After Canadian Remembrance Day on Nov 11th I remember the words of the soldier I respect the most: Christina‘s Opa. He fought for the germans as a patriot and later turned his back on violence and became a powerful advocate for peace through Mennonite Central Committee. He always quoted Amerian General…
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Faithful Muslims, Faithful Christians
Published April 19, 2012
By
Darnell Barkman
Jesus called us to love our neighbors as the central part of our witness. He said, “If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Aren’t even the tax collectors and pagans doing that? But love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you then you…
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Published July 4, 2010
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Darnell Barkman
This is a reflection from my last year at CBC that Christina thought I should post. Does it spark any thoughts? “The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today, is Christians, who acknowledges with their lip and walk out the door and get on with their lifestyle. That…
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Published April 9, 2008
By
Darnell Barkman
We’ve just come back from a half-day of driving on rural Philippine roads to visit with a clan of the B’laan tribal group. This tribe has been planting coffee on Mt. Matutum, part of the agricultural land reserve that they occupy, for the last 20 years. Their coffee farming helps…
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