There’s a balm in Gilead Vancouver’s Pacific Theatre was abuzz with anticipation on Friday, Sept. 21, opening night of the 2012/2013 season. The first offering this year is the musical …
October 2012
An unlikely evangelist: how an agnostic led her friend to Jesus The story of Sue has been one of the greatest encouragements a church planting couple could hope for. We …
My journey from marketplace to ministry In August 2006, a few months after my 50th birthday, my wife Janice and I went to Ross Haven Bible Camp in Gunn, Alta., …
Living the good news of Christ in Quebec Quebec society is a beautiful and challenging complexity. Consider the student-initiated protests, which were at the centre of life in Quebec for …
I love a good Western. Back in the 1970s, I enjoyed a TV series featuring the adventures of two brothers, Morgan and Quentin Beaudine (played by Kurt Russell and Tim …
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U.S. Mennonite Brethren pass million-dollar national conference budget
by ContributorDelegates approve five recommendations, hear reports, enjoy evening programs Delegates to the USMB biennial delegate convention, July 27–28 in Omaha, Neb., unanimously passed an historic $1 million budget that increases the …
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“Along the Road to Freedom”: Suffering mothers model grace
by Harold JantzArtist tells stories of refugee women To keep a memory alive, curator and artist Ray Dirks reached for an unusual solution. Dirks has embarked on a project to paint as …
B.C. theatre company portrays gospel with creativity A new graduate from California Institute of the Arts in 1984, Ron Reed soon discovered a disconnect between his faith and his experience …
Book author: Sean Benesh City vision in danger of losing sight of gospel “It is my contention that the city, though plagued with many social ills and broken on numerous …
Another unexpected blessing for Dennis Wilkinson MB Mission’s SOAR program aims to come alongside what God is doing, introducing young people to ministry and helping local churches, especially church plants, …
The Awakening of Hope: Why We Practice a Common Faith Author: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove “This book is for people who have a hunch…that God is stirring a new movement in our …
Jacob (Jack) Wall, Arnie Norman Neufeld, Anne Toews, Ann Cornelia Matthews, Mathilda (Tilly) Klassen, Leona Martens, Elaine Joyce Koop, Marion Helen Dalke, John Abe Koop, Helena Derksen, Agatha Dyck, Wilbert …
Introduction to Kirk Ehrhart, Denis Federau, Jimmy Schimmel, David Loewen, Neil Guiney, John Webber, Jeff Peters, Arisnel Mesidor, Susan J. Schmidt Goerz, Ben & Melissa Froese, Laura Kalmar
A church planter learns 3 important lessons I recently read an article based on Mark 4:35–41. It’s the story of Jesus on the Sea of Galilee, where he says to …
My husband and I were at a crossroads. Larry was accepted at Trinity Western University, but we were afraid. We had an infant son to care for. Where would …