What does one even say at such a time as this? The last two years have been extraordinarily difficult for many people, and for those of us in the “helping professions”, we have had a front-row seat to the disasters and tragedies countless people have faced. Here is just a...
This blog series about mental illness is inspired by a session taught by Irma Janzen from Fort Garry EMC, presented at the Ministerial Day on July 3, 2015 at Ebenezer Christian Church in Brandon, MB. Thanks to Irma Janzen and the Evangelical Mennonite Conference for addressing this important issue, and...
This blog series about mental illness is inspired by a session taught by Irma Janzen from Fort Garry EMC, presented at the Ministerial Day on July 3, 2015 at Ebenezer Christian Church in Brandon, MB. Thanks to Irma Janzen and the Evangelical Mennonite Conference for addressing this important issue, and...
This blog series about mental illness is inspired by a session taught by Irma Janzen from Fort Garry EMC, presented at the Ministerial Day on July 3, 2015 at Ebenezer Christian Church in Brandon, MB. Thanks to Irma Janzen and the Evangelical Mennonite Conference for addressing this important issue, and...
This blog series about mental illness is inspired by a session taught by Irma Janzen from Fort Garry EMC, presented at the Ministerial Day on July 3, 2015 at Ebenezer Christian Church in Brandon, MB. Thanks to Irma Janzen and the Evangelical Mennonite Conference for addressing this important issue, and...
This blog series about mental illness is inspired by a session taught by Irma Janzen from Fort Garry EMC, presented at the Ministerial Day on July 3, 2015 at Ebenezer Christian Church in Brandon, MB. Thanks to Irma Janzen and the Evangelical Mennonite Conference for addressing this important issue, and...
This blog series about mental illness is inspired by a session taught by Irma Janzen from Fort Garry EMC, presented at the Ministerial Day on July 3, 2015 at Ebenezer Christian Church in Brandon, MB. Thanks to Irma Janzen and the Evangelical Mennonite Conference for addressing this important issue, and...
When I was in my late teens, I wanted to change the world. I would naively say things like “go big or go home” and applaud all ministries who achieved massive and measurable markers of success while ignoring the smaller ministries. Ironically, I worked for a small ministry, but it...
Often when there is discussion about the importance of Christians helping the poor, critics often bring up concerns about the welfare of people’s souls, essentially saying that we should focus more on sharing the Gospel and not worry about people’s physical needs, as they are temporary and mortal instead of...
As I have been writing about the importance of Christ followers to be people who care about and help the poor, I wanted to take some time and give some practical advice on how we should respond. There is a lot of theology about why we should help those less...