Canadian Mennonite Brethren churches have chosen the number one as a thematic symbol. We speak of one Lord, one people, one mission. It’s a catchy sound bite. Mathematically, the number …
How to balance the needs of the world’s poorest people with Canadian security isn’t a new question arising from the recent decision to merge Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) into …
I was getting desperate. It was the last of four days at the Montreal Truth and Reconciliation Commission meetings. Sorrow, despair, hope, anger, defeat, defiance, and confusion washed over me like …
It was a perfect early-May day for the annual open house at Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre, near Chilliwack, B.C. More than 2,500 visitors enjoyed food and scores of activities. …
Seeing an emotionally distressed young man sitting cross-legged and shirtless on a downtown sidewalk, I asked, “Are you okay?” He said he wasn’t, but he could handle it on his …
Introducing: Daniel Beutler as lifelong learning host, Kara Bergstrom as CBC new intercultural studies program director, Lorraine Dick as part-time pastor of equipping and administration by House for All Nations, Scott Isaak as youth pastor at Elm Creek (Man.), Peter Brown as pastor in La Clairière MB church, Betty-Ann Dykshoorn as BCMB director of administration, Rick Hawreschuk as pastor at Woodrow Gospel Chapel, Andy Rapko ordained by Salem Community Bible Church, Mike Kehler, pastor of small groups and family ministries. Farewell to Lynn Jost
John 6:5–13 The other night, I asked two smart little boys if they could recall a story from the Bible where a child did a beautiful thing for Jesus. Their …
Winnipeg Kamal Dhillon’s jaw was broken so badly and so often at the hands of her husband that she eventually required a surgically implanted artificial jaw. The author of Black …
Mission director creates dual-language book for Spanish resource vacuum “Every household in Guatemala has a pila. [A cement or stone water reservoir, with one or more multipurpose wash basins.] Sometimes I …
Chilliwack, B.C. Aboriginal artist and carver Isadore Charters worked on his “healing pole” under a tent during breaks at the B.C. MB convention, May 3–4. Charters, who lives in Chilliwack, B.C., …