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February 2013
What would draw more than 100 youth from B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan to Hepburn, Sask., in the middle of winter to talk about giving up control of their lives? …
October Baby In this film inspired by the story of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen, college freshman Hannah, after discovering her physical and emotional problems stem from her entry into the …
Furious Love Wanderlust Productions 2010 95 minutes “Jesus loves witches. The problem is sometimes we don’t.” Furious Love is a documentary about miracles, the kind that happen when we pray …
Trade of Innocents writer/director: Christopher Bessette 91 minutes It’s just a movie. I had to keep telling myself that as I watched this thriller about prepubescent girls forced into prostitution. …
What You Get at Home Author: Dora Dueck When your last book wins Manitoba Book of the Year, your next work faces significant performance pressure; Dueck’s What You Get at …
Renovation of the Church: What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation Authors: Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken Anyone who has done home renovations knows it’s a messy, disruptive, …
Red Quarter Moon: A Search for Family in the Shadow of Stalin Author: Anne Konrad Part memoir, part history, and part historiography, Red Quarter Moon details Anne Konrad’s search for …
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems Author: Rhoda Janzen Those who pick up Rhoda Janzen’s latest memoir …
Killing Enmity: Violence and the New Testament Author: Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld It’s easy to find support for claims that the New Testament endorses violence. Within Mennonite communities, for example, …
Transforming taste through love Discerning good music is a hornet’s nest if there ever was one. We often declare what we like as good, tying its value to our taste. …
Introducing David Gibson Changes for Gil Dueck and Rick McCorkindale Farewell to Paul McIlwraith
Haiti Almost three years after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) continues to address long-term needs for housing and sustainable livelihoods. Housing was in short supply even …
Jordan, Ont. “Once, you and I were the mission,” said New Hope worship pastor, Mandy Kasper at the ONMB special meeting Nov. 15. “Someone else went out and brought us …
Altona, Man. At a Brotherhood meeting in Altona, Man., last November, the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church decided to withdraw as one of the member churches of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). The …
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