Five minutes with Ed Holmes
In his “day job” as a mechanical engineer for United Launch Alliance, Ed Holmes helps with rocket launches to put satellites into space, but...
Becoming a house of prayer
Jesus declares in Mark 11:17, “My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” A house of prayer is a dwelling...
The importance of denominations
Denominations. Do they still have purpose? Although technically USMB is a conference of churches and not necessarily a denomination, the question still pertains to...
Journey to sobriety leads to Jesus
I took my first drink of alcohol when I was 14. Looking back now, I was in trouble from the start. I just didn’t...
Celebrating the power of teamwork
It has been a remarkable start of the year for the LAMB District Conference. As I look back at the first half of 2018,...
The day of small things
In the Old Testament, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai for Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and to Joshua the...
Can we be vulnerable in front of children?
What I learned the day I was too sad to preach
by Caitlin Friesen
My best friend died unexpectedly this past Christmas Eve. In the midst...
Five minutes with Steve Schroeder
Steve Schroeder is up to his elbows in bread dough at his Great Harvest Bakery these days. After 34 years of pastoring Mennonite Brethren...