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CIDA will amalgamate with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Canadian Government’s Economic Action Plan 2013, announced Mar. 21 by Jim Flaherty, signalled the amalgamation of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) with the Department of Foreign Affairs and …
Cochabamba, Bolivia The children come running out of the prison gates with their backpacks on, saying goodbye to the guards, ready to begin their day at Casa de la Amistad, …
I had a second flat tire. It was the first day of an awareness-raising bike ride in Honduras on a Mennonite Central Committee learning tour. David (pronounced Da-veed), the mechanic who …
B.C.’s Menno Place celebrated its 60th anniversary Mar. 2 with a banquet that attracted 350 people and raised $40,000. Founding board member Jake Baerg recalls when a committee gathered in …
You couldn’t miss her when you walked through the foyer of Bakerview Church. Wanda was a firecracker! With spirited enthusiasm and carefully coiffed hair , Wanda was quick to greet …
“Mennonite Girls Can Cook” (MGCC) started as “a one-hour idea” to share “heritage” recipes from the Dutch/German/Russian Mennonite tradition on a blog; it has become a place to share faith.
After a full career teaching elementary and junior high, retiree John C. Klassen is working to leave another legacy.
When “Spiritual But Not Religious” Is Not Enough: Seeing God in Surprising Places, Even the Church
Author: Lillian Daniel
Author and pastor Lillian Daniel’s latest book, When ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Is Not Enough: Seeing God in Surprising Places, Even the Church, is her attempt to surprise the rapidly growing demographic of people who identify themselves as “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR).Every morning, our group piles into a van that drives us to the MCC Colombia office. Every morning, we laugh in disbelief at the way traffic flows: steadily moving bumper …
The Relational Pastor: Sharing Christ by Sharing Ourselves
Author: Andrew Root
In The Relational Pastor: Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves, Andrew Root sets himself against the ethos of individualism he claims has been undermining genuine Christian ministry since the Industrial Revolution. In contrast, he proposes a new theology of ministry that asks churches to make relationships central, because “relationships draw us into the very presence of Christ.”