June issue 2014

Features

Learning to soar

Being the church: A Mennonite Brethren vision of the family of God

Pastoral letter from the Board of Faith and Life

Introducing a new mission statement

Churches embrace Christ’s teaching to multiply disciples

Let’s go down to the water: Four churches celebrate

Columns

Editorial: Rising from the waters: The celebration of baptism

Provincial convention reports

AEFMQ: Trilingual brothers and sisters in unity on mission

BCMB: Partnership and prayer permeate convention

Intersection of faith and life: God’s recipe for making true love

Viewpoint: Being a witness: the end of the beginning

Tribute: Carlin Weinhauer

Departments

Homepage

Tossing the cap

Bethany College

Canadian Mennonite University 

Columbia Bible College 

News in story

Big effect on small-scale farmers

MCC feeds the neediest from Central African Republic

Chapel worships in The Centre

Slum youth make music from garbage

Gleaners turn imperfections into nourishment

Alpha in the omega years

Likely surprised by God and Stillwood (BCMB conference)

Leaders serve, teambuilding workshop teaches (BCMB conference)

“Finish lines” [Obituaries]   

Mary Rempel, Betty (Betts) Kasdorf, Mary Helen Bartel, Elizabeth (Betty) Thiessen, John E. Goertzen,William Josephe Marquardt, Nettie Funk, Harvey A. Kliewer, Gary Enns, Sarah Giesbrecht

Transitions

CROSSCURRENTS

Book Reviews

Jacob’s Choice, Return to Northkill, Book 1

Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women

Daughters in the City: Mennonite Maids in Vancouver, 1931–61