Today the word reconciliation doesn’t so much bring me hope as it does hurt. Over the summer, we have awoken to numerous gruesome discoveries on the grounds of former Canadian residential schools. How can we as a country reconcile hundreds of years of inflicting pain and suffering on the Indigenous people…
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Randy Friesen is a dear brother and friend who has encouraged us, inspired us and taught us much of what it means to walk through trials with humility and grace. We bless him, Marjorie and his family as they enter a season of rest and reflection. We are eager to see what the Lord has in store and pray that God will continue to use him mightily among us.
If being an evangelical motivates people to act in ways that seem inconsistent with their supposed commitment to be the embodiment of good news — and not just any good news, but the good news of Jesus the Christ — then it is easy to identify the disconnect between what evangelicals are doing and what the evangel actually is.
Moments of quiet contemplation that lead to insights are welcomed and encouraged, but clear discernment and direction occur in community.
Do Mennonite Brethren have a unique view and practice of discipleship?
Dialogue is a tenet of the Mennonite Brethren; we express our opinions, concerns, cares, joys and sorrows as a community of believers. How awesome would it be to see an overflow of dialogue in the pages of our family magazine?
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DOLLARS AND SENSE — CHRISTIAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE AGE OF COVID-19
by Brian CooperChristians would be wise to consider that there is no mandate in Scripture for self-assertion of personal rights. The concept of personal rights is not a biblical one; rather, it is a product of modern political ideas about human flourishing and governmental operation.
As you engage with the CUSP, you will notice that this is not an organizational strategic plan; it is a mission plan. We begin by identifying our call to mission and respond to that call with strategic steps. At this moment in time, we must be clear about our underlining mission. The CUSP identifies that mission as the following…
In a world that too often declares right to be wrong and wrong to be right, evil to be good and good to be evil, how does one live for Jesus faithfully and with integrity? As leaders, what is our counsel? What example do we set?
The COVID-19 pandemic may be an opportunity for us to look introspectively at what it means to be God’s church today. What is the Spirit saying to the Church of 2020?
What’s next for the Mennonite Brethren family? In this last print issue of the MB Herald, we’re celebrating the past – the great gathering place of the Mennonite Brethren family…
Our new communication strategy is a commitment to storytelling and information sharing. We will not abandon our role to inform, challenge, and uplift the MB family. The methods and media may change, but the vision and commitment remain.
Fourteen people have occupied the editor’s chair at the MB Herald. Each person brought a unique perspective and a distinct voice to a particular time in the life of the magazine and the Canadian MB conference. Here, some reflect on the legacy of the magazine over its 58 years.
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