Carson Samson reflects on his friendships with Harold Jantz and Tim Wiebe. Both former CCMBC staff members will be dearly missed.
From the editor
As 2024 approaches, we plan to bring storytelling to the forefront and discover new ways to share your life and story with others. One immediate change we plan to make …
Please don’t tell anyone, but I’m a wrestling fan. I was indoctrinated at an early age, sitting alongside my grandfather on Saturday afternoons, both six inches from the TV set, …
As a member of the Mennonite Brethren community, a few things are essential to living out our faith. Firstly, we must prioritize our relationship with God above all else. This …
Our hearts are torn by events in many places in our world today but especially in Ukraine and Afghanistan. The eyes of the world turn to Ukraine as Russian forces …
I struggle to hear God’s voice sometimes, do you? Perhaps it’s because I don’t slow down long enough, or I am distracted by other things, or maybe I am hearing …
I do have hope. And I have experienced the power of prayer and have seen prayers answered time and time again. Despite the dark days we share in January, I …
Our son starts university in a few days. I struggle to describe the potpourri of feelings that blossom within me when I consider this fact. For one thing, I am …
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 …
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 …
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 …
When we’re young, we’re often identified in relation to our parents (“so-and-so’s kid”). At some point, our parents become known by us (“so-and-so’s mom/dad”). Throughout our life, we take on …
There’s a lot of ugliness in the world. I’m sure each reader could make their own list of injustices and personal tragedies. Here are several that were current as we …
What would Sunday morning look like in your church if no volunteers showed up? For most of us, the sermon would continue as usual, and probably the structure of the …
Rapid change seems to be unsettling every corner of the gardens of our lives, including the church (even this Herald has a new look, fresh upon the change in publishing …