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My perspective - Revolution of relevance

Details: Published on Friday, December 23, 2016

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

Almost every girl who grew up in North America in the last 60 years has, at one time or another, played with a Barbie doll. Launched by Ruth Handler in 1959, the young woman with her Malibu house, pretty clothes, perfect hair and pink car have filled many young girls’ play time and imaginations.

Right in the centre - Yes, it's up to us

Details: Published on Thursday, December 22, 2016

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

(The following column was first printed in 2006. The circumstances have shifted some but the Christmas message is eternal.)

In a world that seems to go increasingly off course every day, it was somewhat heartening to see some support for a Christmas tradition. It seems that a judge in Ontario decided that a Christmas tree was the wrong thing for people to see as they entered the lobby of her courthouse. Allegedly, the offending tree was put in a side room behind closed doors. It happens every year. Some well-intentioned (or could it be ill-intentioned) soul decides that they are offended by a Christmas tree. Or they decide that “some” people will be offended by a Christmas tree.

Faithfully yours - What really happened in Bethlehem

Details: Published on Sunday, December 18, 2016

By Neil Strohschein

The Neepawa Banner

The more I study the Scriptural accounts of Jesus’ birth, the more amazed I become. His was no ordinary birth because, as we have seen, he was no ordinary baby. He was the all-powerful, all-knowing, eternally existent creator who formed and ruled over all facets of his creation. Jesus was that God—revealed in human form. He was “the Word (who) became flesh and lived for a while among us.” (John 1:14)

Homebodies - Angels with broken wings...

Details: Published on Saturday, December 17, 2016

By Rita Friesen

The Neepawa Banner

Among my crèche collection is a hand crafted ceramic trio, Joseph, Mary and babe in manger, created in shades of blue and grey, that call to me. I am certain it was a gift, for alas, I seldom indulge myself in works of art. At another time I was gifted an angel, smaller that the trio, but of the same colour and style. The four-inch-tall member of the angelic host was designed to be a tree ornament, but somehow, on this earthly voyage, a wing got broken.

Observation - Dec. 16, 2016

Details: Published on Thursday, December 15, 2016

By Addy Oberlin

The Neepawa Banner

December is often known as the “dark” month. When we get up in the morning it is still dark outside and at suppertime we need to have the light on. For some people the long evenings by artificial lights are depressing, for others it brings a feeling of coziness.