Contents of the MB Herald September issue 2014
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September 2014
WINNIPEG Joan and James Alty have lived and served in South Africa for six years, but they still feel attached to their Canadian home church, Crossroads Mennonite Brethren, Winnipeg. The…
The 2014 MCC relief sale in B.C.’s southwest region netted $600,000 to fund projects for people in four countries overseas. The sale, held Sept. 12–13, 2014, in Abbotsford’s Tradex
The first paid female pastor in a Canadian MB church never asked for the title. “I didn’t push for it,” says Salome Hiebert, but “if God opens a door for me, I should be willing to walk through. That’s where his promises become so evident to me.”
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is responding to the needs of people in the Gaza Strip through its member Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). “Many people in Gaza are going through a period…
Persecution. Not a popular word; however, it’s a reality in countries like Iraq and Sudan. Raised up in the Mennonite Brethren church tradition, artist Faye Hall knows the denomination is no stranger to persecution.
- Arts & CultureCrosscurrentsfilm/theatre
The Steve Bell Journey: tribute to a modern-day troubadour
by Karla BraunWhy isn’t Steve Bell famous yet? That question opens Burning Ember, Refuge 31’s documentary of the Canadian singer songwriter.
50,000 South Sudanese children could die this year if assistance doesn’t come soon. That was the blunt message hammered home by the United Nations during a recent appeal for increased funding to help people affected by South Sudan’s ongoing violence.
Recognizing that visitors to the U.S. from the Southern Hemisphere often find it difficult to get visas, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is taking steps to try to keep the situation…
Jonathan Kornelsen’s teenaged “Menno” t-shirt concept that made his father laugh out loud is taking root as a fundraiser around B.C. and in two other provinces.
John Neufeld, lead pastor of Willingdon Church, Burnaby, B.C., has resigned, effective immediately. He served the congregation for 15 years. In his final sermon, Sept. 7, 2014, Neufeld told his…
Grand Forks, B.C. In August 2014, Pines Bible Camp executive director Gene Krahn saw a growing impasse in the B.C. teachers’ strike and bounced an idea off his staff: could…
Title: Prodigal Christianity
Authors: David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw
When I first read the title, I expected a diatribe itemizing all that is wrong with contemporary Christianity. I was wrong…An MB pastor-turned-TV producer who volunteers with people who have Alzheimer’s is among the four recipients of Canadian Mennonite University’s (CMU) 2014 Blazer Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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