Contents of the December 2015 issue
A grant of $1 million from the Canadian government will enable Canadian Foodgrains Bank to continue to assist people affected by the conflict in Syria in 2016. The grant will …
Manitoba’s education sector unites in effort to follow Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations WINNIPEG Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) joined five other Manitoba universities, three colleges, and the Manitoba School Boards …
Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre director Harry Edwards says it’s a dream come true, to watch workers erect a new, 250–300-seat chapel near the camp entrance. He has been waiting 17 …
Anicka Fast, Harold Jantz, and Jayaker Yennamalla are the 2015 recipients of the Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission’s MB studies project grants. The selection committee chose the three from a strong field of applicants, all working on projects of historical and theological interest to Mennonite Brethren around the world.
The Mennonite world has lost a teacher, scholar and interpreter. Paul Toews, Fresno Pacific University (FPU) emeritus professor of history, died Nov. 27, 2015, on his 75th birthday, at his home in Fresno, Cal.
5 predictable Christmas season fails
Evangelical congregations in Canada hey have different styles and locations: from white, clapboard Baptist churches in rural New Brunswick, to Chinese Alliance churches in downtown Toronto, Aboriginal Pentecostal churches in …
The most powerful communication contains three elements: information, inspiration and invitation. All three are necessary to deeply engage the hearts and minds of those with whom we are building relationships.
In the scope of history, there was nothing new about the shift in government this past October. Routinely, Canadians tire of Conservative austerity, welcoming Liberal prodigality with a wave of …