The presence of ambiguity and multivocality in the Bible, as we have discussed in the previous two essays, forces us to step back from the biblical text to ask some serious questions.
Can you remember a time when you called a friend aside to share a secret? The moment we began to utter the word secret we became the centre of attention and, at least for that moment, it was fun.
It seems that over the last few decades there has been an explosion of food sensitivities ranging from mild to severe, with a spectrum of symptoms from barely noticeable to causing serious illness.
This past Thursday the K.R. Barkman park in Steinbach was the overnight home to about 50 people who participated in the CEO sleepout to raise awareness about homelessness and those in need of support in our community and region.
News reports recently flagged the discovery of a huge aquifer under one of the driest parts of Kenya. ‘Enough water to supply the country for 70 years’ the Kenyan government reported.
The question comes in many forms, but it is the same question, a question that either proves to erode faith or strengthen faith. The question comes from 95 year olds and 30 year olds.
Another part of my trip to Poland this last June was participation in a documentary being created by Steinbach’s Laszlo Markovics for the MTS “My Manitoba” series.
There is little doubt that health is important to Canadians, and most realize that a wholesome diet is a significant part of this.
It may have come as a surprise only to the NDP government that retail sales in Manitoba were down 4.1 percent in July from the previous month.
This past weekend I was in Kansas City, Missouri as part of the Council of State Governments national conference.