Category: Columns
A Presence to guide you!
by Paul Zabel During the first days of a new year, a terrible snowstorm descended upon a certain city, and people had much difficulty reaching their homes. The hills were blocked with long lines of cars and many had to be detoured on strange and…
What’s God hiding?
by Don Schiemann 2013 will likely be known as the year of political scandals. In the Canadian Senate, two conservative and one liberal senator were investigated because of “irregularities” in their expense claims. In Toronto, the now-infamous Mayor Rob Ford has admitted to purchasing illegal…
O Lord, teach us to pray
by Robert Bugbee “And it happened while (Jesus) was in a certain place praying, as He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘O Lord, teach us to pray…’” (St. Luke 11:1). The guy did not ask Jesus to teach about praying, as if…
Reviewing 12 Years a Slave
by Ted Giese Based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 book of the same name (co-authored with David Wilson), 12 Years a Slave recounts the story of Northup, a man kidnapped and sold into slavery. It recounts his life as a slave and his eventual redemption from…
Death gives way to life
by Mathew Block When I first moved to Winnipeg from Regina a few years ago, I couldn’t help but notice little differences between the two communities. I learned quickly, for instance, that Winnipeg was about three times larger than Regina; it took me much longer…
Time travel and Woody Grant: Reviewing Nebraska
by Ted Giese Nebraska tells the story of Woody Grant, an elderly man, who upon receiving a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize notice in the mail has it in his head that he’s won the prize and needs to go to Lincoln to collect his…