During the season of Lent, Scott Street MB Church offered refreshment – Scripture reading – in the sanctuary each morning, Monday through Thursday. Pastor Jim Cober read four or five chapters from the Gospels…
Before she married, Agnes Wicki of Prince George, B.C., taught school in what is now DR Congo. Then came marriage, motherhood, and retirement from a Canadian teaching career. After her …
Making Friends Among the Taliban: A Peacekeeper’s Journey in Afghanistan
Author: Jonathan P. Larson
Understanding what it means to be nonviolent peacemakers has been important to Mennonites for as long as Mennonites have existed.A younger son demands his inheritance, then “sets off for a distant country” – severing himself from his father’s beliefs, values, and spiritual legacy –with no intention of returning. Years later, …
Encouraged by MCC As member of the Joint Ministry Council (JMC) of MCC, I had the privilege of participating in several of the March meetings of the boards of MCC …
At Ten Thousand Villages Canada, every scarf, bowl, and handicraft tells a story of economic improvement in areas as far-flung as India, Peru, and Uganda. Take the Cambodian artisans who …
In their 1980 comedy film, The Blues Brothers, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made popular the phrase “We’re on a mission from God.” For decades, we’ve talked about the church …
Eugene felt trapped. He was in prison where his fellow gang members were plotting the murder of a rival. Eugene was against the plot, but could only delay it. His gang members would see it through with or without his assistance.
A Roman Catholic cardinal from Argentina has generated worldwide applause and some disquiet: what does his election as pope mean for Mennonites and the evangelical community? Pope Francis brings an attractive mystique. …
It happened such a long time ago, I can’t remember the details clearly any more. Shortly before retiring from college teaching, I got my first “geezer” messages. I am using …