“Our unity as a denominational family is to be based not on ethnicity, but on our shared faith in Jesus Christ,” says Andrew Dyck, member of the Board of Faith…
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MB Chinese Herald
The MB Chinese Herald, a quarterly publication of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, has been in print since 1992, serving our Chinese-speaking congregations under the keen editorial eye of Joseph Kwan.
Churches collaborate to reach the Chinese diaspora in Canada Project Highway 16 is a new venture of the Mennonite Brethren Chinese Churches Association (MBCCA) started in 2013 to serve ethnic…
Like most Chinese MB members, we were an immigrant family from Hong Kong. Before we came some 10 years ago, we were members of an evangelical denomination. Joining an MB…
Although the German-language publication Die Mennonitische Rundschau ceased publication in 2007, the publishing arm of Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches is not now monolingual. With concentrations of French speakers…
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Testimony: We don’t believe in miracles – we rely on them
by ContributorThere’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.
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.
Just like other Christian jargon, the word miracle has different meanings to different groups of people.
In this short text in the book of Acts, Luke reports a miracle. It’s the resurrection of Dorcas, who was part of the Christian community in Joppa, a city that today is part of Tel-Aviv and is one of the oldest city-ports of the eastern Mediterranean world. Dorcas is apparently a well-to-do woman – perhaps even the widow of a sea captain.
This month, our three denominational periodicals – the MB Herald, MB Chinese Herald and Le Lien – have partnered together to bring you an issue on miracles. We’ve collected articles by French, Chinese, and English-speaking authors to bring you a wide variety of perspectives on the subject.
Who’s the boss of our lives? For most of us, the answer is obvious – God. Who’s the boss of our everyday work? The answer may not seem so obvious. For those of us who write for a living, our boss can be the reader, the editor, or even the owner of the publication.
When he first accepted Christ as a teenager in Hong Kong, Joseph Kwan had no inkling he’d end up in Canada as editor of a Chinese-language Christian magazine. Canada’s MB…
Transitioning from youth to adulthood is perhaps the most significant change in life. Young adults are faced with new issues and needs, both sociologically, spiritually, psychologically, and physiologically. They are…