Terry Smith: In Jesus of Nazareth, God is Revealed
By Terry M. Smith Prisons and slums, natural and human-made disasters and deaths, wars and other forms of suffering all illustrate that our world is far from what it should [...]
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Kevin Wiebe: I Am the Weaker Brother
By Kevin Wiebe When you believe you are right about something, how do you behave? How do you treat those with whom you disagree? I’m not talking about issues of sin, here. [...]
Flo Friesen: Your Kingdom Come
The Lord’s Prayer 2019 by Flo Friesen I can still see and smell the setting where I first said the Lord’s Prayer. A two-room country school, oiled wooden floors, faded [...]
Lois Thiessen: Who Am I Now? A Real Missionary Question of Identity
By Lois Thiessen Does your job define you every moment of your life? Are you on duty when you’re shopping, on stage as you eat your supper, on trial for your kids’ [...]
Arlene Friesen: Paul, From Despair to Cross-Shaped Courage
By Professor Arlene Friesen Imagine getting an email from a friend saying something like this, “We’ve gone through some incredibly hard times lately. It has been so [...]
Ron Thiessen says, “Hallowed Be Your Name.”
The Lord’s Prayer 2019 By Pastor Ron Thiessen Prayer has always been a mystery to me. I think it was a mystery to the early disciples as well because they seemed baffled by [...]
Dr. Arden Thiessen: Our Father in Heaven
Editor’s Note: There will be a series on the Lord’s Prayer in 2019. This follows the Apostles’ Creed (2016), the Protestant (Radical) Reformation (2017), and the Mental [...]
James Regehr: Go Tell It On The Mountain!
by James Regehr What a joyful message filled with excitement and hope. Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born! I can still remember, as if it were yesterday, [...]
Dr. Gus Konkel: How Long, O Lord? A Biblical Theology of Suffering
A Preview of the SBC Leadership Conference March 15-16, 2019 by Dr. Gus Konkel In Psalm 13 the phrase repeats like a staccato beat in the whole first stanza: How long? Will [...]
Irene Ascough: Being Restored
Mental Health Initiative 2018 by Irene Ascough For the past year The Messenger has published articles that have spoken about Mental Health and Mental Illness. As a Mental [...]
