Anabaptism is about having a relationship with Jesus: a relationship that has a beginning but no end. We cannot simply grow into this relationship, not knowing just how or when it began. We may have had warm, fuzzy feelings about Jesus when we were little children, but we lacked the maturity then to make a … Continue reading Anabaptism is not a warm fuzzy experience
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What has happened to tolerance?
George Orwell’s dystopian vision, expounded in his novel Nineteen Eighty-four, appears to be slowly and inexorably taking shape around us. The thought leaders of our society have constituted themselves into an unofficial Ministry of Truth, changing the meaning of words and inventing new words. The result — and make no mistake about it, this is … Continue reading What has happened to tolerance?
It is no secret
I confess that I avoid books that promise to reveal a “secret” about Christian life. I’m afraid of them — afraid of being deceived — because I don’t read anything in the Bible that speaks of a “secret” to Christian life that is only revealed to an inner circle with special enlightenment. In New Testament … Continue reading It is no secret
The saint of the neighbourhood
[This is an excerpt from When I Was Thirteen, copyright the estate of Christina Young Plumb. It is the diary of a thirteen year old girl in south-western Ontario at the end of the nineteenth century.] April 12, 1897 - This is Good Friday, so we had no school today, and Monday will be a … Continue reading The saint of the neighbourhood
Kids are different today
"Kids are different today," I hear ev'ry mother say Mother needs something today to calm her down And though she's not really ill There's a little yellow pill She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day. For readers not … Continue reading Kids are different today
Problematic behaviours in children and adolescents – Our family’s experience
I listened with bemused interest as my daughter described racing the Moose Jaw city bus to the end of the block. There was a bus stop in front of the second house on our block and she would wait there on the sidewalk with her trike until the bus left the stop and then pump … Continue reading Problematic behaviours in children and adolescents – Our family’s experience
Problematic behaviours in children and adolescents
Georges P Vanier was a distinguished Canadian military officer in the First World War, being decorated by both Great Britain and France . He was seriously injured near the end of the war, losing a leg as a result. He eventually attained the rank of Major-General. Later he served as Canada's ambassador to France. He … Continue reading Problematic behaviours in children and adolescents
Can anyone join the Church of God in Christ Mennonite?
The above question was typed into a search engine and brought someone to my blog yesterday. It seems to me this is a question that merits a straightforward answer, so here goes. Perhaps the best place to start is with the questions asked at baptism. The first three questions deal with belief in the Father, … Continue reading Can anyone join the Church of God in Christ Mennonite?
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Friends of ours in the USA had a frightening experience several months ago when the wife awoke in the middle of the night gasping for air. It was serious enough that her husband called the ambulance. In the hospital, they found fluid on her lungs and initially suspected pneumonia. Within a couple of days that … Continue reading Joy to the world, the Lord is come
La Nobla Leyçon – X
There is a brief rehearsal in this lesson, Of three laws which God gave to the world; The first law directeth men who have judgement and reason, To know God, and to pray to his Creator. For he that hath judgement, may well think with himself, That he formed not himself, nor anything else: Then … Continue reading La Nobla Leyçon – X
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