Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia (MCC BC) has purchased 8.5 acres on Gladys Avenue that will house MCC Thrift Shops, administrative offices, the Material Resource Centre, Ten Thousand Villages, a café and more….
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March 2013
An international trilateral dialogue between Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans began in Rome, December 9–13, 2012. According to a joint release issued after the Rome meeting, the overall theme of the five-year process is “Baptism and Incorporation into the Body of Christ, the Church.”
Begun Jan. 1, 1988, Glencairn MB Church, Kitchener, Ont., celebrated their 25th anniversary with a special morning service and lasagna lunch Jan. 27, 2013. New Year’s Eve of 1987, “mother”…
Matthew 28:5–6 As a father of three children, aged seven and under, I love the lessons I learn by seeing life through my kids’ eyes. Such was the case when…
Why we need to be mentors “To start at the beginning makes as little sense as starting at the end. And so I begin somewhere in the middle, work my…
The credentialing of conference pastors and ministry leaders is arguably one of the board of faith and life’s most enjoyable tasks. We invited the provincial conference ministers to develop a…
Hearing impairment didn’t stop her from hearing the call
“It’s the best experience ever!” said Grade 11 student Cassie Bell near the end of her first short-term mission experience through MB Mission’s SOAR Heartland in March 2012.The sacrificial death of Jesus must shape not only our thinking, but also our praying. When we look at the cross through the lens of the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13),…
Whether you grew up in Foam Lake, Sask., or moved to the small town as an adult, you’ve probably crossed paths with Frieda Loeppky. She arrived in the area as…
Working the muscle of attention
We’ve discussed listening instead of merely hearing. We’ve discussed the context of God’s love affecting how we choose to listen. Now, let’s exercise listening’s capacity to pay attention to God in our lives.God did a miracle with Abbotsford’s Central Heights (MB) Church, Bruce Gordon declares flat out. God took a hurting church family in the midst of some changes:
US MBs study Articles 12 and 13 Phoenix, Ariz. The board of faith and life (BFL) of the U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches convened its first national study conference…
The Queen of the Night is a desert marvel. Once a year, this cactus – which usually looks like a barren, ugly stick – grows a single, white orchid. The…
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Three children embrace the importance of outreach
by Stacey WeeksPillows for the poor “One day when my brother and I were riding bikes, we saw an unhappy man with no smile. He didn’t look like he had much stuff…
Radical Christian Discipleship
by John Howard Yoder, edited by John Nugent, Andy Alexis Baker, Branson L Parler
Repacking previously unpublished speeches and writings of the late Anabaptist theologian and ethicist John Howard Yoder, Radical Christian Discipleship brings the work of this brilliant but at times inaccessible scholar to the average reader….