Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home
Author: Rhoda Janzen
In the same week that Rhoda Janzen’s husband left her “for a guy from gay.com,” she was hit head-on in her car by a drunk teenager. These events eventually sent her home to California for a five-month recuperation and sabbatical from her teaching job at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.“Walk a block for the Lord;” Kenneth Reddig new director for CMU Centre; RUSH Conference draws people; James Dobson leaving organization; Conservative Bible Project; Haiti threatened by kidnapping and trafficking of children; MCC and MWC in Haiti; Tyndal Universtiy College and Seminary announce Gary Nelson as president; MCC provides funds for displaced people in Jos
The executive committee of the B.C. MB conference is reviewing its partnership arrangements with Mennonite Church British Columbia, relative to their shared ownership of Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, B.C.
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Introducing Daniel Beutler, Manfred and Beth Koehler, Brian and Rachel Ray, Alan and Holly Whyte
Farewell to Irma Barkman, Bob Cappelle, Joel Diamond, Marilyn Muller and Virgina HooperWhen new thoughts and fresh ideas are circulating in the wind, it’s time to talk. That belief has brought a new element to the B.C. conference 2010 convention agenda.
Several major items were brought to the table at the Canadian Conference of MB Churches executive board meeting Jan. 29–30 in Winnipeg.
As I write this editorial, a giant earthquake has just rocked Haiti. It seems fitting to ponder the existence of God amidst such a huge tragedy.
I once was at the crossroads between atheism and Christianity. I was 18 years old. The weakness of many of the arguments I heard against atheism, such as “atheism leads to believing that life has no meaning, which proves it’s false,” were driving me toward atheism, or at least toward a formal rejection of Christianity.
The board of faith and life (BFL) gathered in Winnipeg Jan. 22–23 for their thrice-yearly meetings. “When questions and theological challenges arise, BFL works through these on the church’s behalf – they ensure the church has a voice,” says Lorraine Dick, board chair.