An interview with Kristen Corrigan, president, ETEM In the midst of preparations for a new semester, Kristen Corrigan, rector (president) of ETEM-IBVIE*, spoke on the phone with the MB Herald’s …
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Our niece Anelia collects unpaid bills – seldom a fun job – for medical specialists in Pretoria, South Africa. A few days after sending out a batch of payment reminders …
Barely midnight. All of us hunkered down like hoboes around ashes of a fire. The animals asleep. Our companions: hunger, nagging doubt. Our wants are reasonable: provisions for the family, …
When the first snowfall of the season brightened up our modest settler’s home, and my mother began humming “Leise rieselt der Schnee” (“Snow Falls Soft in the Night”) while baking …
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Concert celebrates Christmas with carol contest
by Karla BraunThrow out your stereotypes of stuffy classical musicians: violinist and conductor Calvin Dyck isn’t content to celebrate Christmas the same way twice. The Bakerview MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C., member organizes …
I’ve participated in collaborative kingdom efforts for more than 30 years. During that time, I’ve heard many reasons why churches or Christian ministries can’t work together. Here are a few: …
Couple celebrates wedding anniversary at convention “An anniversary is about the people around you,” says Wes Dahl, pastor at South Langley (B.C.) MB Church. And there were plenty of people around him …
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Seeing medical misadventure as God’s adventure
by ContributorFourteen years ago, I had purpose in my life: I was a healthy, forty-something woman who loved jogging, gardening, and canoeing; I served in the church women’s group, and ran …
New Beginnings God life is full of new beginnings when I sense your eyes on me help me to see through your eyes sights sounds …
As part of his graduate studies in archaeology, an acquaintance of mine had the privilege of going on a dig in Petra, Jordan. During the excavations, he found a shard …
From 1999 to 2005, I had the privilege of working as part of an ambulance team (I trained to the level of an EMT-A). I found the work fulfilling, partners …
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Expressing common humanity
by Karla BraunSouthridge Community (MB) Church, St. Catharines, Ont., nourishes body and soul at homeless shelter.
The public works of Krista Reimer Krista Reimer lives in Port Rowan, Ont., with her husband and two daughters, and is a member of Port Rowan MB Church. These two …
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Creativity begets creativity 2: poems by Malcom Guite
by ContributorMozart at Greenbelt, 27.08.01 for Niki and Sarah We lie upon the grass on God’s good earth and listen to the Requiem’s intense, long, love-laden keening, calling forth echoes of …
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118:24 (ESV) Fred and I sat contented on the beach listening to …