The Messenger Index: 2018
AN EDUCATION APP
Membership and Wolves (March)
11 Tips on Developing a Pastor’s Library (May)
ARCHIVES ALCOVE
Is It Important to Tell Others of Christ’s Grace? (January)
Harvey, Esther, and a Race Against Time (July)
Bishop Heinrich Enns: A Rose By Any Other Name (November)
A READER’S VIEWPOINT
Does Our Worship Reflect a Wonderful Generosity? Betty Koop (November)
ARTICLES
Mental Health in the EMC: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going, Irma Janzen and Heidi Dirks (January)
NLCF Holds Service of Reconciliation, Kevin Wiebe and Jacob Enns (January)
Hearing From God, Dr. Phillip Cary (January)
The Day We Become Friends of God, Ryan Turnbull (March)
Promoting Positive Mental Health in the Church, Irene Ascough (March)
Don’t Put Family First, Dr. Stephen Farris (March)
The Christian Faith: It Makes Sense! Dr. Hendrik van der Breggen (March)
Does Social Media Use Affect Youth Mental Health? Peter Ascough (May)
Supporting People Who Live With Mental Illnesses, Irma Janzen (May)
Amid a Challenge, God is Good! Adam Harris (May)
The Christian Faith: It Adds Up! Dr. Hendrik van der Breggen (May)
Curiosity and Condemnation, Kevin Wiebe (May)
Mental Health FAQ, Heidi Dirks (July)
Substance Use and Addiction: What Can the Church Do? Daniel Dacombe (July)
Anxiety in Youth—Journeying Towards Freedom, Heidi Dirks (September)
Rooted in the Gospel—Rooted, Certified, Bearing Fruit, Peter Doerksen (September)
Patience in the Early Church and Patience Today, by a Christian (September)
Youth, Mental Illness, and the Role of the Church, Daniel Dacombe (September)
Dr. Chris Marchand: Caregivers, Take Care! Dr. Chris Marchand and Irma Janzen (November)
Theology and Mental Illness, Kevin Wiebe (November)
A Look at John Knox and Menno Simons Today, Bill Rambo (November)
How Long, O Lord? A Biblical Theology of Suffering? Dr. Gus Konkel (November)
CHURCH NEWS
Abbeydale (July), (November)
Aberdeen (July)
Blumenort (January), (July)
Braeside (November)
Crestview (January), (July), (November)
EFC Steinbach (November)
Fort Frances (January)
Heartland (September)
Kleefeld (March), (July)
Kola (March), (May)
Living Faith Fellowship (July)
MacGregor (May), (July), (September)
Many Rooms (July)
Mennville (January)
Morris (July)
Mount Salem (September)
Pansy (July)
Pelly (March) (twice)
Portage (March), (May)
Prairie Grove (September)
Rosenort EMC (January), (July)
Rosenort FC (July)
Steinbach EMC (January)
Straffordville (July), (September)
Taber (September)
Treesbank (July)
Wymark (May), (September)
EDITORIALS
The Reconciling Wonder of Our Faith (January)
Volunteers and William Booth (January)
Silence Does Not Fit Francis I (March)
The Fine Print (March)
The Layers of the EMC (March)
One Lord, Many Needs, and EMC (May)
The Frightening Task of Preaching (July)
98 Faces Looking Back at Us (September)
The Suffering of Andreas Keller, 1536 (November)
FOCUS ON
We Plant Churches Because It Matters, Earl Unger (March)
General Board Approves Changes to Structure, Tim Dyck (March)
FURTHER IN AND HIGHER UP
Tracking the Un-Guessable Lord (January)
The Power of Least Interest (March)
The Evangelical Mennonite Covenant (July)
I Am Gobsmacked That I Exist (September)
GENERATIONS
TRU2018 Youth Leaders’ Retreat—If Anyone is Thirsty… (September)
HERE AND FAR AWAY
Overwhelming and Overwhelming (January)
Moramora, Thoughts on Doing (March)
Time is Money (May)
Given Over (July)
A Relief That Comes With Faith (September)
KIDS’ CORNER
Take a Winter Walk (January)
What Time Is It? (March)
The Happiest Month (May)
Enjoy August! (July)
Lessons From a Tree (September)
A Brief History of Christmas (November)
LETTERS
Obedience and a New Year of Grace Ahead, Gordon Dyck (January)
Billy Graham’s Legacy, Al Hiebert (March)
Also ‘Gobsmacked’ to Exist, Ray Hill (November)
Thank You to the EMC! Dwight and Sherry Munn (November)
MISSIONS
Canada: Albert Martens (January)
Bolivia: Henry and Caroline Krahn (January)
Kenya: Kari Peters (January)
Brazil: Dwayne and Shannon Klassen (January)
Bolivia: Nancy Friesen to Return (January)
Papua New Guinea: Tim and Laurel Schroder (March)
Nicaragua: Phil Hamm (March)
Paraguay: Phil Hamm (May)
Papua New Guinea: Tim and Laurel Schroder (May)
Wisconsin: Kim and Dave Field (May)
Chad: Heidi Plett (May)
Bolivia: Caroline Krahn (July)
Angel and Blanca Infantes Assigned to Mexico (September)
Burkina Faso: Paul Thiessen (November)
South Sudan: Gordon Skopnik (November)
Kenya: Melvin and Kari Peters (November)
NATIONAL
Council Embraces Change, Grapples With Reality (January)
Quarterly Financial Report (May)
Ministerial Looks at ‘The Mission of the Church’ (September)
Council Updated on Restructuring, Funding Desires (September)
NEWS ITEMS
Providence Launches Anabaptist Studies Track (March)
Discussion and Hearing from God (May)
83 graduate from CMU (May)
Project Builders’ ‘100s of Projects’ Make Huge Impact (September)
Syrian Church Partners Continue to Provide Relief and Hope (September)
U. of M.’s Menno Office offers sense of belonging and support (November)
Holy Wanderings: A Guide to Deeper Discipleship (November)
OBITUARIES
Wilbert Barkman, 1944-2017 (January)
Daniel Klassen Loewen, 1946-2017 (January)
Jean Marjorie (Eidse) Plett, 1930-2017 (January)
Albert Klassen, 1927-2017 (January)
Nettie Anne Brandt, 1945-2016 (March)
Arnold Thiessen, 1940-2018 (March)
Barbara Ann Plett, 1949-2017 (March)
Dick (Dietrich) Klassen, 1932-2018 (May)
Jake Martens, 1931-2018 (May)
John D. Stoesz, 1928-2017 (May)
Ivan John Letkeman, 1930-2018 (July)
Judith Eileen Schmidt, 1953-2017 (July)
Helen Hamm (nee Borne), 1944-2017 (July)
Ben Eidse, 1928-2018 (July)
Pastor Manfred Neff, 1946-2018 (July)
George F. Wanderingspirit, 1935-2018 (September)
Anna Barkman, 1955-2018 (November)
Almon Menno Reimer, 1923-2017 (November)
POEMS
Why I Do What I Do (November)
REGIONAL
Portage: Hispanic Joint Service Held (March)
STEINBACH BIBLE COLLEGE
Hearing From God, Dr. Phillip Cary (January)
Announcement of the Cancellation of the SBC Leadership Conference (March)
SBC Graduates 51 in Class of 2018 (May)
How Long, O Lord? A Biblical Theology of Suffering? Dr. Gus Konkel (November)
STEWARDSHIP TODAY
A Legacy of Giving (January)
The ‘Yes’ Perspective (March)
Buried Treasure (May)
A Plan Worth Making (July)
Moments of Kindness (September)
WINDOW ON MISSIONS
Your Church is a Missionary Search Committee! (January)
What, a Changed Funding Model? (November)
WRITINGS SHARED
Bradley Roth, God’s Country (January)
L. Burkholder, Reflections of a Secular Realist (March)
Glen Klassen, Hope, Healing, and Community: Celebrating 50 Years of Eden (July)
