Displaced by conflict, 400,000 Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, and nearly 1.5 million Syrians are seeking refuge within their own country. MCC reports, in one Syrian town, a population of 35,000 …
October 2012
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. For serious athletes, life has many ironies. To succeed – say, at the Olympic level – you must play your sport constantly, doggedly following the seasons around the …
2012 Blazer Distinguished Community Service Award winner WINNIPEG Canadian Mennonite University is pleased to present its 2012 Blazer Distinguished Community Service Award to Winnipeg’s Tall Grass Prairie Bread Company. In …
Winnipeg Canadian Mennonite University presented its CMU Blazer Distinguished Alumni Awards on Sept. 28, 2012, in the Laudamus Auditorium, honouring alumni Bill Janzen (CMBC 1966–1967), Sarah Klassen (MBBC ’62), Patrice Nagant (CMU ’01), and Bonita Sawatzky (CMBC …
MB Mission’s home mission program moved into Vancouver this year, after operating successfully in a variety of North American venues. SOAR focuses on two objectives – to provide participants with …
Name: Chris Douglas Region: B.C. Family: married to Dianne, 3 daughters Hometown: grew up in Seattle Favourite music: Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, U2, Yo-Yo Ma, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Adele, “and a friend recently put me …
The executive board provides overall direction, governance, and fiduciary oversight to the Canadian MB Conference. Here’s a brief introduction to some of its newer members, affirmed at Gathering 2012. —Eds. Name: Rick …
Fifty years of Peace This is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first novel, Peace Shall Destroy Many, by Rudy Wiebe, founding editor (1962–63) of the MB Herald. …
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Social media: vain distractions or community-building tools?
As I was listening to a recent sermon, the speaker disparagingly remarked that social media are all about vanity. Though there are potential pitfalls with using Facebook, Twitter, and other …
If you’re a church planter, chances are you’re wasting money. The sales pitch Let’s be honest: the U.S. is home of free-market capitalism [and Canada isn’t far behind]. There is …
My summer walking alongside an ex-offender I’ve always enjoyed discussing issues faced by marginalized people, signing letters and petitions, and theorizing solutions to poverty and crime – but I never …
A number of years ago, church planter Bill Hybels popularized the phrase “The local church is the hope of the world.” I believe it! I know the local church has …
Ecclesiastes 5:18–19, 12:13 Sitting in front of a beachside condo, the couple in the video declared, “We live for our vacations. As soon as we get home from one vacation, …
When I was in my early 20s, I was a Vancouver Theatre Sports junkie. Every weekend, my friends and I stood in line at the Back Alley Theatre to watch …
The sayings of Lukas, Sylas, and Olivia: Many church planters have young families, and their children often voice the greatest insights, the hardest questions – and the funniest lines. Twitter user @shawncuthill, …