Chris Neil—or Christopher, as his mother, Bonnie, called him—grew up with the ambition and desire to be an NHL hockey player. Through grit and determination, he achieved his goal and left an indelible mark on the Ottawa Senators franchise.Christopher spent many hours as a youngster in Ron and Cathy Pegg’s home, providing the author with personal, first-hand knowledge of Neil the hockey player and the man. That friendship continues to this day. In this engaging biography, you’ll mee...

Can one servant make a difference? Ron Pegg has taught school for 34 years, coached 213 teams in various sports over a 47-year coaching career and was the winning coach in over 2,400 games and 54 championship or finalist teams. He has belonged to various prayer groups as well as serving as a church elder and Sunday School superintendent for over 35 years. He has been lay supply preacher for 58 years. He is one of three life members of Ontario Baseball. He holds a B.A. degree in history and En...

"My Mother listened to the gospel every Sunday morning and every Sunday afternoon. On Sunday afternoon, Mom's radio was tuned to the Barrie radio station. It was the late 1940s. At 3:00 pm, a program was on the air from Edmonton, Alberta. Ernest Manning was the preacher, and the name of the broadcast was "Canada's National Back to the Bible Broadcast." After sixty years of having studied this man and following his career, I firmly believe that the man who was elected in seven consecutive elec...

Ron Pegg has been an active believer and follower of Jesus Christ for more than seventy-five years. This book is about the growth of his faith over that time and how it continues to grow today.The main ministry God has given him is a ministry to young people. He often states that young people are his lifeblood. He taught high school for thirty-four years and has been a volunteer coach of 213 teams, many of whom have won provincial championships. He has coached seven boys who have g...

To God be the Glory! "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life," John 3:16, NIV. It was in the late 1970s when the Walls family and Frank Macintyre of the Dundalk Herald gave Ron Pegg the opportunity of writing a weekly column for the Flesherton Advance. During the next three decades he wrote the column under a number of different names. This book includes articles from that column, along with many recent...

I knew I wanted a front-row seat on [Bill’s] re-election campaign in 2003. The man was a local legend, and my journalistic curiosity naturally drove me to question how much of it was myth. To the outsiders, the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound was at times insignificant, but the Bognor native who represented it was not.The only time I’ve seen MPP Murdoch pause reflectively was when he talked about the hardship, the work ethic, and the pride of his people at home. And that’s what h...