The executive board is one of two boards of the Canadian MB Conference. (The other is the Board of Faith and Life.) It usually meets 3 or 4 times a…
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July 2009
“One of the loveliest things that human beings do is tell stories to each other.” So said Rudy Wiebe, a leading Canadian novelist, who headlined the second annual Many Strands:…
The Old Testament in the Life of God’s People: Essays in Honor of Elmer A. Martens
Editor: Jon Isaak
Hebrews 13:7 tells us to “remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you.” This volume does exactly that, honouring a significant Mennonite Brethren teacher and leader.Two years ago, my son Joel did a Grade 8 project on the environmental impact of our food industry. Our supper conversations suddenly revolved around issues like food packaging, and the fuel it took to get our food from farm to plate.
“Insights deepen wonder” re June, “Give a push” re May, “A tribute”, “The Lord heals” re May, “Power in the blood” re April
Her eyes slid past to the gentleman behind me, even as she extended her hand to bid me a bright “Good Morning!” In her eager grasp, I was firmly but…
WESTZAAN, the Netherlands The mill De Schoolmeester (the schoolmaster), located on the Zaanse Schans in the Netherlands, is currently the only paper windmill in the world still producing paper commercially.…
This issue of the Herald celebrates food in all its relationship-building and spiritual potential. We hope it inspires a summer of picnics, potlucks, and long evening coffees! There’s another kind of eating…
“When the killer of your family lives across the street”
Imagine if the killer of your spouse and children lived across the street from you. You see him every day, you shop at the same stores. Imagine that scene being repeated across the country, many thousands of times. This is the story of Rwanda.” Stories and Scars”
Seraphine is a Hutu. Her husband is in prison, accused of acts of genocide. Antoinette is a survivor, and much of her family was killed.Acts 8:26-38 One morning, as my husband was about to land a good morning kiss on our daughter’s face, she initiated a full-frontal assault. She gave no warning. She didn’t…
Winter supper for warm weather friends; Hospitalidad Cristiano in the Fraser Valley
What were you thinking, God, making us in your image? Today the boulevards strut their tender green spun in your brain.
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