Every February is celebrated as “I Love to Read Month” in Manitoba. Schools, libraries and other institutions plan special events to mark this month.
The heading above, lead an article in the Winnipeg Free Press last Saturday. The article was buried on page C2, and the record was reported almost as if this was an accomplishment. Certainly no concern was expressed. But we should be concerned.
Years ago, I was bullied mercilessly until I got into grade 10. I was told that I could lease my head out to Esso and they would make a killing on the oil in my hair.
In my recent reading of Marcus Peter Rempel’s book, Life at the End of Us vs. Them (2017), I found some help in understanding the story of capitalism, especially the fact that capitalism seems to have flourished best in those parts of the world influenced by Christianity.
Think of your favourite things. Excluding people or places, like your favourite café or park, think about the objects that fill the spaces in which you live and make a list of your top ten.
Last week our government announced the launch of a new commission on Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) education including the names of the nine commissioners who will lead this important work.
It’s a funny thing. People will spend thousands of dollars on upgrading their kitchen with new cupboards, fancy granite countertops, Italian taps, lighting, hardwood floors etc etc.
Probably the most famous parenting proverb from the Bible is found in Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Did you know this is how the Navy Seals train as well?
The Bible says, “That all who call on the name of the Lord will be saved”. However, there is a process involved in bringing the grace of God to a human life.
There are a number of workers who are on standby at any given moment ready to assist when needed. This is particularly true in the deep cold of winter.
