Jesus, you come to us that we might have life abundantly. You come with us into our wounds. We open ourselves to receive the indescribable love you are pouring into …
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Mary Anne Isaak
There is something about a rooster that senses a turning before colour smudges the bleak horizon. There is something about a rooster that shrieks a turning before my snug body …
There are many and varied traditions around the Sundays of Advent. The contemporary themes of hope, peace, joy and love are familiar…
The kingdom of heaven is like a dandelion seed that a gardener planted in the garden; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is …
On February 9, 2012, fifteen speakers at the second annual TEDxManitoba conference, including two from Mennonite Brethren churches, animated the day with their “ideas worth spreading.” Technology Education Design is …
Much of the strife in the world cuts along religious lines,” says pastor Sara Jane Schmidt of River East MB Church (REMB), Winnipeg. “Why can’t we be a beacon modelling …
A community validates its members by listening to their voices. The Mennonite Brethren community has grown from 18 families meeting under one roof to 18 conferences spread across the globe. …
I recently had the privilege of spending four days in one of the largest women’s prisons in the world, Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) in Chowchilla, California. Kairos Prison …
Psalm 8:1-8 “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth; you have set your glory above the heavens!” The poet writes these words of Psalm …
It usually happens – when Christians of different cultures meet, theological questions arise. This summer was no exception as Mennonite Brethren from North America met with Mennonite Brethren in the Democratic …