Jay's Blog part Deux

Many of us have heard about the death of George Floyd an African-American man who died of suffocation while being arrested for allegedly passing a counterfeit 20 dollar bill at a Minneapolis grocery store. The officer who put his knee on Floyd’s neck and cut of his oxygen off was been charged with manslaughter. The other officers on the scene were fired as a result. This has sparked numerous protests in various US cities (some of them have turned violent). Also, has bought back attention to use of excessive force by police especially on African-American males and the problems of race relations in America. There was clearly the use of excessive force for a guy who allegedly passed a counterfeit bill. He probably was confused at first and maybe disoriented which may be seen as aggression but there no reason use a hold such as this. When I worked as a DSW many years ago part of my training was using holds to subdue violent  behaviour and one of this we were taught was to never to co...

A very hard rebuke for those who packed in the parks inToronto on the weekend.I understand that people are itching after being cooped up for two months. But going from 0 to 100 is just going to prolong this. As my recent scare (I had to be tested and mercifully it came back negative) got me to think it is no time to be gambling with lives right now. The reason things are opening are to stabilize the economy and not because everything is safe. Also,I wondered if our political leaders are bracing for a second wave.

Recently President Donald Trump has given State governors the green light to reopen houses of worship and the power to override governors who fail to do so. 1They have been deemed places that provide essential services. As A Christian I agree that provide aid to the community such as outreach to the poor, prayer for the sick among other things to reach to the community. Christians are instructed to ‘Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” Heb 10:25 ESV. And unity among believers is crucial at a time such as this. Not to mention in North America there is the freedom of religion. But there are some factors to consider. First is what exactly is meant by the church. We in society tend to think of churches as buildings with steeples and stained glass windows. However, the church refers to the body of believers as it comes from the Greek word Ekklesia meaning assembly. Church can also refer a b...

These are more things I have learned during this pandemic and/or become aware of. That some of our unsung heroes in our society work in the healthcare, emergency response and grocery industries. They often the first ones that face the axe when a government or corporation needs to cut back. Hopefully what has happened the last two months will change things. This has been a way to see how competent our political leaders are. Some have proved to competent while others not so much(President Trump). Shows how we should take elections and politics in general more seriously.   That you can still have the world at your fingertips when you are locked inside your home. Thanks to the internet. We have to view church services and worship ,check out new sites, FaceTime people, shop and order food on line. Heck you don’t really need a television and you can’t view programs online. We as a society were not well prepared for a pandemic and may have to be better prepared in the future. Also...

Here are some things about me as things have changed since the last time I posted. I am a regular working stiff who lives in the Orillia Ontario area in Canada.I have been employed by the same company for the past eight years. I worked at various jobs in the past these have included construction worker, landscaper ,developmental support worker and retail store clerk among others.I still quite have not found my niche yet. But I am working on it. I am married to an attractive and very lovely woman for over a decade. I am basically a homebody who reads,surfs the net, wastes time on Facebook and learns languages (right now Latin) in his spare time.I look in begin blogging again regularly. I am an evangelical Christian who attends a Baptist church with Calvinist leanings. However, with the whole predestination vs free will debate I often find myself leaning in the Arminian camp as I have looked into the issue. I am not tied to any one denomination as I have belonged to different Bapti...