Homebodies - The loving hands of the divine still surround me
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- Published on Saturday, January 3, 2015
By Rita Friesen
Lifting a quote from the back of Sunday’s worship service bulletin – “Today we celebrate the last Sunday of the year 2014. It is a time to look back. It is a time to put the things of the past away...It is a time to look forward. It is a time to anticipate the unknown future ahead. Such a dissonant chorus: one humming for the year that has passed, the other shouting for joy for the year ahead!”
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My Perspective - A better version
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- Published on Thursday, January 1, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
The clock is counting down to the end of 2014 and the start of a new year. If you didn’t notice it on your calendar, you surely noticed it at the grocery store checkout, where the magazine racks shout headlines such as “New year, new you”. A new year is a time for a fresh start.
Right in the centre - About rules and the ridiculous
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- Published on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
I just read two articles this morning that are enough to make an ordinary person cry. The first was about the many goofy ideas that get government grants. Some of the things we give government grants to are absolutely insane, such as groups making porn films, just as an example.
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Homebodies - Love one another as I have loved you
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- Published on Sunday, December 21, 2014
By Rita Friesen
Most of us catch the meaning of ‘a Charlie Brown’ Christmas tree. We grew up watching the Christmas special and understand that the beauty is in being loved not in how we look! The Charlie Brown Christmas special is the longest running cartoon special in history– 49 consecutive years!
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The view from my chair - Dickensian edition
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- Published on Saturday, December 20, 2014
Submitted by Alan Gillies
G.E.M. Media
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through my shop,
Toys and guitars sat in the light of a Coke machine full of pop,
Whilst I sat at my keyboards, both computer and piano,
Knowing I wouldn’t sleep until sometime tomorrow;
