John DearPut Down Your Sword: Answering the Gospel Call to Creative NonviolenceFather John Dear’s latest collection of essays, journal entries, and reflections on creative nonviolence is a thought-provoking call to …
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Global Neighbors: Christian Faith and Moral Obligation in Today’s Economy
by ReviewerDouglas A. Hicks and Mark ValeriGlobal Neighbors: Christian Faith and Moral Obligation in Today’s EconomyWhat do Bono, Margaret Thatcher, and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common? All used the …
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The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible
by Ryan DueckScot McKnightThe Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the BibleMcKnight’s The Blue Parakeet is the latest addition to the growing collection of popular writings recommending a narrative approach to Scripture. …
Music lovers and musicians from across North America and the world will converge at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont., June 4–8 for Sound in the Lands 09. The festival, …
Kathleen NorrisAn ancient ill revealed todayIn her latest book, well-known poet and spiritual writer Kathleen Norris draws the veil away from the boredom, escapism, commitment phobia, and inertia she sees …
Ben Horch’s collection of music, hymnbooks, correspondence, photos, and family papers resides at the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies. Horch was one of Canada’s most influential and charismatic musical leaders …
Daniel BerriganDisturbing, but a joy to readWit, poetic reflection, criticism, and a disturbing re-evaluation of Yahweh are tucked in among the historical summaries and exegetical explanations of Daniel Berrigan, distinguished …
A 5-minute DVD from Mennonite World Conference, Ours to Share, communicates that the gift of receiving is as important as the gift of giving. Written by Wally Kroeker, produced and …
David StaalWords Kids Need to Hear and Leading Kids to JesusLittle League and dance and music lessons may teach children skills but “small messages used over time, can lead to …
Finding HomeAuthor: Brad HuebertIn Finding Home, Brad Huebert uses the genre of parable to explore the conflicting realities and resulting confusion experienced by a person giving their life over to …
The Wing-Beaten Air: My Life and My WritingYorifumi Yaguchi If a book can be a blessing, this hopeful and worthwhile volume qualifies. Mennonite poet and pastor Yorifumi Yaguchi recounts his …
Disney has opted out of the Narnia film franchise, a few months before filming was to begin on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Disney cited budgetary concerns as their …
Remember Us: Letters from Stalin’s Gulag (1930–37). Volume One: The Regehr Family Author: Ruth Derksen Siemens By conservative estimates, at least 45 million people died in the Soviet Union between …
All Right Now: Finding Consensus on Ethical Questions Author: Tim Geddert Tim Geddert, professor of New Testament at MB Biblical Seminary in Fresno, attempts the difficult task of drawing together …
The Peace Church and the Ecumenical Community: Ecclesiology and the Ethics of NonviolenceAuthor:Fernando Enns, translated by Helmut Harder Fernando Enns (keynote speaker at the Believers Church Conference held in Winnipeg …