I’ll admit it – I am a huge choir nerd. I absolutely love choir concerts and choral music in general. I don’t know how I came to be this way. I mean, I have always loved a large... Read More
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He poured the bowl full of water, then held it out, balanced on his palm, fingers angled down and away from the thick bronze base. Slowly, he moved the wooden mallet around the... Read More
May 31, 2012 | Cheryl Woelk
In my last post I was pushing towards more care in how we articulate possible notions of faithfulness tied up in practices intimately linked with having a social awareness and... Read More
May 24, 2012 | David Driedger
I was walking through my university campus a few weeks ago, when I noticed something rather chilling. The campus is littered with war memorials, honouring the dead Canadian... Read More
May 22, 2012 | Susie Guenther Loewen
In my last post, entitled “In Defense of Christian Contemporary Music” I gave my opinion and perspective on Christian pop, rock and worship music. I also promised to review... Read More
May 18, 2012 | Terrell and Janna Wiebe
A number of blogs that I follow push back (most recently here ) pretty hard against a type of personal activism that ends up creating a structure a moral evaluation with no sense... Read More
May 16, 2012 | David Driedger
I’ve been getting the feeling lately that we’re not asking ourselves this question very often, if at all. In our society, Christianity and “family values” are understood as... Read More
May 9, 2012 | Susie Guenther Loewen
I have been a walker for years now. I remember it beginning in high school. Whenever I needed time to think I would walk. They need not be long walks, though some went on for... Read More
April 30, 2012 | Adam Klassen
I have a confession; my contemporary Christian music library is huge. Christian pop, rock and worship can all be found in abundance in our apartment. Why is it a confession for a... Read More
April 27, 2012 | Terrell and Janna Wiebe
I have never quite known what to do with Earth Day. “Ever” is perhaps a bit of a strong word. Up until six or seven years ago I did not even know it existed. True, the United... Read More
April 24, 2012 | Adam Klassen
I have never quite known what to do with Earth Day. “Ever” is perhaps a bit of a strong word. Up until six or seven years ago I did not even know it existed. True, the United... Read More
April 24, 2012 | Adam Klassen
I’ve mentioned before that I enjoy collaging (collage-ing?), which I guess makes me an amateur collageur (collage-ist?). Anyway, I like to cut up colourful papers and glue them... Read More
April 20, 2012 | Susie Guenther Loewen
“We look for the resurrection of the dead.” (Nicene Creed) “It was always the broken hand we learned to lean on after all.” (Sam Beam, Iron and Wine, “Innocent Bones”) In the past... Read More
April 13, 2012 | Susie Guenther Loewen
Arianna Huffington claims that a big problem for women (and men, although she's focused especially on women) is that we don't get enough sleep. She even offered a challenge in... Read More
April 12, 2012 | Cheryl Woelk
I once heard a story about the influential biblical scholar Brevard Childs. A student asked him how to become a better interpreter of the Bible. Childs's response, as it was told... Read More
April 10, 2012 | David Driedger
Easter this year felt special. I guess it does every year, but I thought a lot this Lent and Easter season about the meaning of all of this in a way that I haven't before. In our... Read More
April 9, 2012 | Cheryl Woelk
Two women, working as "maids" in 1960's segregated southern United States, cross racial lines to take a risk in telling their stories to an eager young writer. Watching " The Help... Read More
April 4, 2012 | Cheryl Woelk
Our newborn King lies in a manger bed Swaddled in clothes, by his mother lain, Soon to wear a crown of thorns upon his head. A jealous king desired to see him dead, Command that... Read More
April 1, 2012 | Terrell and Janna Wiebe
These days, you might see more people wearing hooded sweatshirts than normal. You might see more people eating Skittles than normal. If you notice this, don't feel intimidated. If... Read More
March 30, 2012 | Will Loewen
A book study I am a part of is reading James Bryan Smith’s 'The Good and Beautiful Community.' In a chapter entitled 'the serving community' Smith all too quickly mentions a... Read More
March 30, 2012 | Terrell and Janna Wiebe
"When you being to see nature as a mentor rather than a warehouse, your emotions to the rest of the natural world become one of respect." This quote comes from a unique... Read More
March 27, 2012 | Cheryl Woelk
What does the cross mean to you (if it means anything)? I’ve heard this question asked a few times recently, and have been surprised at some of the answers. For some, you see, the... Read More
March 23, 2012 | Susie Guenther Loewen
I have come to expect that the people I invite over to my house may feel uncomfortable doing so. This is not surprising as even until recently my street in particular has made it... Read More
March 13, 2012 | David Driedger
One of the privileges of doing a Ph.D. is that you get plenty of time (I’m talking a decade) to think about the meaning of work. In our society, it seems, work is synonymous with... Read More
March 8, 2012 | Susie Guenther Loewen
I am not entirely sure how my recent piece in CM will be received with respect to church authority. The basic point of the column was draw attention to both the conflicting or... Read More
March 1, 2012 | David Driedger