“It’s never been just about the house,” says Rachel Twigg Boyce, founder and executive director of House Blend Ministries. Seeking sustainability for another 10 years of fostering compassionate community, ever-evolving …
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Rachel Twigg Boyce is the 2015 recipient of the Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission’s Katie Funk Wiebe research grant. At the AGM held in Fresno, Cal., (June 12–13, 2015), the Commission …
Strangers at My Door: A True Story of Finding Jesus in Unexpected Guests Author: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Yes, stories are one of the book’s strengths, but to describe it as simply …
The first time my husband and I painted our bedroom, the experience was something of a coup for me. We had just gotten married and decided it was time to …
MB churches are finding creative ways to worship. Drawing from the lectionary, Anabaptist theology, and grandma’s kitchen, they encourage questions, break bread and boundaries, embrace silence, and inspire engagement.
The Awakening of Hope: Why We Practice a Common Faith Author: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove “This book is for people who have a hunch…that God is stirring a new movement in our …
On the first full day of Gathering, 6 bus groups toured some of Winnipeg’s neediest neighbourhoods, guided by local pastors Mary Anne Isaak, Marvin Dyck, Russ Toews, Fred Stoesz, Gerald …
A new ministry in downtown Winnipeg is unfolding at an exciting pace. Rachel Twigg-Boyce, House Blend’s pastor and leader, is convinced that progress would be much slower but for the …
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals “makes it easier for us to truly live into what it means to be a priesthood of believers,” says Rachel Twigg-Boyce of HouseBlend …
After last year’s intense business sessions, the MB Church of Manitoba (MBCM) gave Assembly 2010 delegates a chance to attend equipping workshops and ask God to speak to them about …
Steven Bouma-Prediger and Brian J. WalshHome is more than a roof with four wallsPeople who pick up Beyond Homelessness expecting to learn what it means to live on the street …