All posts tagged light

August 15, 2016

Blind Men Seeking the Light

A blind friend once shared with me the story of what it was like to go blind. She suffered from macular degeneration—a condition where you lose the ability to see in the centre of your visual field. Consequently, my friend kept some peripheral vision, but…

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December 21, 2015

Breaking through our darkness

by Robert Bugbee “The people walking in the dark will see a great light.” – Isaiah 9:2 AAT When 2015 passes into the history books, it will not be remembered as a bright spot. Not in the world in general. And not in our church….

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February 7, 2014

Death gives way to life

by Mathew Block When I first moved to Winnipeg from Regina a few years ago, I couldn’t help but notice little differences between the two communities. I learned quickly, for instance, that Winnipeg was about three times larger than Regina; it took me much longer…

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December 6, 2012

Joy comes with the morning

by Mathew Block O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. So goes a verse from the well-loved Advent hymn “O come, O come Emmanuel.” In the…

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