A Pilgrimage of Faith: The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990It is now [1990] one hundred and thirty years since the birth of the Mennonite Brethren Church and therefore time for someone in that church to take a backward glance to see how things have developed. Who better to do this John B. Toews. His life spans well over half of those years and he has experienced much of what he writes. "JB" as he is affectionately known by both students and colleagues is a patriarchal figure in the Mennonite Brethren Church. Born in Ukraine, the Russian Revolution and its aftermath were the crucible that shaped his youth and young adult years. After studying in Western Europe, Toews immigrated to Canada in the late 1920s. Much of his life has been in Mennonite Brethren educational institutions in Canada and the United States. During ten years as Executive Secretary of the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions he traveled widely and came to know Mennonite Brethren people around the world. In between educational and mission administrative responsibilities he pastored in Kansas and California. After retiring from the presidency of the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary he became the founding Director of the Historical Commission of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
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... God's mercy and grace . Psalm 103 contains a fitting postscript to this period of our history : " For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust " ( Ps . 103 : 14 ) . The pain was felt deeply in the recognition of our ...
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... God worked through a chosen people , then decisively broke into histo- ry to redeem mankind through Christ . Today , as God's instruments in the present , we can place ourselves in this long procession and look ahead to the culmination ...
... God , in spite of our many weaknesses and failures , was long - suffering and merciful to make us a dynamic missionary conference whose influence has circled the globe . A careful study of our history helps us understand the phenomenon ...
... God requires the continuous nurture of renewal . Some find it in the symbolism of the Old Testament Mosaic institutions , others in the New Testament provision of " abiding in Christ . " In the Pauline epistles the need for such ...