Growing Together

Growing Together is a newsletter supplement to The Messenger online but with a focus on what is happening in our culture and the issues that are challenging for the church.

As a small church conference, we cannot, and will not try to do what larger organizations do. What we will do, is discuss the issues that have an impact on us, with arguments and material to assist us to think through issues intelligently from several angles. As with everything we do, we are committed to the Bible as inspired by God and the truth by which we live.

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Trauma in the context of faith

Sometimes a new film comes out and its title alone grabs your interest. In a subtle way the recent film Women Talking does just that. The title doesn’t reveal anything about the setting or the subject matter, and this is key, as we are drawn into the story with no preconceived ideas or opinions.

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First Impressions

I have lived in southern Manitoba longer than I’ve lived anywhere else. For those familiar with these parts, you can’t live here very long before you encounter—or at least hear about—Mennonites.