October 2018

MPs from all parties hear that Canadians care about ending global poverty and hunger during Hunger on the Hill event More than 8,000 I Care postcards from across Canada were…

How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to All of Your Life Darryl Dash Moody Publishers Review by Blake Wagner What is the subject? The subject of this book is growing…

“I live alone. It’s hard to cook for just one person,” says Lydia Mandau. At Scott Street Church’s weekly lunch event, she has opportunity for “a good meal” and “fellowship.”…

“Meeting with like minded Christ followers who love the local church and who live in service of God is invigorating,” says CCMBC national director Elton DaSilva. The National Ministry Team…

The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible Scot McKnight Thomas Nelson Review by Keith Reed What is the subject? This book is a response to the question of…

“I think there’s a resurgence in the importance of establishing a biblical foundation,” says Columbia Bible College (CBC) president Bryan Born. The Abbotsford, B.C., school’s first-year enrolment is up 10…

Little did I know that by age 60, my eyes would have been opened to a world of new ideas, new theologies, different types of faith, and a new love for art and poetry.

title: Incarnational Mission
author: Samuel Wells
There are four ways the church tends to engage society: working for, working with, being with, and being for.

As the waters recede, the extent of the devastation emerges. People forced from their homes and land by torrential rains in August in India’s Kerala State are returning home. In…

Four Gifts: Seeking Self-Care for Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength April Yamasaki Herald Press Review by Craig Thiessen What is the subject? Holistic self-care. Yamasaki’s presents self-care as more that…

The MB Herald asked incoming national director Elton DaSilva to tell us a bit about himself, the new Collaborative Model, and his hopes for the future. Where did you grow…

Rudi Plett of Asuncion, Paraguay, was installed in June as the new executive director of the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB). In an interview with freelance writer and MB…

Invitations to coffee and cake… Late-night hospital visits… A schedule filled with meetings… …and always on call. Pastors have many excuses to set aside their physical health. Yet discipleship calls…

Gathering 2018   |   July 11–14, 2018 Forest Grove Community Church, Saskatoon _____ “How did we treat each other?” That, not the result of the vote, was the top concern of…