Since Winnipeg has experienced (until now) an exceptionally warm October (still cracking double digits!) I have tended to wander a little outside during my lunch break. Yesterday... Read More
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Should a church parking lot be full of $50,000 cars? Someone once said that it was wrong for Christians to own vehicles of that value. On the one hand, I don't own a $50,000 car... Read More
October 27, 2010 | Paul Loewen
Leaf blowers are everything that is wrong with this world. Let me back that statement up. Jeanette and I are spending our first Fall in a house. When we lived in our apartment, we... Read More
October 18, 2010 | Paul Loewen
The first time I ever visited the Sky Dome, I mean Rogers Centre, it was for a Billy Graham crusade. I walked right onto the field, ran onto the bases, and then took a seat for... Read More
October 18, 2010 | Will Loewen
I'm trying to be less critical. Lately, I've noticed my tendency to critique everything. From the beginning. Often before I even have enough information to properly critique. I... Read More
October 6, 2010 | Cheryl Woelk
I'm looking forward to the upcoming issue of the Canadian Mennonite where some attention will be given to the life and work of former Conrad Grebel University College professor A... Read More
September 23, 2010 | Will Loewen
Do we care too much about creation? To continue what I said last week, there are all kinds of good things that can separate us from God. It still is strange to me that Paul would... Read More
September 23, 2010 | Paul Loewen
I first heard of Nel Noddings in a class on "Social and Ethical Issues in Education." Her comments on the ethics of care, that is, putting caring first in ethical decision-making... Read More
September 15, 2010 | Cheryl Woelk
Life is a good thing. I don't think there's anyone who would argue that. In the beginning, God created life. In fact, given that there are plenty of potential times I probably... Read More
September 13, 2010 | Paul Loewen
For anyone following U.S. media, it would seem that there is a divide between Christians and Muslims that has lead to violence in the past and will inevitably lead to more. This... Read More
September 10, 2010 | Cheryl Woelk
Romans 8:38–39 provides a list of all kinds of things. You’re probably familiar with it. It goes something along these lines, “Neither A nor B, neither C nor D, neither E... Read More
September 6, 2010 | Paul Loewen
At the corner of St. James St and Portage Ave in Winnipeg is a building which has provided the canvas for some massive murals for Winnipeg Hydro. As I passed by the mural... Read More
September 5, 2010 | David Driedger
After the summer of people coming and going, holidays, and uncertain schedules, we finally returned to worship. Although it felt strange coming back up the hill after so... Read More
September 1, 2010 | Cheryl Woelk
Do you know Bradley Manning? And no, he is not related to Preston. Some would argue he is a new American military hero. Some would argue he is a traitor. We have no idea how the... Read More
August 31, 2010 | Will Loewen
I’d like to continue to add to last week’s post. There I made the point that, although we are certainly using technology more and more for communication, human beings will... Read More
August 31, 2010 | Paul Loewen
There’s something about being in God’s creation that seems to stretch time. I feel a sense of abundance and re-connection with the Creator of all. Time taken in rest, away... Read More
August 30, 2010 | Cheryl Woelk
Let’s face it, we all use technology. The fact that we’re reading from others on a blog is evidence to that fact. Jeanette and I use email as our primary communication... Read More
August 22, 2010 | Paul Loewen
I will be submitting a shorter review for print but anyone interested can read a longer engagement with a great new collection put out by CMU Press, The Gift of Differ... Read More
August 10, 2010 | David Driedger