“Is Guinea-Bissau 1) a country in West Africa, 2) hot, 3) politically tumultuous, or 4) all of the above?” fourth-year student, Steve Berkenpas, challenged Abbotsford, B.C.’s Columbia Bible College student body at its mission emphasis chapel. “How many vote for all of the above?” Berkenpas shared about his year living and working in one of the poorest countries in the world, followed by student Donna Mayer, who spoke about her year in Rwanda.
After a few years of teaching in public universities, I arrived in 2005 at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) to teach English. People often ask me what the difference is, perhaps expecting me to complain about the limitations now imposed upon me. My answer is instead that I can do everything I did in the secular academy, and more. One of the most prominent feelings about my new life at CMU is liberation.
A community validates its members by listening to their voices. The Mennonite Brethren community has grown from 18 families meeting under one roof to 18 conferences spread across the globe. As distance and diversity increase, it becomes more challenging to hear each other’s voices.
The 20th century was a tumultuous period in China. The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 sought to rid China of all foreign interests, and saw the massacre of countless missionaries and Christian converts. In 1921, the Communist Party was founded and periods of civil war ravaged the country, followed by war with Japan. Finally, in 1949, the country fell under Communist rule and officially became an atheist state. Due to religious intolerance and persecution, the Christian church was forced underground. Thousands of church buildings were destroyed or turned into civil facilities such as schools, warehouses, and factories.
Director of communications Cam Rowland resigned from his 7-year ministry with the Canadian conference, effective after Celebration 2010 in July.
Creation: The True Story of Charles DarwinDirected by: Jon AmielThe stirring biopic Creation looks at how the foundational work on evolutionary biology, On the Origin of Species, came to be written.
Most historical accounts portray Darwin as a mild-mannered, amiable person who realized how controversial his ideas were and who was extremely meticulous in his scientific work.
Arisnel Mesidor was reunited with his wife earlier than expected.
Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and TraditionalAuthor: Jim BelcherDeep Church is a book for evangelicals wondering how to navigate the growing split between so-called “traditional” and “emergent” churches.
For the past six years, I’ve participated in competitive swimming. But this past September, I decided to quit.