For those who now find themselves former members of a church — I counsel you not to bear shame, guilt or regret. For this would not be from our Heavenly …
Phil Gunther
Phil Gunther
Rev. Philip A. Gunther is director of ministry for the Saskatchewan Conference of MB Churches.
As disciples of Jesus, we are to be salt and light in our world. As we step into the troubles of 2024—and there are many—can we be salt and light …
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A posture of worshipping (Angels, Shepherds, Magi, Simeon)
by Phil GuntherYour Christmas may be far from being a life-transforming encounter with the King of kings. However, it does not have to continue to be that. If you’re breathing, you have …
What do I need to stop doing, do differently or start doing in order for me to become more like Jesus during what remains of this Advent season?
What happens in our hearts, to our degree of passion for gospel witness, when we create space to wonder, for example, about the depth of the love of God as …
How do you understand welcoming and hospitality? What is its role in your life as a disciple of Jesus who encounters opportunities to receive family, friends, strangers, believers and unbelievers …
Instead of being refreshed and renewed during Advent, we become agitated and anxious. We need a revived perspective of mindfulness, being still—waiting.
My journal bears witness of stories, poems and prayers. There are also pictures, drawings and memorabilia in my current journal. Simply put, journaling is a life-giving, revelational and directive enterprise …
Author of A History of Christianity In The World, Clyde L. Manschreck, claimed the 1521 Diet of Worms was the climax of Martin Luther’s ministry. A diet was a formal …
Lent is a forty-day season of reflection and preparation in advance of Good Friday and Easter. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Some historians have dated its origins back to A.D. …
“There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the Heavens.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
My Jesus Christmas Day The grave could not hold my Jesus Placed in a wooden manger raised upon a wooden cross Placed in a stone tomb raised by the Rock …
My Jesus Fourth Advent My Jesus is a Redeemer, a Sanctifier, a Transformer It was prophesied about my Jesus that He would be a suffering Servant, that He would be …
My Jesus Third Advent My Jesus is the Bread of Life The Way, the Truth and the Life He is the Resurrection and the Life My Jesus is Life My …