Observation - January 26, 2018
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- Published on Sunday, January 28, 2018
Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is a good time to check the weather. Are we getting snow, fog or freezing rain? How cold is it going to be? My daughters from Alberta came to see me and checked the weather from Alberta to Manitoba before they decided to come or to go home again. It is a 15 hour drive for one of them. So far it has worked out great and the weather has co-operated.
Faithfully yours - Rethinking Roman 5:3
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- Published on Sunday, January 21, 2018
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have read, meditated and preached on the first few verses of Romans 5 more times than I can remember. But there is one verse in that passage that has always troubled me. It’s verse 3; in which St. Paul says that we “boast in our sufferings.” My discomfort is not with the words themselves, but with what people tend to do with them.
Observation - January 12, 2018
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- Published on Sunday, January 14, 2018
Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner & Press
We’re starting our second week in January. The regular routine is back. Kids have gone back to school, colleges and universities started up again for another semester. Another holiday is finished.
Faithfully Yours - Thirteen life-changing words
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- Published on Sunday, January 14, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
The words haunt me to this day. I first heard them many years ago. They were part of a musical offering presented by a couple in the church I was serving at the time. The haunting words were these: “Whatever it takes to draw me closer to you, Lord; that’s what I’ll be willing to do.” The first thought that crossed my mind when I heard those words was: “Be careful what you say or sing; because God has ways of calling your bluff; and he just might take you at your word.”
Faithfully Yours - Their silent war
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- Published on Sunday, January 7, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
We’ve celebrated another anniversary in our home. As I write these words, it’s 12 years since my wife had the stroke that nearly took her life. She is a survivor. Her story has inspired many others to believe that they can recover from similar setbacks (physical or emotional) in their own lives. But this column isn’t about us. It’s about the many others in this paper’s coverage area who are battling chronic illness. You might be one of them; or you probably know someone who is.
