10 REASONS WHY I APPRECIATE THE EMC
In the culture in which we find ourselves it is popular to be critical, cynical, and to complain about the deficiencies we see in the world around us. All too often we as the church simply follow suit.
WHY A CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES?
Why do we have a Conference of churches? Some say it’s because of missions; we work together to make disciples and plant churches. Some pastors, missionaries, and evangelists emphasize this. Yet, at best, it’s only partly right. We are a conference because of Jesus—a person, not a task.
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE EMC, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE GOING
Psalm 13 begins with these words, “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” We do not know exactly what the Psalmist’s circumstances were when he penned these words, but we do hear the agony, the feelings of God having forgotten him, of God hiding His face from the writer.
THE REFORMATION: OVER OR TO CONTINUE?
In 1999 the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church signed a Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Would Martin Luther have signed the statement?
Judy and Dave in Paraguay: The Unfinished Work
A look at the ministry of Judy and Dave Schmidt
THE REFORMATION AND UNITY
While we can celebrate half a millennium of existence as Anabaptists, it is sobering to think that we are also commemorating what we would now call a church split.
A Look at John Knox and Menno Simons Today
I was baptised as an infant. Don’t be too shocked, please. I was rebaptized as an adult.
PRACTICAL PACIFISM, NONVIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
When we think of pacifism, it is unlikely that we apply it to our workplace. Most of us don’t engage in fisticuffs with our boss.
SOUTH SUDAN: SUNDAY, AN ORPHAN AND A BISHOP
Sunday is not just a day. This story is about Sunday the man. Sunday grew up in refugee camps as a Sudanese orphan. Camp life was very difficult and as an orphan, and especially a Sudanese orphan, he had to figure out how to support himself in another country.
CHANGE, WRONG REASONS, RIGHT REASONS, AND TWO CONSIDERATIONS
The theme of this weekend is Inviting Healthy Change.
MCC CANADA APPOINTS COBER BAUMAN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
After much prayer and discernment, the board of MCC Canada is pleased to welcome Rick Cober Bauman to the role of MCC Canada executive director, effective Oct. 10, 2017.
EMC BOARD OF MISSIONS APPROVES SPECIAL PROJECTS AT ITS JUNE MEETING
Radio Mensajero, located in Tres Palmas, Paraguay, has broadcast the Good News of salvation for more than 18 years.
VOLUNTEERS AND WILLIAM BOOTH
The EMC, within local churches and wider, would not exist without volunteers, Christians who serve without being financially paid. Our conference’s local, national, and international activities depend on volunteers. The EMC has five boards and more committees with many volunteers.
A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF
Why do we keep reminding everyone about how busy we are? We inform whoever will listen that we are busy. Why? Of course this is mostly done in a tone of complaint, as though this busyness was inflicted on us by some bad fate.
MELCHOIR HOFFMAN AND THE PRISON TOWER
To sit in a group where Melchoir Hoffman (1495-1543) teaches from the Book of Revelation would be fascinating.
LIVING THE MESSAGE OF PEACE IN A CONFLICT ZONE
When armed men arrived at a Light of the Gospel church in the Donetsk region of Ukraine they searched the basement for weapons. There were no weapons; instead one of the men found a file with the names of people the church is assisting.
THE RECONCILING WONDER OF OUR FAITH
Recently EMC, CMC, and EMMC representatives were asked at an SBC chapel panel discussion: why be part of a denomination? They responded.
ELSBETH AND BALTHASAR HUBMAIER
What was it like for a Christian who defends the state’s use of force to have the force used against him? Or for a wife, after her husband’s imprisonment and torture, to watch as he is burned at the stake?