Renowned scholar and theologian Dr. Willie James Jennings is in high demand across North America. On his schedule this month is a trip to Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), where he’ll …
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As you are likely aware, a lot of time is needed today to make sure that we are understanding words the same way. So I must spend a few moments …
The word “exorcism” (or “deliverance”) is commonly defined as something like this: A ritualized process where a skilled and gifted individual (technically an ‘exorcist’) forcibly commands one or more demonic …
Why do we read the Bible? I grew up in church, and I spend a lot of time listening to people talk about the importance of reading the Bible.
Outrage is the ultimate reality distorter. It’s also an attractive false gospel. What?
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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 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.
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 …
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, …