Never too old
By Barry Kentner I’ve had one too many conversations with empty-nester peers about what it’s like to go to church once our kids are grown...
Rare Bear: Buried History
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner I received an e-mail from a friend, recently, detailing an interesting historical discovery in the Orkney Islands; a settlement in...
Do You Remember…
By Rev. C.J. Barry Kentner Amy one remember Henry Aldridge, Our Miss Brooks, or Amos and Andy? How about the Lone Ranger, Terry and the...