Do you know your family tree? How far back can you go? The number of people who have traced their family ancestry indicates there’s something compelling about knowing one’s family tree. Genealogy reveals something about the lives of past otherwise unknown family members simply by knowing the country or region in which they lived. Sometimes this search for a family tree is referred to as seeking “roots,” and this is bound up in the quest for identity. Genealogies were vitally important and so it’s no wonder that we find them in our Bible. The very first book is dedicated to recording humanity’s...

While taking care of a friend’s cabin, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba was attacked by a man with an axe. As a Christian, he responded, “I don’t want this handled in the court but through mediation.” Mediation Services in Winnipeg handled the case. In which the victim actually had an opportunity to sit down with his attacker. “For many offenders prison means simply being confined with little or no skill development, meaningful work, therapy or education. At worst, prison is a school of crime in a deviant subculture. The other reality is that most people in...