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March 2013
Hoping to rediscover the call of God’s kingdom on their lives, some 100 people gathered at Dalhousie MB Church, Calgary, Mar. 15–16, for the annual convention of the Alberta conference (ABMB). By the end of the weekend, the province had agreed to collaborate more intentionally with the national conference, and to outsource most of its services, resourcing, and even budget to the Canadian conference, in order to see God’s kingdom come in Alberta.
Fellowshipping around tables in Borden’s (Sask.) community centre (meeting place of Riverbend [MB] Fellowship), the Saskatchewan MB (SKMB) convention feels like a family reunion – and like many such gatherings, it was not without difference of opinion as the executive presented an ambitious budget and structural changes.
A Roman Catholic cardinal from Argentina has generated worldwide applause and some disquiet: what does his election as pope mean for Mennonites and the evangelical community? Perhaps more than we might think….
Congratulations to authors Dora Dueck and Sarah Klassen whose books were shortlisted for the 2013 Manitoba Book Awards!
“To some, the state of the world may seem hopeless,” said the new head of Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, B.C. “But it’s not. And that is why I love working…
Manitoba focuses on good news Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba Assembly, Mar. 1–2, 2013 There was a “sweet, sweet spirit” at Steinbach MB Church, Mar. 1, for the Mennonite Brethren…
What drives us to help others? Are we moved by compassion, by pity? Do we have a need for significance that can only come from sacrifice? Or, do we make a logical choice to serve based on our belief in human equity?
As pure as the lily that blooms in the spring…
Having recently heard Robert Gagnon speak at a theological conference, what surprised me about his book was not the position he took (for I knew the direction of his argument), but the size and scope of his book. It is both impressive and daunting….
The 82nd annual convention of the Ontario Conference of MB Churches (ONMB) at Mountain Park Church, Niagara Falls, Ont., experienced “a welling up of God’s presence and his Spirit in this place,” said ONMB executive director Ed Willms…
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