Viewpoints
Lament and let go
Gimme, gimme never gets!
Lost and found
2013 marks the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, a foundational but forgotten “scroll” for Canada. Steve Heinrichs, Mennonite Church Canada’s director of indigenous relations, plays with the Josiah story in II Kings 22 to ponder what could happen if we remembered the covenants of this land.
Readers write
Steve Jobs: Prophet of a new religion
Revisiting the legacy of John Howard Yoder
‘Torn from home’ hits close to home
Mark Diller Harder stands beside a display that includes family members. In the casket is his great-grandfather, Gerhard Neufeld; on the left is his great-great-grandfather, Johan Friesen; third from left is his great-grandmother, Maria (Friesen) Neufeld; fourth from left is his grandfather, Cornelius K. Neufeld.
I have always appreciated hearing stories of refugees to Canada, so I eagerly joined our St.
Boxing up the Old Colony Mennonites
In his July 8, 2013 editorial, Dick Benner considers “the trouble with labels.” He says that in our pluralistic society we tend to put people into boxes with a smug “now we know who you are.” This stereotyping, he says, “de-humanizes,” divides and tends to “self-righteousness.”
Walking humbly
A call for support as I parent
Becoming Onesimus
Readers write
COMMENTARY: Connecting online and in person
Spirit led, Spirit fed
Living alone/ with others
Grandchildren: Growing from self-centredness to unrestrained generosity
Wild with a paint brush
Readers write
COMMENTARY: Learning to love complexity
Tumult in Egypt reminds me how complicated the world can be, especially for a culture like our own that is shaped by good guy vs. bad guy dramas.
Who are the “good guys” in Cairo? Is the ousted president a good guy for being democratically elected or a bad guy for pursuing isolationist Islamic policies? Is the military saving Egypt or preserving privileges?
New wave of homesteaders embody the Spirit
The best part of growing up in a close-knit church community is the sense that people who are not your relatives become your extended family. At Sherbrooke Mennonite Church in Vancouver, and then at Peace Mennonite in Richmond, where I was baptized, I was part of a community with common values and lifestyles.