A Second Cup of Hot Apple CiderEditors: N.J. Lindquist and Wendy Elaine NellesLindquist and Nelles have poured a nice variety of deeply personal, faith-centred stories into this second helping of “hot apple cider.” (Hot Apple Cider, an inspirational anthology of short prose and poetry, was published in 2008). Themes include marriage, parenting, friendship, career, loss, health issues, and even neighbours’ pets.
Andrea Froese is proud of her son. She still grieves his loss, but the journey she and her husband Doug (who now attend South Abbotsford MB Church) shared with him is producing a lasting legacy.
Jesus didn’t come to earth as a king, CEO, hockey star, or the most popular boy at school. He came fragile, poor, and unknown. But, this changed the day Jesus began his ministry. With his revolutionary command for masters to serve their slaves and for all people to love each other, Jesus provided a perfect example of service with humility, respect, and joy.
Concerned about “common purpose,” re: March; Words are key in gospel presentation, re: March; Don’t forget fasting, re: March; Church the answer to crime, re: N/A; Renew peace emphasis, re: February
At 23, I was handed the keys to a pastor’s office for the first time. I remember the idealism leading up to the moment the key went in the door. This was a small church trying to find its way, and I was full of vigour, vision, and a healthy dose of naivety.
I just returned to my post as senior pastor at Parliament (MB) Community Church, Regina, after a seven-month sabbatical – my first in 20 years of ministry. As I contemplated taking a sabbatical, I wondered: How should I prepare? What will I experience? What is a sabbatical?
For this month’s Herald, I asked a group of pastors what they wished their congregation understood about a pastor’s job. Their answers were similar. The bottom line? “We wish people understood that we can’t do everything!”
Peaceful Moments to Begin Your DayAuthor: Grace FoxFor many women caught in the “rat race” of juggling family, work, church, and personal interests, it can be difficult to find time for quiet reflection in God’s Word. In Peaceful Moments to Begin Your Day, Grace Fox uses a mix of Scripture, prayers, and stories to provide brief reflections for daily personal devotion. Fox is engaging and accessible, and uses creative and memorable illustrations to emphasize scriptural truth.
“A cloud of witnesses” gathered Mar. 30, at Akron (Pa.) Mennonite Church to observe the commissioning of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada and MCC U.S. for a new era of ministry. The two organizations now jointly carry out MCC’s mission, purpose, and vision, and administer MCC’s international program, previously directed by the binational MCC organization officially dissolved earlier that day.
Less money for the world’s neediest citizens – that’s the result of the 2012 budget, announced by finance minster Jim Flaherty Mar. 29.