Category: Columns

November 28, 2010

Gifts that keep giving and help share God’s love

by Allen Schellenberg  If you have attended my presentation Christian Estate and Will Planning, you have heard me share that I have been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Richmond, B.C. for close to 54 years. Well, I’ve checked with my mother, and although…

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November 27, 2010

Networking across time: denominations are not dead

by Tom Prachar In my summer reading I came across an interesting article in the magazine Christianity Today entitled “Life in Those Old Bones.” The author, Ed Stetzer, director of Lifeway Research and author of Transformational Church, argues that denominations are not dead, stating: “We…

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November 26, 2010

Playing hurt in sports, life and church

by Paul Zabel I love this time of year! Part of the reason is that I love football. I’ll watch every game I can, and I’ll even be satisfied to watch part of a game in progress when I return home from wherever I’ve been. I…

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November 24, 2010

Considering God’s love

by Peggy Pedersen Recently in New York City a man, Julio Diaz, was mugged at knifepoint. After giving the mugger his wallet, he said: “If you’re going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to…

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November 23, 2010

Deathly Hallows speaks to the soul

by Ted Giese At dinner I said to my wife, “I saw something for my Christmas list … there’s a 25th anniversary Blue-ray edition of the Goonies.” She said it made her feel old. A half-hour later we were sitting in the movie theatre waiting…

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November 18, 2010

The battle of wills.

It’s easy to pray “Thy will be done” but what does it mean?

by Ian Adnams One of the most difficult lessons we learn in the Christian life is total reliance on God. Every Sunday we pray the Lord’s Prayer and likely motor past the phrase “Thy will be done” without a second thought. Yet those words are…

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