A unsettling look into human trafficking She Has a Name A play by Andrew Kooman Imagine having everything you know taken from you, then being forced into a life of …
Love Does Bob Goff Have you ever closed a book wishing you could be friends with the author? I felt this way by the end of the foreword in the …
Gathering reflections Experiencing this year’s Gathering as executive director rather than interested participant gave me a new appreciation for the work that’s been done behind the scenes for many years …
Go to Church, Change the World: Christian Community as Calling Gerald J. Mast In a time when we hear much about the loss of young adults from churches across North …
My Polish extended family has a tradition that shows up every time we get together for a wedding, anniversary, or birthday. At some point, my uncle will spontaneously stand up …
As part of his graduate studies in archaeology, an acquaintance of mine had the privilege of going on a dig in Petra, Jordan. During the excavations, he found a shard …
Book author: Gordon H. Matties
“Whole-wheat” commentary reads against the grain
When it comes to bread options in the grocery mega-store, there are air-filled white and slightly off-white breads advertised with balloons on the packages, and then there are multigrain, seven-grain, organic, and specialty breads that speak of substance and effort. It’s the same with commentaries on Joshua…- feature articlesFeaturesLife & FaithNews
Schools & agencies celebrate growth, innovation, new faces at Gathering 2012
Author: Karla Braun
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary (MBBS) Canada is “ours” – a new school for a new age; “no longer a place, but a presence,” says president Bruce Guenther. The seminary serves the conference by educating and equipping leaders… Russian MB leader’s history of NA Mennonites thoughtful, critical P. M. Friesen was an outstanding Russian Mennonite Brethren leader. Serious students of Mennonite history will be grateful to the Historical Commission for persisting in making his second volume of Mennonite history available to English readers…
David Wiebe reflects on his new role as ICOMB executive director Before leaving your previous position as executive director of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches (CCMBC), you engaged in …