Scarcely a week goes by without someone saying, “Give people fish and you feed them for a day; teach them how to fish and you feed them for life.”
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Mennonite Disaster Service – Very special good neighbours
by James ToewsThe picture was in an old album of photographs laid out on the table in the church foyer at the MDS all-unit meeting in Saskatoon. Pictures from the early years …
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King of wisdom or greed? Solomon’s story
by ContributorWe know Solomon as the wisest man who ever lived. He acquired more wealth than any other king of Israel, traded weapons, and built the greatest military-industrial complex of the …
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Of foot-washing fountains and a drink of water
by James ToewsHe was still wandering through the world for the first time. As a matter of fact, at 16 months, even the tricky business of maintaining his balance while perched on …
After a few years of teaching in public universities, I arrived in 2005 at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) to teach English. People often ask me what the difference is, perhaps …
Most historical accounts portray Darwin as a mild-mannered, amiable person who realized how controversial his ideas were and who was extremely meticulous in his scientific work.
I recently had the privilege of spending four days in one of the largest women’s prisons in the world, Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) in Chowchilla, California. Kairos Prison …
The Wisdom of Crowds. It’s a great title for the display racks on the mega-bookstores, a brassy counterintuitive challenge that touches the perfect raw nerve of the crowds milling past.
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The top 10 Mennonite Brethren stories of the decade
by Dora DueckThe transition from old to new year is always a great time for picks and pans, for looking back and making lists. Here, in no particular order, are my picks …
In January 2006, I spoke with a remarkable young woman who had grown up in my neighbourhood and church. She was becoming a person of note, and the MB Herald …
Like most Chinese MB members, we were an immigrant family from Hong Kong. Before we came some 10 years ago, we were members of an evangelical denomination. Joining an MB …
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Sustaining the mighty oaks
by James ToewsLord Nelson is known as Britain’s greatest naval commander. His victories over the French and Spanish in the late 18th and early 19th centuries fueled the motto: “Britannia rules the …
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“What is my purpose?”
by James ToewsThey had been three good days of sitting with the brothers and sisters of our conference and wrestling together about the language of our common faith. How do we confess …
Biblical Text Examined: Psalm 29: “Our home has an ongoing seasonal conflict: when do you play the first Christmas CD? I’m a bit more traditional, and try to hold out …