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Maria Loewen’s faith is unshaken through 100-years of heartache and upheaval.

This is the first installment in a series on grief written by Shauna Caldwell (with G. Neil Parker). Shauna lost her sons in an accident on February 6, 2016. Her aim is to be authentic in the grief journey, sharing how her faith in Jesus is carrying her through. The Word of God has informed her heart as she has desperately sought God’s peace in the midst of the storm.

The church in the majority world is familiar with rough travel, but we in Canada are used to smoother roads, green lights and loaded vehicles. This is going to change.

Lent is my opportunity to move from the superficial to the supernatural; from giving up token external gestures of sacrifice to an effort of offering myself as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1).

We are each at a different point on the continuum of COVID-19, but I cannot imagine anyone’s version of “re-entry” looks like yesterday or normal. So what if there is another way forward other than what we knew or did yesterday?

My year ended with a hemicolectomy.  This surgery removed a section of my colon that harboured a large growth.  Unfortunately, a complication developed and with it, significant anxiety.  Six weeks of recovery followed.  My physician ordered self-isolation meaning an in-person family Christmas could not take place.  In the background was the potential for the pathology report to reveal if the removed growth from my colon was cancerous.  When I submitted this writing, I was still waiting for my surgeon’s prognosis.  Friends, in a nutshell, my 2020 was a tale of trouble…

How would you respond if someone you know was considering ending their life through medical assistance in dying (MAiD)?

You might be surprised to learn that a recent poll suggested that 80 percent of Canadians believe it should be easier to make their own end-of-life decisions. The poll also reported that 33 percent describe themselves as “enthusiastic supporters,”…

Advent is both a season of celebration and waiting. In homes, the Advent calendar (with its daily allotment of chocolates) and in churches, the Advent evergreen wreath (with its coloured candles) are dusted off and set in their hallowed places. These heart-warming symbols telegraph the approaching Christmas Day and also invite us to a period of waiting…

Canadian care homes struggle to keep the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at bay, facing higher infection rates and increased isolation. They need our prayers and practical support at this time. As the body of Christ, let us come together in prayer.

In a world that too often declares right to be wrong and wrong to be right, evil to be good and good to be evil, how does one live for Jesus faithfully and with integrity? As leaders, what is our counsel? What example do we set?

Encountering Jesus at the crossroads Adam Greely knew that God was calling him and his wife, Suzanne, to plant a church near their home in Dartmouth, NS but was struggling…

Announcing MB Herald Digest, a new take on the MB Herald e-newsletter.