Back Issues: 2006: Features

Features, Columns, Letters, News, People, Crosscurrents

Vol. 45, No. 16 December 15, 2006

• Poem
  Jesus’ Birth by Yorifumi Yaguchi
• The little Christmas Crib by Connie T. Braun
• Grandma Tripp by Dan Unrau
• When Christmas came to Kennedy by Marilyn Muller
• Evangelicalism: “growth without depth”
  Do Mennonites really belong? by Walter Unger

Vol. 45, No. 15 November 24, 2006

• Choose your rut carefully by Phil Callaway
• Surviving pastoral burnout by Brian Wiebe
• When the fire burns out by Terrence Roth
• Who’s choosing (and sticking with) church ministry?
  Results of the 2006 pastoral trends survey by Laura Kalmar
• Thoughts on retirement
  after 31 years in church ministry by Alexander (Sandy) Young

Vol. 45, No. 14 November 3, 2006

• Forgiveness
• Forgiveness: untying the knot by John Neufeld
• Peacemaking: Resisting negativity by Nick Suen
• A murderer finds home by Peter M. Friesen
• Bitter root or sweet fruit?
  A wife learns to forgive by Sandra Reimer
• Quotes on forgiveness
• Poem
  Prayer for Afghanistan

Vol. 45, No. 13 October 13, 2006

• A basin and a towel by Jamie Spray
• Temptation!
  Alluring visitors at the door by Mary Reimer
• Secrets: 3 stages
• SOS! Pick up your paddle and wave
  A wife deals with her husband’s sexual sin
• Poem
  Hiding by Eve Powers
• What happened to confession? by Ken Reddig, Janelle Hume
• Pornography: A deadly addiction by Merle Smith
• Access, risk, breaking patterns
  An interview with Leighton Tebay

Vol. 45, No. 12 September 22, 2006

• Poem
  My Words Can’t Carry All the Praise by Ted Loder
• Faith is a journey, not just a beginning by Katie Funk Wiebe
• What’s the cross of Christ all about?
  A picture paints a thousand words by Laura Kalmar
• Coaching kids to Christ
  3 great ideas for moms and dads by Gabrielle Wiebe

Vol. 45, No. 11 September 1, 2006

• The sweet smell of simplicity by Angeline Schellenberg
• Welcome to the complex life
  A reflection on the book of Daniel by Pierre Gilbert
• We’ve got rhythm – but is it the right kind? by Christine Sine
• Simplicity: some helpful principles

Vol. 45, No. 10 August 11, 2006

• Yearning for tents by Sharon Hooge
• A secretly coming kingdom by Tim Geddert
• Glimpses of the kingdom
  Dear Diary . . . Big and small miracles in Thailand by Karen Sanchez
• The crime of being a Christian
  A story from the persecuted church in Vietnam by Daniel Beutler
• A slow-moving dream
  Partnering with God in downtown Vancouver by Katrina Wiggins
• Silver anniversary salute
  Celebrating God’s work in the Indo–Canadian community by Olga Willms

Vol. 45, No. 09 June 30, 2006

• Sharon Huget
  Featured artist
• Poem
  Jean Janzen
  Featured artist
• Trevor Wight
  Featured artist
• Curtis Cunningham
  Featured artist
• Poem
  Sarah Klassen
  Featured artist
• Ray Dirks
  Featured artist
• Bev Ellis
  Featured artist
• The spiritual gift of art by Esther Wiens
• Taking centre stage
  The Herald interviews a B.C. actor who loves to exercise his creativity
• Lessons on canvas
  Learning from Christian artists in the Dominican Republic by James Friesen
• Quilts: binding usefulness & beauty by Dora Dueck

Vol. 45, No. 08 June 9, 2006

• Christianity and creation by Glen Klassen
• Living green
• The house that Ruth built by John Longhurst
• The house that Jake built
  A Father’s Day tribute by Connie Inglis
• Rites of passage
  An idea worth embracing by Dan Burrell

Vol. 45, No. 07 May 19, 2006

• An urban nation
  Modern challenges for big city churches by David Eagle
• Canadian Mennonite Brethren and the city: a look at the beginning
• The emergent church by Laura Kalmar, with Sam Dick

Vol. 45, No. 06 April 28, 2006

• A small-town Mennonite girl’s journey
  Growing in the way of the contemplatives by Shawna Peters Penner
• A parable, a phone call, a French community by Dan Huget

Vol. 45, No. 05 April 7, 2006

• The challenge of pluralism
  Is Christianity a comprehensive worldview – or a spiritual plug-in? by Gil Dueck

Vol. 45, No. 04 March 17, 2006

• Suffering and glory by John Neufeld
• Paying attention to suffering by Wilma L. Derksen
• Hidden suffering
  Living with a secret eating disorder
• Poem
  Born crucified by Sheila Braun

Vol. 45, No. 03 February 24, 2006

• Me and my little men
  This sports-Dad builds into his kids’ lives – with a difference! by Brad Hagkull
• Countering lust
  Groups like “Pure Desire” help men to freedom by Steve Boulianne
• Talking about men – in the media

Vol. 45, No. 02 February 3, 2006

• Not married?
  Can the church recognize singles for who they are, instead of what they’re not? by Kerry O’Brien
• Mirror mirror . . .
  What girls need to hear about their beauty by Laura Kalmar
• Are we bugging you?
  BUG tour stops at Community Fellowship Church, Newton, Man. by Vi Siemens
• Ultimate pj party frees girls from untruths
  Ever thought God would use nail polish? by Angeline Schellenberg
• Do we need a ceremony for divorce?
  Christians get divorced too by John Longhurst

Vol. 45, No. 01 January 13, 2006

• Virtual church
• Sending the [instant] message
  Four communication challenges for the church

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