Since my early 20’s I’ve dreamed of building a straw bale house. I love the deep windows and the smooth, warm aesthetic of the walls. Building with bales creates extremely energy-efficient homes using materials which themselves have very low embodied energy.
So, a little over a week ago, about my washing machine DIED. It would fill up with water, and then do nothing. I hadn’t a hot clue what was wrong with it, so I was looking at finding a new machine.
There are times when we are faced with something that gets us in trouble. Jesus was no different when he was walking among people.
There are treasures to be found among possessions and antiques we inherit. Although many items owned by my parents (Annie and Almon Reimer) went to the local MCC Thrift Store, the things built by my dad and the antiques were shared among us.
Acupuncture has been around for centuries and recently has been one of the most used alternative therapies in the western world.
Government regulations can provide important rules and protections for a variety of issues that impact Manitobans. However, over time and without review, they can also become redundant, unnecessary or inhibitors to growth.
Last week I announced that our government is investing over $54 million in school infrastructure projects across Manitoba to support upgrades and maintenance of our schools.
Most of us have been following the controversy surrounding the proposed Trans-Mountain Pipeline which is to carry crude oil and dibit from the Athabasca region of Northern Alberta to ocean ports in Burnaby and Vancouver.
I have followed the abortion debate since the 1980s. After investigating the issue, I became pro-life, while acknowledging that there may be truly difficult circumstances in which an abortion might be justified.
About 15 years ago, in the wake of a burnout in the context of church ministry, I started to pay attention to the world around me.
