I didn’t attend church for most of my youth, typical for many Quebecers. Despite that, I had always been interested in faith, God, and spiritual matters, but it wasn’t ‘cool,’ …
Life & Faith
Outrage is the ultimate reality distorter. It’s also an attractive false gospel. What?
It is with sadness, but also enduring gratitude, that Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) announces the closure of book sales activities of the Mennonitische Post, effective March 31, 2024.
Our August “Moments in Prayer” is focused on prayers for the Holy Spirit to fill us with Faithfulness (Pistis).
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New to the MB Confession of Faith: Article 1 Explanatory Notes (Part 2)
In 2020, the NFLT began the long-term project of rewriting and updating the resources for each of the 18 articles in the MB Confession of Faith. The new resources will …
I remember leaning over a fence with Harold Ens—my former boss and the Latin American Director, before he became the General Director, of our mission board—and telling him that if …
I appreciated the question in the Q&R section of the MB Herald Digest June 2023 issue. The question asked national readers to responsd to the recent Direction issue dedicated to …
In the post-Christian West, we naively consider ourselves more sophisticated, believing that most modern people either worship one God or, increasingly, no God – or so we think.
Our July prayer focus is on prayers for the Holy Spirit to fill us with Goodness. This is the sixth quality in the fruit of the Spirit list we find …
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Belonging in Peace: A Young Adult Reflects on Her Family and the Korean Divide
by MCCIt’s been 70 years. Seventy years of the prolonged war between two Koreas. And more than 70 years since my grandparents fled their homes.
Preamble: The National Faith & Life Team (NFLT) is tasked with the provision of resources related to the MB Confession of Faith. They have taken on the task of updating …
“We lived by faith, we had people who sponsored us financially. It was a really interesting time to lean on God for everything we needed all the time. We did …
Question (Note: We did not receive this question directly from one person, but it is a summary of questions that were received by several of our provincial conference leaders.) …
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Living on the Borderland? What Does Being a Community Require of Us?
by Brian CooperMennonite Brethren are Jesus-followers. We have always been. Over the years, we have acquired the habit of making our commitment to Jesus our fallback position when theological disagreements emerged. Sometimes, …
I was at the hospital recently and a woman walked past wearing a t-shirt with the words “Kindness is not in quarantine” blazoned across the front.