Waterloo, ON, October 13, 2020. On his deathbed in 2014, David Riesen asked his daughter Ingrid to organize an event to remember Mennonites’ historic migration from Russia to Canada beginning …
Sandra Reimer
These are biblical phrases I pray when I wake up or as I walk or cycle. I repeat one several times or pray it once and sit with it for …
I like to pray these phrases from Scripture when am I in a difficult situation. They help me focus my mind on Christ’s sufficiency and away from fear and anxiety. …
Based on Psalm 18 You Oh Lord, keep my lamp burning; you turn my darkness into light. With your help, I can advance against an army. With my God, I …
Jesus and his friends are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee when suddenly a “furious squall” comes up. Waves break over the boat so that it’s almost swamped. …
“I don’t want one of God’s children begging a Coke,” my hostess told me as she gave me some Zimbabwean dollars. My husband and I were visiting in her home …
About 10 years ago, The Metropolitan Bible Church, Ottawa, was healthy and growing, so they decided to start a congregation on a nearby campus. “How hard can this be?” asked …
Every few weeks, a friend in poverty helps me make dinner and eats with my family. She usually takes home the leftovers, but this time she forgot to bring a …
“I didn’t expect to meet God at [an annual general] meeting,” said worship leader Matt Unruh at the 84th annual convention of the Ontario Conference of MB Churches (ONMB). Some …
“Don’t try to be like Jesus; train to be like Jesus,” pastor Richard Martens told the congregation at Glencairn MB Church one Sunday. His words resonated with me as an …
Nostrils flared, I huffily organize my friend’s papers into envelopes. She’s been paralyzed by the mess for months. I can’t believe such a simple task keeps her from moving forward.
Maaike Anderson’s Hindu neighbours Harry and Colly were in crisis: their six-year-old son had terminal cancer. Maaike offered to look after their two-year-old girl so Harry could visit Ronnie at …
Solar array lights charitable projects Implementing a solar project is one way that Glencairn Church, Kitchener, Ont., seeks to live out Jesus’ command to love your neighbour. June 8, 2014, …
On our first date, my husband Wes and I went to a used book sale followed by shopping at all the thrift stores in uptown Waterloo, Ont. Probably not your …
Sixteen-year-old C.S. Lewis waited on a railway platform for a train to take him home after a day in town. Eager to spend his weekend reading, he browsed the station’s …