In The Beginning of the Story Geddert embarks on an important task: he is trying to tell us why it is important to keep on reading the Old Testament.
Harold Jantz
Harold Jantz
Harold Jantz is a retired editor and journalist.
In this modest volume, Michael Bird, academic dean and lecturer in New Testament at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, is addressing what is often a poorly understood meaning of “secular” …
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Book Review: A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders
by Harold JantzA friend recommended this book by the evangelical church leader Mark Sayers to me and I picked it up soon after. I was happy I did. Sayers is the senior …
Letters to My Friends, a work of 320 pages, was written by Philip A. Gunther and was published in 2022 by Kindred Productions of Winnipeg. Reviewed by Harold Jantz.
When [Lorlie’s] children came forward to pay tribute to this gentle father, whose well-employed multiple gifts had blessed so many, each began with “Dear Dad.”
The story Elmer Thiessen writes is a vivid reminder of how challenging it can be to be an outspoken Christian academic in a secular setting. Essentially it had to do …
I think we are learning that somehow all of us around the world are connected. A virus that began with a single person in Wuhan, China, probably in November, has …
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Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion.
by Harold JantzTitle: Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. Author: By Rebecca McLaughlin Harold Jantz reviews and recommends this book that will not only equip you intellectually but …
A friendship rewarded: Pastor’s passion projects nabs $1 million award A brief article in the National Geographic, Saskatchewan Mennonite Brethren pastor and a in New York’s Madison Square Gardens that …
This is the story of a ministry that in some ways never moved far from its roots. Square One World Media stands atop a media ministry that has embraced cartooning, …
Planted: A Story of Creation, Calling, and Community Leah Kostamo Cascade Books If anyone should be motivated to take delight in the world around us, it should be …
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Pope Francis: What this new leader means for evangelicals
by Harold JantzA Roman Catholic cardinal from Argentina has generated worldwide applause and some disquiet: what does his election as pope mean for Mennonites and the evangelical community? Pope Francis brings an attractive mystique. …
A Roman Catholic cardinal from Argentina has generated worldwide applause and some disquiet: what does his election as pope mean for Mennonites and the evangelical community? Perhaps more than we …
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“Along the Road to Freedom”: Suffering mothers model grace
by Harold JantzArtist tells stories of refugee women To keep a memory alive, curator and artist Ray Dirks reached for an unusual solution. Dirks has embarked on a project to paint as …
This September, the Herald solicited the opinions of a cross-section of its readers about how well the magazine is doing in its mission for Canadian Mennonite Brethren. We carried a …