Many Canadians followed the long and dramatic U.S. election campaign, then watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. In this excerpt from a column …
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A Mennonite Brethren by any other name
by James ToewsNames are miserable creatures. I speak from experience. With Toews (pronounced “tayvz”) as a surname, my clan and I spend considerable time explaining our personal disconnect between English phonetics and …
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Responding to God’s heart for the marginalized
by ContributorWhen it comes to missions, what comes to mind for most people is the evangelism of aboriginal peoples, followers of other religions or sects, and people living in remote areas. …
Was I wise to take on four drunks? It was a British Columbian’s nightmare! We were stuck in a seemingly endless ferry lineup to Vancouver Island on a sweltering long …
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Finding redemption after a criminal sentence
by ContributorI knew by the faces of the two customs guards they had found me out. As they walked swiftly toward me, I thought, “God has finally put an end to …
“As long as you don’t mind living off the land,” she concluded. My host’s caveat assured me I’d found the ideal location for a three-day retreat from the busy life …
Christians who want to make a difference as they Christmas shop may feel tension between buying local, buying fair trade, or buying at all.
Christmas without snow? I was dreading it.
I chuckled to myself at the irony of it all – Hell’s Angels tying teddy bears to the handlebars of their bikes, and, in a grand display of magnanimity, delivering …
Janelle Hume didn’t like missions. Missionaries always appeared too holy and righteous. They definitely weren’t attractive people with an attractive lifestyle. But experience can change a young person’s impressions dramatically. …
“I started thinking about Christianity after my wife died – but where would I go to find out about it? It wasn’t going to be from some preacher.” It was …
Lorraine loves the church. The Mennonite Brethren church. This love was discovered on a mission assignment shortly after graduation from Bible school.
A new self-storage business recently opened in my end of town. It’s huge – nine buildings with 768 storage units of varying sizes. Looking at it, I wondered: How many …
For a couple years it was just a fascinating gadget that did amazing things. It can store thousands of songs, pictures, and even a few movies (if you want to …