Pathway of Pain
Often attributed to Helen Steiner Rice If my days were untroubled And my heart always light, Would I seek that fair land Where there is no night? If I never [...]
Columns
I am Ambivalent About the EMC
By Josh Friesen Writing this article makes me torn. I can certainly agree with some of the things Mr. Brandt mentioned in his article [March 2019] about his joy of being an [...]
Why I’m Glad to be an EMCer
by Brad Brandt I think the EMC has a rich history and a solid present reality that we need to talk about. In terms of diversity, we have members who speak Spanish, Mandarin, [...]
Loreena Thiessen: Oh, the Places You Will Go!
by Loreena Thiessen What do you like to read? Why do you read? There are many different kinds of reading. Your reasons for choosing what to read will be different. One big [...]
Layton Friesen: Without the Church, You’re on Your Own
by Layton Friesen Do I need to be a member of the church in order to be a disciple of Jesus? Can I be saved if I am not a part of the church? By church I don’t mean some [...]
John Longhurst: Passion for Giving Passed Down Through Generations
by John Longhurst For Alain Reimer, learning to be generous started when he was a child. “We were taught that giving was just a part of life,” he says of what his parents [...]
Loreena Thiessen: Something Old, Something New
by Loreena Thiessen January is about new things. A brand new year has begun, 2019. The old year, 2018, is in the past. A new year is exciting. A fresh new snow fall makes [...]
Betty Koop: My Dad Looked for the Best in Everyone
by Betty Koop I stood in my office at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Medicine, shocked and also puzzled at the same time. One of the professors had just explained [...]
Adam Harris: Go And Do Likewise
by Adam Harris Love one another. This is the command Jesus gave throughout the gospels. Jesus modeled how to love others and as followers of Christ. We should do the same. [...]
Layton Friesen: I am Gobsmacked that I Exist
by Layton Friesen Imagine you awoke to find yourself sitting in a meadow. You have no recollection of how you got there. You have no memory of life before this awakening. You [...]
