How to Write Your Personal or Family HistoryAuthor: Katie Funk Wiebe“Stories are the glue that holds families together,” writes Katie. “They join the past to the future and give children roots by building strong memories.”
Ellen Num was baptized by pastor Bill Stubbs (right) at Glencairn MB Church, Kitchener, Ont, on Dec. 13, 2009.
Poetry by Carol Penner
The Wisdom of Crowds. It’s a great title for the display racks on the mega-bookstores, a brassy counterintuitive challenge that touches the perfect raw nerve of the crowds milling past.
Years ago, in my elementary school teaching days, “cooperative learning” was the newest craze. We taught students to work as a team on specific tasks, encouraging everyone to bring their particular strengths and gifts to the table.
The transition from old to new year is always a great time for picks and pans, for looking back and making lists. Here, in no particular order, are my picks for the top 10 stories of the decade for Mennonite Brethren.
South Abbotsford (B.C.) Church honoured pastor Ed Balzer for 25 consecutive years of faithful service.
Caring for widows – literally; Lanigan extends a multicultural welcome
Director couples from the six B.C. MB conference camps gathered in early winter for a two-day “recess” at Abbotsford’s Mark Centre. They heard that the use of camp ministry in B.C. continues to be strong, and support for the province’s newer camps is growing, both in enrollment and financial help.