Contents of the MB Herald January issue 2015
January 2015
“Do as I say, not as I do!” Ever heard that? I’ve said it as a parent in those moments when the type of behaviour I desire from my kids …
Is life worth living? The question weighed on Laurie Gibson. Abused in many ways, she described her life as “scared and dark.” Her counsellor suggested she attend women4women, a drop-in …
Title No Home like Place: A Christian Theology of Place Author: Leonard Hjalmarson Books on a theology of place are becoming popular, attempting to marry theology and missiology to one’s …
Canadian Mennonite University is pleased to announce it will host Dr. Henry Janzen as its first-ever scientist-in-residence. Janzen, a research scientist in soil biochemistry at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada …
Title: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation and Activation Author: Brian D. McLaren “The road of faith is not finished. There is beautiful …
Is that song running through your head right now? It’s Bob and his Sesame Street friends cheerfully singing about the people in their neighbourhood – the grocers, garbage collectors and …
People have been coming to this continent in a more or less steady stream for the past few hundred years. It was once fashionable to call the early waves of …
Drawing out, not writing off, people with dementia Is it possible for someone to enjoy meaningful life when they’re dependent? Can someone be the same person they used to be …
Unwrapping a not-so-simple statement 1 John 4:8–10 Being a pastor’s kid can be a horrific ordeal, but my experience was pretty positive. My memories are similar to those of other …
2014 through the pages of the MB Herald.
“Don’t try to be like Jesus; train to be like Jesus,” pastor Richard Martens told the congregation at Glencairn MB Church one Sunday. His words resonated with me as an …
I was introduced to The Table in May of 1991. Our family had just moved to Nova Scotia, and at the end of a “welcome-to-town” shower, a young man approached …