Faithfully yours - Surviving the crash
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- Published on Saturday, April 16, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
The world of Christian ministry is littered with the corpses of failed ministries and discredited preachers. While each is a tragedy in its own right, some were predictable. Three things brought people like Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, Mike Warnke and others to the brink of disaster.
My perspective - One size fits poorly
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- Published on Friday, April 15, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last week, Brandon University found itself making headlines across the country, but it wasn’t the kind of attention they wanted. In early April, a user of the anonymous posting site “We Believe Survivors” uploaded a photo of a Behavioural Contract that the university made her sign after she reported an alleged sexual assault to the school. According to Brandon Sun reports, the contract required the signee to "not discuss the event which happened … between you and the male student with anyone other than a counsellor.” Breaking the contract could result in suspension or expulsion from the school.
Right in the centre - Recycling needs recycled idea
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- Published on Thursday, April 14, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In a recent joint meeting of the councils of North Cypress-Langford and the Town of Carberry, a perennial problem was discussed - recycling. One could say the topic of recycling was being recycled. Council agonized at length about what to do about contaminated recycling not being eligible to go for recycling. It was estimated the “lost” recycling cost the municipality $9,700 in 2015 over 2014.
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Homebodies - ‘The Shepherdess’
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- Published on Sunday, April 10, 2016
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
A few weeks ago, one of the reflective times in the CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) study group introduced the image of ’The Shepherdess’ by Johann Baptist Hofner, 1832-1913. Accompanying the photo, ‘A significant aspect of education in the field of chaplaincy is the development of the self as a tool for ministry… Instead of forging ahead with growth and progress, chaplains are called to accompany and keep watch, as it were, in varying situations that are far from the ideal progress we may believe is the “will of God” as we have understood it.’
Faithfully yours - Extending forgiveness
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- Published on Saturday, April 9, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
I will never forget two evenings in October 2002, because they radically changed my life.
