[Don’t honour evil] re [November], [Courageous column] re [November], [No denominations in heaven] re [October], [Community church welcomes many] re [October], [Blessing in disguise] re [September].
Ask Rocky Olfert how the Columbia Bible College (CBC) Bearcats volleyball team managed to land a U.S. national beach volleyball champion on their roster, and he’ll tell you it was nothing short of an act of God. Micah Briscoe’s journey to CBC might be called immaculate recruitment.
Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) annual MCC Store and Resource Catalogue is available for 2008–2009. The catalogue offers books, teacher’s guides, videos/DVDs, brochures, resource boxes, and posters to purchase or borrow, …
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Testimony: We don’t believe in miracles – we rely on them
There’s an aphorism that’s been hanging outside our study for more than 20 years: “We don’t believe in miracles. We rely upon them.” This saying had always been nothing but head knowledge to us, but we came to realize its profound meaning through some recent experiences.
Representing all 10 Mennonite Brethren churches (known as AEFMQ) in the province, nearly 350 members and adherents met September 7 at Lucille-Teasdale school in Blainville, Quebec to celebrate together.
The term “miracle” is derived from the Latin word miraculum meaning “something wonderful.” But due to its casual use in our day, the term has lost much of its lustre.
Many Anabaptist churches observe Peace Sunday in early November to remember the gospel of peace proclaimed and embodied by Jesus Christ. Mennonite Central Committee’s 2008 guide for churches for Peace Sunday is available from mcc.org/peacesunday.
—Joseph Kwan
“I started thinking about Christianity after my wife died – but where would I go to find out about it? It wasn’t going to be from some preacher.” It was obvious from the tone and response that his conclusion was as self-evident as the beauty of the day.
They came “home” to Columbia Bible College (CBC) to reconnect with friends from the past and share the stories of God’s faithfulness in their lives.