Verse of the Day: September 15
1 John 4:16
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
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A high calling
Ephesians 4:11-16
Many professions draw public attention like warm watermelon draws flies. Those who practise them are constantly in the news. If it isn't the money they make, it's the company they keep or the trends they set or the controversy they spawn. Their notoriety is somewhere between amazing and appalling.
There is one profession, however, that is neither notorious nor controversial. Although essential to our future as a nation, being inseparably linked to the home as few other professions are, it has been treated like a stepchild.
Police identify woman killed in Portage Avenue crash
A Winnipeg woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal collision that occurred at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Bedson Street on Friday morning.
Emergency responders were called to the scene at around 7:39 a.m. on Sept. 13 after reports of a serious crash involving a pedestrian.
Julius Bergman
Funeral For: Julius Bergman
Funeral Date: September 17, 2024
Julius Bergman, 91, of Boissevain passed away Wednesday, September 11th at Assiniboine Centre, Brandon. He is survived by 4 children and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Helen.
A funeral service for Julius Bergman will be held Tuesday, September 17th at 2pm at Living Hope Community Church, formerly Boissevain Mennonite Brethren Church, with burial at Boissevain Cemetery.
Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches
Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline.
After more than 14 months of negotiations, starting Sunday the two sides will be in a position to provide 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout that could disrupt travel for the more than 100,000 passengers who fly the airline daily.
In the days leading up to the deadline, the two sides have said they remain far apart on the central question of pay.
'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion
Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day.
But it is to Jordyn Dyck, who has turned her job as an arborist into a passion leading to international tree-climbing competitions.
Man missing from Bridgwater area found: WPS
The Winnipeg Police Service says a missing 22-year-old man has been located.
Police say that the man went missing on Monday from the Bridgwater area.
On Friday evening the WPS sent out a notice which said he had been found.
No other details have been given at this time.
Goldeyes playoffs, sweet kids, and big faith moments in this week's good news
'I should not be alive': Pastor shot in head speaks on forgiveness in first interview
While it's taken months to heal, a pastor who was shot in the head while preaching on the street is talking about his experience, and God's goodness.
On November 15, 2023, Hans Schmidt was street preaching at the corner of 51st and Peoria avenue in Glendale, AZ, when someone walked up to him and shot him in the head.
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Verse of the day: September 14
Philippians 2:1-2
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
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