The Mennonite Brethren movement began 150 years ago in southern Russia with 18 families. Today, we are a diverse group of 18 conferences in 15 countries representing some 300,000 people, …
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On Nov. 9, Lynn Jost was publicly affirmed as president of MB Biblical Seminary (MBBS). It’s a role he’s been filling as acting president since Sept. 2008, then as the …
Fathers have been getting a bad rap in our society. Some of it is well deserved. The ranks of fatherhood contain way too many deadbeat dads and wife-beaters, self-absorbed workaholics …
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Don’t spoil my gratitude with your ‘Bah humbug’!
by Stacey WeeksOne of my favourite traditions is exchanging annual Christmas letters with family and friends. The updated photo, highlights of the year, and general well-wishes diminish the miles that separate me …
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The Word became flesh and moved into the patch
by Karla BraunTwo sets of bunkbeds crowd each of the three bedrooms in an East Toronto highrise apartment, dubbed “the DC” (discipleship centre) by the five guys who currently live there. Their …
Poetry – Featuring the work of Carol Penner: “Christ comes as a gift into your life….”
Some of my thoughts honour and please God; some dishonour and displease him. Some of my thoughts are helpful to me and people around me; some are harmful to me …
A kilted piper and the sounds of Amazing Grace shattered the opening silence at my daughter’s November 11 service at her school. She was in Grade 3.
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A stone to revive memories: the life of Jakob Reimer
by ContributorA remarkable story has unfolded in recent years to revive the memory of one of the founders of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
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Being truly Christian in times of conflict
by ContributorSince the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, militarism and the polarization of the world into “good guys” and “bad guys” has been up. The current war in Afghanistan has …
He runs through the kitchen with a flurry of “bangs,” “pows,” and “zings,” brightly coloured plastic toys flapping around his waist. How many daggers, lasers, and water pistols can one …
On Christmas Eve, 1941, in the front lines of a World War II battlefield, a young German officer named Siegfried Bartel had an experience that changed his life.
Poetry by Darrell Epp
No matter how I looked at her, Lois was not appealing to me. She was much too heavy, slow of speech – though she talked a lot and could become …
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Thanking from the heart, Alzheimer’s-style
by ContributorWhen I visited my mother in the nursing home a few years ago while she still had more access to speech, I was privileged to watch her happiness as she …