Hellbound? Kevin Miller had no idea hell would become a hot topic when he began to work on Hellbound? – a documentary exploring biblical perspectives on hell. This subject of …
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July 2013
Jesus bakes cookies: the peacemaking neighbour “Ding dong!” Answering the door, I saw only a pile of garbage and the quickly retreating backs of several 10-year-old girls. Not content to let …
God will use us in more ways than we can see or understand, as we allow his Holy Spirit to do his work, slowly carving and reshaping our lives and …
As I sat around the table at the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) gathering in Trujillo, Peru, discussing our shared ministry, I began to reflect on the nuances and …
Let’s say I had an argument with my wife because of my own obtuseness and insensitivity. And, let’s just say that we therefore enjoyed the sound of silence for the …
It is not uncommon for Christians to see God’s hand in their lives through hindsight: seemingly unlikely occurrences make sense only later. Marilyn Hiebert is someone who has marvelled at …
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Moviemaker forgoes macabre for missionary memoir
by Karla BraunWhat do a horror film about the Antichrist and a documentary about a Russian-Mennonite missionary have in common? Filmmaker Mike Klassen. Being in the Way the Lord Led Me, a …
Ed Heinrichs as executive director of Camp Crossroads, Mark Klausen began as marketing and communications coordinator at Columbia Bible College, Dave Lunn began as youth and young adults pastor at …
Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed begins with the whimsical and poetic statement, “The kingdom of heaven is like…” (Matthew 13:31). I imagine Jesus stroking his chin and looking at …
A rainy Saturday put a damper on attendance at the annual workday May 25, but the next day, some 130 people from six supporting churches gathered at Redberry Bible Camp …
Investing in Lesotho, one farmer at a time Abbotsford, B.C. Rorisang “Rori” Moliko works hard helping to plant more than 50 varieties of pumpkins in the greenhouse at Willow View …
Pines Bible Camp perseveres Grand Forks, B.C. The 2013 Pines camping season is underway, perhaps amazingly. Thanks to B.C. MB church families, other local churches, community supporters, and staff, Pines …
I used to long for an extraordinary life. Once, I drove across Canada with a team of young adults on a short-term mission trip, vowing to live the rest of my …
Canada’s churches have been given a gift, and its authors have been travelling the country to help unwrap it. The gift is the first major contemporary study of Canadian young …