In early December, representatives of five Manitoba businesses were welcomed to Providence for the final presentations of the “Connections Project.” An initiative of Dr. Marcio Coelho and his Fundamentals of Marketing class, the venture brought Bachelor of Business...
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Happy New Year!
Providence is excited to ring in the New Year! As we reflect on 2018 and look forward to 2019 we are reminded of God’s goodness and anticipate an abundance of blessings as we continue to provide the very best in Christ-centred post-secondary education. Over the next...
The Miracle of Christmas
Hollywood tells us that Christmas is a season of miracles. The Bible contains many miracle stories, from the raising of Lazarus from the grave to the resurrection of Jesus. The greatest miracle of all is that God became one of us. God took the form of a human, flesh...
Merry Christmas, from all of us at Providence!
This Christmas, as we reflect on the good news of a saviour who has come, our hearts are full with gratefulness for God’s goodness, with thankfulness for our students, employees and supporters, and with hope for the future as we continue to teach people to grow in...
VIDEO: PROVFtalks lectures tackle wide-ranging topics, from domestic violence and Christianity to cancer research and H-E-double hockey sticks
The 2018 PROVFtalks showcased 10 Providence faculty members, each of whom delivered a bite-sized lecture on a topic of contemporary relevance and personal interest. Fashioned on the TED Talks model, the 15-minute PROVFtalks were presented to a capacity lecture theatre...
Providence professor Dr. Robert Dean illumines work of “theological Spider-Man” Dr. Stanley Hauerwas in new book
“Why not ask someone who knows me better than I know myself to put a book together in a way that I had not imagined?” In considering a volume of his own sermons and essays, Dr. Stanley Hauerwas reached out to another theologian to compile the material on his...
It’s Giving Tuesday! Make a difference by supporting Providence students
Providence graduates serve Christ all over the world by making a difference in their churches, communities and workplaces. Giving Tuesday – November 27 – is an opportunity for friends of Providence to equip current students to become the difference-makers of the...
Providence professor’s book examines fusion of names of God and Jesus
“Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be as one, as we are one.” (John 17:11) What is the gospel writer doing there? What is John telling us in Jesus’s reference to God’s name, both here and throughout the book? “The rest of...
Providence alum Marco Marinho used education to establish discipleship school in Brazil
“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” —Proverbs 22:6 In January of 1999, Marco Marinho (’02), his wife Claudia and their children arrived in Winnipeg from Brazil to begin their journey at Providence Theological...
Communion in a…pill? Rev. Dr. Lissa Wray Beal discusses the importance of communal worship
“Communion is really best thought of as a communal reality and a reality that is experienced in the midst of worship where the community is gathered together and together our hearts are directed to the Lord. As part of that, we come around the table.” Rev. Dr. Lissa...