Championship matches are recurring events. The winner is celebrated for a period of time until the next contest winner is crowned. Repeat victory is not guaranteed. If you wish to be the champion again, then you have to work to earn another title. Some contests provide each entrant with a ribbon or medal acknowledging their participation. There are also instances where …
While walking home from the bus stop after school one frigid winter’s day, a neighbor made a radical claim. If one licked ice-cold metal, their tongue would stick. Though this was known by most of us in the group, there was an older child who thought it impossible. How would metal do that to a tongue? Why would this child, …
{This post is a continuation of Olive’s special gift (part 1) for her Grandpa and the life lessons seen in their reactions to the gift. In part 2, we explored assumptions and how they can affect us spiritually. In part 3, we looked at how there is space for us in the world. Now, we’ll look at the final life lesson.} We’ve adapted a new way to …
{This post is a continuation of Olive’s special gift (part 1) for her Grandpa and the life lessons seen in their reactions to the gift. This week, we’ll explore one of those life lessons.} Assumptions are powerful. Powerfully dangerous because we tend to assume the worst the majority of the time. Easy to make, assumptions cause a complexity of confusion. Life gets messy …
Olive, a determined young granddaughter, was trying to deliver a gift to her beloved grandpa. Faced with a series of obstacles, she managed to overcome each challenge. Finally arriving on grandpa’s doorstep, she hands him the special gift. Racing to unwrap his gift, grandpa is elated to find a bell. At the same time, Olive noticed a number of larger bells already …
The goal was to build a temple. While David’s intentions were good, God turned him down. His history was tainted by so much bloodshed that David was not the appropriate person for the task. However, God promised that his successor, Solomon, would be the one to build the temple. David quickly opted to do the next best thing. Working tirelessly, David …
August 1, 2019 Release Date: July 25, 2019 SASKATOON, SK- On July 14, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference elected Michael Collins as the next conference president after David Ripley’s decision to begin retirement. Collins officially began his duties as president on July 15, 2019. Michael Collins has a vast amount of experience at both the local …
Icing sugar. Salt. Edible herbs. Olive oil. Balsamic vinegar. These are ingredients that can be added after the cooking process to complete a dish. One ingredient that’s not included on this list is flour. Raw flour is inedible. It’s not enjoyable when undercooked, even slightly. Flour is added to a dish at the beginning of the cooking process, never the end. During …
Nestled in the victories and celebrations of 1 Kings 18 are reasons to be bittersweet. 450 reasons. After God won the contest on Mount Carmel, there was a national celebration and surrender. All witnesses realized undoubtedly that the only true god was the God in Heaven. This contest also proved that Baal was powerless. Baal’s prophets were seized and executed in the …
The power of storytelling was evident as he spoke. The honoree, upon accepting a special award of recognition, shared a glimpse of his past during his speech. As a young child, while he couldn’t protect his mother from pain, he did the next best thing: brought her joy. Though his childhood was traumatic, he chose to find laughter through the tears. Until …