Features previously published articles from the MB Herald
Introducing Justin Majeau, Nathan McCorkindale, Tyson Kliem, Steve Roukema, Lorne Willms
Farewell to Charlie Peronto, Paul and Kathy Francis
Changes for Gail AlcockSpiritual LeadershipAuthors: Henry and Richard Blackaby“Leadership occurs when you move people from where they are to where they ought to be” as God leads, contend Henry and Richard Blackaby, in their expanded revision of Spiritual Leadership published in 2011. A strong theme throughout the book is that leaders who want to lead in God-honouring ways must hear from God and obey his voice.
Although Dora the Explorer succeeds within each episode of her children’s show, the more profound triumph arises from the accumulation of all her adventures. In fact, there is an “in-order-to-ness” about the entire cartoon series.
The Tree of LifeDirector: Terrence MalickThe first time I viewed The Tree of Life starring Sean Penn, I didn’t understand or grasp all of it, yet I was profoundly moved by it. There is something deeply spiritual about this Cannes-film-festival award-winning film with which I resonate. The visual imagery is stunning, but the story line eluded me somewhat.
Church growth is a very popular topic. Church death? Not so much.
City of Tranquil LightAuthor: Bo CaldwellI’m not a great reader of novels, but from time to time one catches me by surprise and entirely captivates me. Such a story is Bo Caldwell’s City of Tranquil Light. The California writer and former Stegner Fellow in creative writing at Stanford University has written a rich and engaging story about Mennonite missionaries in China just after the time of the Boxer Rebellion.
The Church Awakening: An Urgent Call for RenewalAuthor: Charles R. SwindollThe Church Awakening is born out of Swindoll’s grim assessment of the contemporary church: it has “eroded” to a watered-down, politically correct social club ravaged by postmodernity and consequently ineffective. This erosion has caused the U.S. to shift from a “Christian era” to a “post-Christian era,” to the detriment of both church and nation.
A 15-metre galley ship tucked into the ruins of a castle vault restores to public memory a dramatic episode in Anabaptist history. It tells the story of 90 Hutterite men condemned to galley service – rowing the narrow warships – for refusing to recant their faith. A Taeufermuseum (Anabaptist museum) in Austria’s Falkenstein castle displays the historical context and faith emphases of the country’s Anabaptist movement.
Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C., celebrates its 75th birthday next month. Friends and alumni are expected to fill the CBC gym Oct. 22 for the birthday party. The guest speaker will be Wally Unger, who guided the school’s growth as president over 17 years.