Psalm 103 contains familiar and beautiful lines that speak of the Lord as being gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. They’re lovely, but that’s not... Read More
Opinion
In order to fully embrace the diversity of the church and to live into God’s reign of justice and peace, it is necessary to sing and pray with Indigenous Christians. Songs are a... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Opinion | Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Katie Graber and Anneli Loepp Thiessen
My memories of high school are largely a featureless blur—I did graduate 40 years ago—but one incident that stands out in detail is a lecture in my vocational agriculture class... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Opinion | Miles Wiederkehr
How do you discern a career change? Or, to use language many in the church are familiar with, how do you discern a new call? After 25 years in local ministry, specifically in the... Read More
September 7, 2023 | Opinion | Shel Boese
For the past two years, the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC)—the Anabaptist denominational body in Ethiopia—has been working with communities and local institutions to restore peace... Read More
September 7, 2023 | Opinion | Mekonnen Gemeda
Have you completed our opinion survey? If not, here is your invitation to do so. We need your help to re-think how Canadian Mennonite (CM) can best serve the church. Please use... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Editorial | Tobi Thiessen
Humans, humus and healing The portrait of a family living a subsistence-level lifestyle (“ Humans and Humus ,” July 28) might well serve to trigger a resolve to be more self-... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Opinion |
The first time I remember hearing of a shortage of pastors was over 35 years ago. I was in the process of completing my Bible College degree, and a conference leader was... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Opinion | Tim Wiebe-Neufeld
In December 1924, this family was starting a new life in more ways than one. Katharina (Enns Rempel) and Jacob P. Braun, both widowed, separately emigrated from the Soviet Union... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing
I heard some strong language this summer about church from various extended family members. I’m sure this is not just in my family! Conversation at family gatherings is not... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Opinion | Arli Klassen
This is the first summer I haven’t gone camping for at least 25 years, maybe my entire life. Since Tammy and I got married 23 years ago, our family holidays have focused on hiking... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Opinion | Troy Watson
Perhaps you remember the 2000 box office hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding . It tells the story of a young Greek American woman, Toula Portokalos, falling in love with a non-Greek WASP... Read More
August 24, 2023 | Opinion | Joon Park
I don’t get out much. That’s true for my personal life. My wife and I are homebodies and we jokingly refer to ourselves as “indoor kids”—a nod to the kind of children who choose... Read More
August 8, 2023 | Editorial | Aaron Epp
I’ve been learning about waiting. After avoiding it for three years, I tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning of July—just in time to disrupt the return of the Grand... Read More
August 8, 2023 | Opinion | Josh Wallace
In his new book Shattered , Arthur Boers writes, “I realized that I never understood my father, our relationship, or even myself.” In this coming-of-age story, Boers explores his... Read More
August 4, 2023 | Opinion | Barb Draper
If integrity is the currency of change, the Wiederkehr family of Mildmay, Ontario should have a chunk of change to spend. In a world of compromise, greenwashing and homesteaders... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Editorial | Will Braun
In defense of dandelions I feel compelled to suggest, in a brotherly fashion, that Brother Buddy Andres re-examine his “different strokes for different folks” stance vis-a-vis... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Opinion |
It was a tour to remember: three days, seven venues, spanning Manitoba from east to west. Recently, Mennonite Church Canada Executive Minister Doug Klassen and I travelled around... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Opinion | Michael Pahl
As I swing my legs out of bed, with a hip-to-heel grumble from a sciatic nerve, I experience a moment of curiosity: What new thing will the day bring, what blessing will come?... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
It’s summer and many of us have thoughts about vacations and so-called down time. What do these things mean for your spiritual practice? Knowing that I was about to launch into a... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Opinion | Randy Haluza-DeLay
The cast of Alone, Season 8, which was taped around Chilko Lake, B.C. (Photo by The History Channel)
I love the outdoors, but I’ll admit I’m far from being able to call myself a legitimate outdoorsman. I romanticize the idea of living out in the bush, being off the grid, being... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Opinion | Joshua Penfold
Zack Hunt was shocked when his Old Testament professor slammed a Bible against the chalkboard and shouted, “Stop worshipping this book!” In Hunt’s American fundamentalist... Read More
July 27, 2023 | Opinion | Barb Draper
The fact that Mennonites are spread throughout much of the world provides the global Anabaptist community with rare access to on-the-ground, first-person comment from both... Read More
July 13, 2023 | Editorial | Will Braun
The book of Hebrews argues that nothing compares with Jesus. Jesus is the living God, the everlasting high priest and the redeemer of humanity. The author uses a metaphor of... Read More
July 12, 2023 | Opinion | Fanosie Legesse
