Celebrating Cesar, re: July; Yes, singles matter, re: June; Singles have different needs, re: June; Making God a liar, re: May; The centre should help the edge, re: June; Hockey heartbreak, re: Stanley Cup final; Celebrating professional sports?, re: Hockey; We are Christ’s arms, re: May; Let’s care for seniors, re: September; Applauding unpopular stance, re: July
Beneath the Cross, Author: Cornelius Martens
Water from Another Time: Today’s Questions/Yesterday’s Wisdom, Author: Berry Friesen
At the Gates of Moscow, Editor: H.J. WillmsMWC meets with Japan Mennonite Fellowship representatives; Highest death toll from tornadoes in U.S.; Historic document unveiled; Irrigation Tunnels silt up
Pastor Kevin Carruthers lugged the trappings, books, and equipment of his church and office to a new site. He’s excited for the strategic change in the life of New Hope Community Church in Calgary.
A constant hum of voices – simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French, and explanatory words in Portuguese, German, and Russian – animated each of the sessions of the International Community of Mennonite Brethren’s Higher Education Consultation at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, June 13–17, as participants from around the world engaged with presentations on the theme “Church and School: Compañeros (co-labourers) in growing people of God.”
The dewy-eyed babe smiles happily, his hair curling like a corkscrew at his forehead. Mama looks on protectively. The ad captures my attention and my deep-seated maternal instincts kick into high gear. I’m listening. What does the advertiser – the Soda Pop Board of America – want to communicate?
From Nonresistance to Justice: The Transformation of Mennonite Church Peace Rhetoric 1908–2008Author: Ervin R. Stutzman
Features previously published pages from the MB Herald
A native Kikongo-speaker led the meeting in French, interpreted into English by a native Portuguese-speaker for an audience that included native Japanese- and Telugu-speakers, relayed into Spanish by a native German-speaker. This is the multicultural reality of the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) annual general meeting, held June 17–21 at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg.
A memory of integration comes to mind when I think of my six years at the MB Herald some 30 years ago. I remember a vision of Mennonite Brethren identity as holding together open gospel witness with acts of love and obedience. It’s true that memory sometimes plays tricks on us – but there you have it.