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A Scrappy Little Nobody
Life Lessons in Faith, Business and Politics
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Within days of his birth in 1949, Martin Harder was in hospital, unable to get nutrition into his frail body and fighting for his life. A desperate search for answers brought him under the care of Dr. Cornelius W. Wiebe, who performed exploratory...
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Enemy Under Our Roof
A Childhood Memoir from the Nazi-occupied Netherlands 1940 - 1945
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Riveting, inspiring, and informative, Johanna’s often graphic memoir, Enemy under Our Roof, is based on the author’s experiences in war-torn Hengelo, the Netherlands in World War II. From nights of terror spent in the cellar during air raids to...
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Home
Reflections on Marginality and Belonging
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Where are you from? Where is your home? Do you miss home? These are questions that Efa E. Etoroma—born in Nigeria—has frequently been asked since moving to Canada in 1978. In this autoethnography, the Concordia University of Edmonton professor...
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Blaming God
A Victim's Journey
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Faith can be shaken by trauma. R.J. Burton knows this well. As a young teen, she experienced abuse at the hands of an older man. The trial that ensued exonerated the perpetrator while condemning the victim in the eyes of her community, sending...
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Going Out and Coming In
Ministry with Latin-American Mennonite Churches and Beyond
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Balancing familial and professional responsibilities requires incredible determination. Now imagine doing this in a foreign country and with a young family. Author Helen Dueck doesn’t have to imagine. This was her life after she and her husband...
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Fear Not Mystery
Knowing Love Beyond Comprehension
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Spiritual paths are rarely a straight line. Fear Not Mystery is an absorbing memoir describing the author’s passage of reconciling her religious upbringing with forging her own spiritual path. The consequence of growing up amidst a strict...
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Beyond the Morning Star
The Life of Reverend Russell McGillivray
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My father often told me stories of my grandfather, Reverend (Rev.) Russell McGillivray, who died when I was three years old. The generation who heard Rev. McGillivray preach recalled the power of his voice and the simplicity of his messages. A...
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God Give Me Faith
And Other Prayers You Don't Want to Pray
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“God give me faith,” is the prayer you don’t want to pray. It’s a prayer that usually means you’ll endure uncomfortable and terrifying situations that push every boundary you have. It’s a prayer I prayed as, over six months, one of my parents...
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Not My Kind of Mennonite
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On a cold and snowy night in January 1972, George Peters was shot by his brother-in-law and left to die on a back road in rural Ontario. The investigation and trial of his murder would tell a story that compelled a jury to let his killer walk...
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Life As I Know It
A Biologist's View of the World
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Can a biologist be fiercely supportive of the scientific process and still believe in God? How does travelling shape a young mind, and can it influence the path you take in life? Are humans really all that different from each other, when we...
