In a previous article, Church on Main, I suggested that the church should be seen and heard on Main Street; that is, the church needs to be engaged with the world in which it lives.
A few months ago a nurse contacted me with a very important question, “What do we do with the sadness we carry? And especially what do we do when it gets to be too heavy?”
While it is not affecting all parts of Manitoba, the fact is that even though we are already into the middle of July, there are still many parts of our province which are battling flood waters and areas where residents are evacuated and are looking for answers.
Since July 1st we have had a national bio-diesel mandate. All diesel, whether for transportation, farming or home heating is to include 2% bio-diesel.
There’s not much that Canadians enjoy more than reducing the amount of tax we pay. Fortunately, there are a number of tax-saving opportunities to help along the way.
Often when Canadians think about the work that is done by our military service, they think of the missions that take place far away from Canada.
When I resisted getting wet as a child, my mother used to say that I wasn’t made of sugar, so I would be alright.
In mid-June of this year I spent about 20 hours on Main Street in Steinbach at a booth set up by the South Eastman Transition Initiative during the local Summer in the City event.
When you take a boat ride on Lake of the Woods you can watch eagles soar high above the water.
Patriotism and religion? I grew up in a nation where in many of the churches the platform in the sanctuary was flanked by the Christian flag on one side and the American flag on the other side.
