The Messenger Index: 2019
AN EDUCATION APP
Teaching that Transforms (September)
ARCHIVES ALCOVE
Spiritual Health and Patience with the Church (July)
A READER’S VIEWPOINT
Go and Do Likewise, Adam Harris (January)
On the Road, Betty Siemens Martens (March)
I am Ambivalent about the EMC, Josh Friesen (July)
More 3-D Thinking Needed on Salvation, Belief, Kingdom, and Spirit (September)
ARTICLES
Our Father in Heaven, Dr. Arden Thiessen (January)
Paul: From Despair to Cross-Shaped Courage, Arlene Friesen (January)
Being Restored, Irene Ascough (January)
Hallowed Be Your Name, Ron Thiessen (March)
Your Kingdom Come, Flo Friesen (March)
Who Am I Now? A Real Missionary Question of Identity, Lois Thiessen (March)
The Fiery Furnace of Ordination, Layton Friesen (May)
Great Significance in Obedience: ‘Your Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven,’ Dr. Harvey Plett (May)
I Am the Weaker Brother, Kevin Wiebe (May)
A Note About a Note, BCM Executive (May)
Dr. Gus Konkel Addresses, ‘How Long, O Lord?’ Janelle Waldner (May)
Our Daily Bread—And What About the Future? Kevin Wiebe (July)
My Forgiveness Journey, Gavin Michaels (July)
Be Still, My Soul, Janice Loewen (July)
Logical Fallacies Explained to Mennonites, Andrew Unger (July)
Disciples Called to Share the Gospel ‘Everywhere,’ Jaime Loewen and Stephany Wiebe (July)
Strength and Victory: ‘Lead Us Not into Temptation but Deliver Us from Evil, Michael Vanderzwaag (September)
Meth and the Holy Spirit—Imagine! Andrew Reimer (September)
Let’s Talk, Sarah Barkman (September)
An Ancient Doorway to the Mystery of God, Layton Friesen (September)
When Christmas Feels Like a Barren Desert, Mark van Kampen (November)
Bloodstream Truth: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, Randy Fehr (November)
Reading a Hard Bible for Signs of Jesus, Layton Friesen (November)
The Place of Experience in the Theological Process, Dr. Darryl G. Klassen (November)
CHURCH NEWS
Abbeydale (March) (2x)
Blumenort (January)
Creighton (March)
ConneXion (September)
Crestview (March), (May) (2x), (July), (September)
Fort Frances (November)
Fort Garry (January)
Heartland (September)
Kleefeld (January), (March), (September)
Kola (May)
Leamington (September)
MacGregor (January), (November)
Pansy (March), (September)
Pelly (January), (May)
Portage (January) (twice), (March). (September)
Prairie Rose (September)
Rosenort EMC (March)
Stony Brook (March)
Taber (May)
CONVENTION
Ministerial Looks at ‘Questioning Faith’ (September)
Coaldale MC Welcomed, Field Expansion Considered (September)
Offerings (September)
Elections (September)
DISCIPLES’ JOURNEY
Youth Ministry: A High Calling (January)
EDITORIALS
Using Google Without Getting Lost (January)
What Are EMCers Concerned About? (March)
A 1688 Protest Against Slavery with a ‘Mennonite-like Conscience’ (May)
On Naming Churches Today (July)
When Can a Rite Be Wrong? (July)
The EMC is Richer Because of Region 2 (September)
The Urgency of the Gospel (September)
Advent: A Promise of Light and Freedom (November)
FOCUS ON
Why I’m Glad to be an EMCer, Brad Brandt (March)
Dozens of God Moments Bring Tears of Thankfulness, Gerald D. Reimer (July)
FURTHER IN AND HIGHER UP
God’s Boomerang and Your Callings (March)
Without the Church, You’re on Your Own (May)
Saving Our Souls by Feeding the Poor (July)
Hell and Highwater (November)
GUEST COLUMN
Just a Thought: Fear, Desiree Krahn (May)
Pity the Poor Soul Who Fears Double! Karla Hein (July)
HIS LIGHT TO MY PATH
Relinquishing the Impossible (November)
KIDS’ CORNER
Something Old, Something New (January)
Oh, The Places You Will Go! (March)
Too Much Noise (May)
Be Your Best (July)
Do Trees Talk? (September)
Who Do You Think You Are? (November)
LETTERS
Love Means Doing the Ordinary, Ray Hill (March)
Great Issue in January, Gordon Dyck (March)
Thoughts for the Easter Season, Ray Hamm (March)
Church Unattractive if Disharmony is Obvious, Ron Penner (July)
Notable Perception, Arlyn van Enns (July)
Balance is Needed to Prevent False Dichotomy, Jeff Thiessen (August)
Concerned About Gender Stereotyping, Heidi Dirks (August)
Who is the Church? Tim Sawatzky (August)
MISSIONS
Opportunities with EMC Missions (January)
Paraguay: Travis Zacharias (January)
Mexico: Angel Infantes (January)
Uganda: Angela Kruse (January)
Benny and Ester Fehr assigned to Bolivia (January)
Churchill: Albert Martens (March)
Winnipeg: Kent Dueck (May)
Bolivia/Canada: Caroline Krahn (May)
Maritimes: about Venus Cote (May)
Uganda: Gordon Skopnik (May)
Mexico: Tara Wiebe (May)
Mexico: Dallas and Tara Wiebe (A Look at Missionary Home Teams) (July)
Winnipeg: John Janzen (ICYA) (July)
Oceania/North America: Harvey Thiessen (July)
Bolivia: Abe Giesbrecht (September)
Germany: Alex Reimer (September)
Papua New Guinea: Tim Schroder (September)
Expectations: Catalyst (November)
‘Chosen’: Joanne Martens Honoured at Recognition Supper (November)
Poplar Hill, ON: Albert Martens (November)
World: Asking Questions of a Missionary (November)
EMC Board of Missions projects (November)
NATIONAL
Ministerial Looks at ‘Ordination in the Bible and the EMC’ (January)
Council Approves Modified Support Model, Slight Budget Increase (January)
Disciples Called to Share the Gospel ‘Everywhere,’ Jaime Loewen and Stephany Wiebe (July)
Ministerial Looks at ‘Questioning Faith’ (September)
Coaldale MC Welcomed, Field Expansion Considered (September)
NEWS
TRU – Time in Community Was a Highlight For Me, Caitlyn Dyck (January)
John Koop, a Colleague (1933-2019) (March)
Martha Kroeker, a Colleague (1944-2019) (March)
Two countries, one mission: MCC’s efforts to support all people on the Korean Peninsula (March)
EMC Resources and Books About or by EMC People (May)
Djajgalah Anak Kambing Koe (‘Tend My Lambs’) (July)
Amid 25 Years of Golf, EMC Project Builders Expands Its Ministries (September)
Quick Facts About Mennonite World Conference (November)
Snowbirds Escape Winter (MDS) (November)
Providence Graduates (November)
Block, Reimer Begin New Roles on Oct. 1 (November)
OBITUARIES
Peter J. Thiessen, 1931-2019 (January)
Martha Kroeker, 1944-2019 (March)
Steven Derek Thiessen, 1977-2019 (March)
John Koop, 1933-2019 (March)
Olga Nahnybida (nee Broder), 1925-2019 (March)
Helen Friesen (nee Brandt), 1929-2018 (March)
Anna Barkman, 1955-2019 (March)
Cornie Friesen, 1941-2018 (May)
Lillian Warkentin Kroeker, 1928-2019 (November)
PEOPLE OF FAITH
My Dad Looked for the Best in Everyone (January)
My Father Loved the Word! (March)
His Mother Prayed Him Home (May)
POETRY
Easter’s Song, Eleanor Lee Gustaw (March)
An Alphabet Prayer, L. Marie Enns (March)
Pathway of Pain, Helen Steiner Rice (March)
STEINBACH BIBLE COLLEGE
Paul: From Despair to Cross-Shaped Courage, Arlene Friesen (January)
Dr. Gus Konkel Addresses, ‘How Long, O Lord?’ Janelle Waldner (May)
SBC Graduates 50 Ministry Focused Students (degree grads) (May)
SBC Graduates 50 Ministry Focused Students (news, cert grads) (July)
STEWARDSHIP TODAY
Just Imagine (January)
Cascading Generosity (March)
The Benefits of Donating Securities (May)
Do Your Retirement Plans Include Generosity? (July)
Something More Precious (September)
How to Talk about Your Will and Values with Your Children (November)
WRITINGS SHARED
Hanna Schott, Life in a Time of Hate: The Story of Magda and Andre Trocme and the Village That Said No to the Nazis (July)
