Category: Regional Pastors
Remembering the past
by Thomas Prachar Last summer, while I was driving north on Highway #9 just south of Stockholm, Saskatchewan, I passed by a marker at the side of the road. It intrigued me to the point that I turned the car around and headed back for…
And that’s a fact
by Don Schiemann It’s hard to avoid being a statistic nowadays. One way or another, we are all counted. Statistically, some of us tend to be in a certain age bracket; we will have certain political persuasions; we will be in favour of or against…
Not only a King, but a Father!
by Paul Zabel “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12: 32). Is God set apart, or is God a part of our lives? One of the greatest miracles of life is the knowledge that…
We are free!
by Paul Zabel “But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge” (Psalm 94:22). When slavery was common during the early part of the 19th century, a kind and gentle man visited the marketplace one day. There upon the…
Resurrection hope
by Don Schiemann In spring of 2010, I was in Prince George, BC. I preached at our church in the morning and led the congregation through a call meeting in the afternoon. Then I headed off to the airport to catch my flight home—a WestJet…
Breaking the silence – the meaning of Christmas!
Christmas greetings from the East District president by Paul Zabel It is Christmas 2011, and we are facing some of the most uncertain circumstances in generations. Some would dare ask, “Where is God in all this? Does He really care?” We are not the only…