This month, the Herald interviewed Jascha Boge, Canadian conference moderator. He talked about his dreams for the conference, the challenges of managing a growing Stewardship Ministries fund, and Gathering 2008 in Montreal. This is his third term as moderator, a position he first held from 2000–2004.
Matthew 20: 20-28 Jesus loves all of us. He especially loved his two friends, John and James, sons of Zebedee. They were near him most of the time. Naturally their …
I met Popeye a few months ago – not the spinach-loving cartoon character, but a real-life man. His eyes were small and clear, and his hands looked like weathered sand …
The Shack
Book author: William P. YoungWhen I picked up a copy of this book on our pastor’s recommendation, I was told it was selling faster than any other book in the last few years: a “word of mouth” explosion with 3,000 copies sold since fall in a single Abbotsford bookstore alone…Demons, Lies and ShadowsBook author: Pierre Gilbert
Pierre Gilbert brings a refreshing perspective to the conversation on spiritual warfare. If you are excited by this topic, I would highly recommend his book. But don’t be surprised if it challenges your assumptions and suggests ideas you’ve never considered…
The Mystery of the ChildBook author: Martin E. Marty
Every day a new parenting book is published. The majority of these parenting books seek to answer the challenges of how to raise your child and how to tackle discipline issues. The American historian Martin E. Marty has written a parenting book about childhood without the answers…What do you appreciate about being Mennonite Brethren? The MB Herald and Christian Leader posed the following questions to Mennonite Brethren leaders around the world: What do your members appreciate …
In Congo we have people with vision, but don’t have the finances. I think that many other conferences around the world have money and vision, but not people.
We believe that a confession of faith is very important to the life and witness of Mennonite Brethren congregations around the world. It is so important that we spent three years working with five other Mennonite Brethren to write a global MB confession of faith.
Reflections on my visit to Ethiopia We live in a globalized world. I live interconnected with other people. And my privileged place as a North American amplifies the effects of …