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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... Jesus Christ . The biblical figures of the past , though long dead , still speak to us through their faith ( Heb . 11 : 4 ) . Through the language of history they speak to us today as we " remember . " The word " remember " serves as a ...
... Jesus had said : " If any man will come after me , let him deny himself , and take up his cross , and follow me " ( Mt. 16:24 ) . To understand the increasing contrast between past and present , we must be open to seeing ourselves in ...
... the new birth of our people . Is the Lord's hand shortened ? Has His ear become hard of hearing ? Or has His blood , the precious blood of Jesus , now lost its power and validity ? O , what is lacking ? We 7 A PHENOMENON OF RENEWAL.
... Jesus and hoped that these people would become the salt of the church . " 38 The younger Hildebrand expressed his father's satisfaction that the adherents of this group were the most ardent church- goers . " Apparently they sought to ...