Grace Notes Kathleen Francis Review by Sarah Brown What is the subject? The book uses the concept of a grace note – an embellishment that is neither melody nor harmony …
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Re:View: Back to the future: Christ is still foundation
by ContributorWhat was it like 50 years ago? My wife Dorothy and I travelled down memory lane in an exciting journey into my past, like the one portrayed by Michael J. …
During the early sixties, the East-West Cold War worsened drastically. In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was built and, by October 1962, the world was on the brink of annihilation …
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Re:View: A time to chuckle, a time to apologize
by ContributorIt all began with a strange, unexpected visit.
A memory of integration comes to mind when I think of my six years at the MB Herald some 30 years ago. I remember a vision of Mennonite Brethren identity …
“Count your blessings, name them one by one.” Years ago, we sang this old gospel song with gusto.
As I considered what I might write in this space, I thought of this church I love so much, the Mennonite Brethren.
Why don’t you be the new Herald editor?” A pastor at my church said it first. Then a friend voiced the same challenge.
Like a number of others who have sat in the “driver’s seat,” I got my MB Herald driving lessons from Harold Jantz. I came to work for him in 1973, …
It is the most mind-numbing task demanded of the Herald editor all year long. It comes at the very worst time, right in the middle of the busy Christmas season. …
Nearly fifty years ago – in 1964 to be precise – as a young man in his twenties, I first came to the Mennonite Brethren Herald. Those were turbulent years. …
In spring 1978, Harold Jantz, then editor of the Mennonite Brethren Herald, received an unexpected visitor.