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 [...]
Columns
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 [...]
Loreena Thiessen: A Brief History of Christmas
by Loreena Thiessen Christmas is coming! Are you getting excited? What if Christmas were cancelled? What would you do? When Jesus was born only a few people knew who he was. [...]
Youth Ministry: A High Calling
by Gerald D. Reimer, Director of Youth and Discipleship The concept of “youth ministry” began as a para-church ministry by Youth For Christ and Young Life in high [...]
Window on Missions: What, a Changed Funding Model?
By Tim Dyck and Ken Zacharias What? EMC Missions Wants to Change the Missionary Support Model? Yes, you read that correctly. The Board of Missions will be presenting a [...]
TRU2018 Youth Leaders’ Retreat “If Anyone is Thirsty…”
Oct. 26-28, 2018 Are You Serving Gen-Z, iGen, or Centennials? by Gerald D. Reimer, Director of Youth and Discipleship If you serve thirsty young people—or those you wish [...]
Jocelyn R. Plett: A Relief That Comes With Faith
by Jocelyn R. Plett Last Spring I had the opportunity to be a table host for our church’s Alpha program. If you haven’t had the chance to watch the new (2016) Alpha [...]
Loreena Thiessen: Lessons from a Tree
by Loreena Thiessen Your summer vacation is over. Each morning you were up early and ready to go. It’s back to school and that means work, school work. The sun still feels [...]
