The Yabbuts
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Often when we come across rules we dont like, we get a case of the ‘yabbuts’; rationalizing why we should be exempt. This week, Jeff Thiessen asks us, "why?"
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To Love With ALL That you Are
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As Christians, Jesus calls us to love wholistically. This call has big implications on how we are to live in our community. Implications MEMC is looking to address.
Read MoreFree Milk and a Cow
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It is important to be generous, but all of us give from what we have. This week, Jeff Thiessen shares with us the importance that receiving has on our ability to give.
Read MoreThe Name of the Lord
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The name of God has been run through the mud in recent years. But thankfully, there is a lot we can do in our community to help raise it up again.
Read MoreThree Things
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Jeff Thiessen reflects on what the loosening of restrictions means for our church, as well as reminds us that the new normal can be better than the old.
Read MoreTwo and a Half Cents
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This week, the country was met with the horrifying news of 215 indigenous children’s graves found at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. It is hard to process our feelings and thoughts at atrocities like this. Jeff Thiessen helps walk us through.
Read MoreThe Way We Chose
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For many considered high-risk for Covid-19, this past year has been a constant stressor. With the vaccine, we have the opportunity to address and fix this problem.
Read MoreTo Rejoice with Those who Mourn
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For those dealing with infertility, this time of year is difficult. There are wisdoms that help, all the same.
Read MoreHow Is This One Going To Go?
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We have entered another lockdown. As we head into it, let’s ask ourselves, “How do we want this time to go?”
Read MoreAn Easter Request
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What do we mean when we say a word? This week, Jeff Thiessen asks us to define our understanding of terms so that our relationships with one another can grow.
Read MoreAbout Being Faithful in Small Things
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This week we have a special guest writer, Pastor Kevin Wiebe, sharing with us how his life led him to write a book on addressing poverty.
Read MoreWhy Do you Read Your Bible?
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In this first installment of an ongoing series on “why we read out bibles”, MEMC member Linden Guenther shares with us his thoughts.
Read MoreLike Trees Planted by the Water
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Groves of trees are constantly changing and renewing themselves in order to remain the same. This week, Jeff Thiessen tells us how the church is in many ways similar.
Read MoreLiving, Dying, Making Music and Christmas
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Want to join a Christmas Choir? Find out more in this post. Also, hear some musings on why choirs are so beautiful, as well as how our recently departed George Rodgers embodied this beauty with his music.
Read MoreMy First Sermon
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The first sermon Pastor Russell ever preached was for the first Sunday of Advent. In this post, he gives his thoughts on that message, as well as shares the outline of that sermon given a full decade ago.
Read MoreThanksgiving and Advent
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This week, Jeff Thiessen reflects on the connection between Thanksgiving and Advent, showing how thanksgiving is the ideal way to begin our journey toward the coming Christmas season.
Read MoreThe Living Word of God
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There is power in reading the Bible! This week Evelyn Rodgers explorer the importance of spending time in the Word, exhorting us to do likewise.
Read MoreUnforgiveness – Cancer of the Soul
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This week, Evelyn Rodgers outlines for us the problems that unforgiveness causes in our lives, as well as the lives of the church, and then tells us how with God we can tackle this issue head-on.
Read MoreChicken Little
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Jeff Thiessen continues on sharing lessons from the barnyard. This time reflecting on what the story of Chicken Little has to say for the church in these uncertain times.
Read MoreWhat do we eat?
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Jeff Thiessen continues on to explore what we as a church should ruminate on, looking at Isaiah 58 for a grounding as we look forward.
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