Inspirational Articles

Here you will find articles contributed by the pastors and others. Watch for additional articles in the future.

Letters to the Editor

Church Reality: Where did everybody go?
While attendance has remained stable or even increased over the years, contribution has seemed to have gone down. Why is this? Do we have to work longer hours at work, of have our kids involved in more activities to feel included?

Easter and the Passion: Personal musings on the meaning of Jesus' passion and death
When Mel Gibson’s "The Passion of the Christ" was released into movie theaters, my wife and I went to see it. Watching it the first time, I found it to be a bloody, painful and unnecessary torture and murder of an innocent man. Just before Easter last year, I watched it for the second time. My eye caught something that was missed the first time...

Footwashing and Servanthood: What does Jesus say about being a servant and accepting help from others?
The Mennonite practice of washing anothers’ feet is more than just touching someone else’s feet. It is the best way of non-verbally communicating the willingness to serve all who may be in need; in the church, the community and total strangers...

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Articles

Kim Phuc

Kim Phuc Comes to Listowel
600 people gathered at Listowel District Secondary School on Saturday evening to hear the story behind one of the most significant images to appear in the mass media during the Vietnam War and entire twentieth century...

Joel Shares His Experience with Service Adventure in Lebanon,Oregon
Well, for me this year was one of the scariest for me and one of the most rewarding. As you all know we all came here not knowing anybody, and I was very shy, and still am a soft spoken person. This program has made me break out of my safety zone - going away, and living, not watching from the sidelines...

Teresa Shares Her Guatemala Service Trip
Good morning, for those of you who don’t know me very well, my name is Teresa Carter, and I returned home a few weeks ago from Guatemala doing a short term mission trip. I was in Guatemala for five weeks, accompanied by nine other youth and two leaders...

Our Sister Church in Kotoura, Burkina Faso, Africa
Important Events, Letters from Daouda...



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