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June 2013
On June 21 and 22, B.C.’s Mennonite Central Committee celebrated 40 years of thrift stores in British Columbia – then topped it off with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new …
Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life around the Table with Recipes Shauna Niequist This book is fantastic. It’s fun and inspiring, with many moments of profound insight. The …
One December 2012 night, Duane Arndt dreamed about a reunion honouring choir director Jake Willms and his wife Rita. After a Facebook post about Arndt’s dream received dozens of response …
Superman is not a newcomer to pop culture. This displaced super-powered alien made his first appearance in Action Comics #1 in 1938. (Looks pretty good for his age, doesn’t he?) …
It Happened in Moscow Author: Maureen S. Klassen In the last century, many Mennonites in Russia survived World War I, revolution, civil war, anarchy, famine, epidemic, Stalin’s slave labour camps, …
Seniors can handle change – but not at breakneck pace Generation vs. generation: Is it really about the music?
In 1953, I returned from college to find I’d been elected to the Alberta MB Conference’s (ABMB) youth and music committee. We decided that instead of holding our annual youth …
Resilient Ministry: What pastors told us about surviving and thriving Authors: Bob Burns, Tasha Champman, Donald C. Guthrie Early in my career, someone told me that being in ministry for …
Canadian Mennonite Brethren churches have chosen the number one as a thematic symbol. We speak of one Lord, one people, one mission. It’s a catchy sound bite. Mathematically, the number …
How to balance the needs of the world’s poorest people with Canadian security isn’t a new question arising from the recent decision to merge Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) into …
I was getting desperate. It was the last of four days at the Montreal Truth and Reconciliation Commission meetings. Sorrow, despair, hope, anger, defeat, defiance, and confusion washed over me like …
It was a perfect early-May day for the annual open house at Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre, near Chilliwack, B.C. More than 2,500 visitors enjoyed food and scores of activities. …
Seeing an emotionally distressed young man sitting cross-legged and shirtless on a downtown sidewalk, I asked, “Are you okay?” He said he wasn’t, but he could handle it on his …
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