When we think about camps, most of us think of cabins, canoes, cookouts, and campfires – maybe even ziplines, climbing walls, and geocaching. Christian camps are fun, but they’re ultimately …
April 2012
“Hi, this is Laura from the Beyond Boundaries program at Stillwood Camp. I’m calling to give you a midweek update on how your child is doing at camp.” “Yes, I’ve …
An interview with camp directors The notion of summer camp is more than 100 years old. With so many other opportunities available to children and youth, is camp still relevant? …
It was July 1980. I was seven years old, sitting around a campfire at Gardom Lake Bible Camp in Enderby, B.C., listening to a speaker talk about how Jesus can …
One final step I think of the immense willpower Jesus needed to be fully human, to take that final step toward a painful, humiliating, slow death on the cross, and …
“Pastors start with ‘I had to come,’ but end with ‘I’m proud to be MB and excited to learn this is bigger than me or my church,’” says Canadian conference …
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Hyderabad: How one cynic changed his mind about missions
by ContributorI must have been about ten years old, sitting in one of the front pews of East Chilliwack (B.C.) Mennonite Brethren Church, probably on a Sunday evening. The young woman …
Ecclesial Repentance: The Churches Confront their Sinful Pasts Author: Jeremy M. Bergen Church apologies have made headlines of late. Catholics and Protestants have said sorry for (among other sins) racism, …
A reunion between a former student and his teacher at the ICOMB higher education consultation last June resulted in a teaching and encouragement trip to India for Winnipeg’s Centre for …
“Wasn’t it beautiful that we didn’t just talk about prayer? We actually took time to pray,” said MB Church of Manitoba (MBCM) executive director Elton DaSilva. “Wasn’t it awesome to …
Goya: The Disasters of War and Los CaprichosPeace symposium by MCC and The Reach Gallery MuseumGoya: The Disasters of War and Los Caprichos, organized and circulated by the National Gallery …
Conflict – whether it’s a disagreement with a spouse, a personality clash with a co-worker, or a church split in the making – fills most of us with anxiety. Avoiding …
One of the responsibilities of leadership is risk management. We have to ask, what risks do our actions create? What risks must we work to minimize? Which risks are appropriate …
When screenwriter Paul Boge attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, God “put it on his heart” to give Winnipeggers the opportunity “to see great films they’d never see anywhere else.” …