The Board of Faith and Life (BFL) has been working to create stronger bonds to unify Canadian MBs. During the BFL breakout session at Gathering 2014, we continued the conversation…
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WINNIPEG “Good things are happening in the conference,” says Ingrid Reichard, vice chair of the Board of faith and life, affirming “harmonious engagement at BFL and with the [executive] board.”…
Title: Prodigal Christianity
Authors: David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw
When I first read the title, I expected a diatribe itemizing all that is wrong with contemporary Christianity. I was wrong…German Baptists in South Russia Johann E. Pritzkau, trans. Walter Regehr Kindred Productions It is often counterintuitive to think that the study of historical documents will lead to new insights.…
Update on the Board of Faith and Life The board of faith and life (BFL) is making concerted efforts to increase the level of connectedness to conference ministries in order…
Discerning God’s Will Together: Biblical Interpretation in the Free Church Tradition Ervin R. Stutzman Cascadia Publishing House For a small book, it evoked a rollercoaster of responses. In the end,…
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Success through suffering
by Brian CooperNot many people have a theological epiphany in the context of doctoral research. But I did.
The Nonviolent AtonementAuthor: J. Denny WeaverEven J. Denny Weaver acknowledges that the proposal he makes in The Nonviolent Atonement “may seem audacious.” Weaver is an American Mennonite theologian and professor emeritus at Bluffton University in Ohio. The Nonviolent Atonement is his attempt to describe the atoning work of Christ in light of his conviction that God is nonviolent. For Weaver, there is no place in discussion of atonement theology for the idea that God punished Jesus, or that Jesus died for human sins to satisfy God’s justice.
As Christians, we believe Scripture clearly articulates that we have been created by God specifically for the purpose of fellowship with him and with one another. This is the pinnacle of what God’s creation is to do – to bring glory to him in all things. Article 3 of our Confession of Faith begins by relating our conviction that creation “declares God’s wisdom and power, calling all to worship Him.”