Canadian Mennonite Magazine

‘The Lord Answering Job Out of the Whirlwind,’ part of a series of paintings on the Book of Job by William Blake, 1805-06, commissioned by Thomas Butts. (Public Domain)

In a perfect storm

July 15, 2020 | Feature | Derek Suderman

Years ago, I saw a movie about a fishing crew caught at sea when two storms and a hurricane converged to create a “perfect storm.” I have been reminded of this as widespread protest after the death of yet another African-American man in the custody...

Frank H. Epp was the first radio director for the Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba and led the Abundant Life radio program. (Photo courtesy of the Mennonite Archives of Ontario / The Canadian Mennonite)

The twilight of Mennonite radio

June 17, 2020 | Feature | Nicolien Klassen-Wiebe

Manitoba’s airwaves are full of Mennonite radio. I began to notice this last year when I started hosting a radio program for Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), where I also work.

Except for Manitoba, none of the regional churches within Mennonite Church Canada currently produce...

The gospel of dandelions makes a lot of sense. In this gospel, a wild and stubborn counterculture thrives in a world of domesticated lawns. (Photo by D. Michael Hostetler)

A beautiful tapestry of yellow

June 3, 2020 | Feature | Kevin Derksen

I have a problem with dandelions. Late spring is high season for dandelions, when those bright-yellow blooms make their presence in yards and fields abundantly clear. Within a month or two, the flowers will be gone and the dandelion leaves will blend pretty well into...

‘. . . that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ . . .’ (Colossians 4:3) (Photo by Jane Grunau)

Open to us a door

May 20, 2020 | Feature | Doug Klassen

When Hymnal: A Worship Book came out in 1992, “What is This Place” was chosen to be the lead hymn in the collection. The first line describes the church building as “Only a house, the earth its floor, walls and a roof . . ....

People coping with fear and anxiety swing back and forth between responses as the situation, and perceptions of it, change. We panic. We grasp for assurances and control. We deny. We try to understand. (photo © istock.com/wildpixel)

Anxiety

May 6, 2020 | Feature | Lucia Eitzen

As the effects of COVID-19 grow, I am observing a variety of emotional reactions in myself and others. COVID-19 touches everyone’s life. If it isn’t personal illness or loss, we contend with separation, loneliness, deep uncertainty, inconvenient grocery shopping and accessing services that used to...

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Prairie Mennonite Fellowship gathered for the first time at an outdoor worship service on June 28. (Photo by Jill Hildebrand)

Hope and faith . . . even when things don’t go...

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

Mennonite pastors Hieu Do and Hong Thi Nguyen, standing left and right, teach theological foundations in Daklak, Vietnam, in June. (Photo courtesy of Nhien Pham)

‘Are you a pastor’s wife?’

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

Johise Namwira, a human rights activist and member of Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship in Winnipeg, takes part in a MennoMedia ‘adaptive church webinar’ addressing racism in the church. (Screenshot by Janet Bauman)

‘Be on our side’

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

Northgate Anabaptist Fellowship members meet in their church building on the second Sunday of Lent, shortly before the pandemic forced them to worship from home. Ernie and Eileen Klassen, facing the front of the church, listen as Wayne Plenert leads worship, with Delores Plenert at the piano. (Photo by Esther Klassen)

‘House church with a building’

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

Hilda Epp stands beside the Pleasant Point Mennonite Church cemetery gate. A portion of the cemetery houses the graves of early Moravian settlers. (Photo by Lorne Epp)

From days gone by to ‘Richer Days’

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

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‘The Lord Answering Job Out of the Whirlwind,’ part of a series of paintings on the Book of Job by William Blake, 1805-06, commissioned by Thomas Butts. (Public Domain)

In a perfect storm

Jul. 15, 2020 | Feature

Frank H. Epp was the first radio director for the Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba and led the Abundant Life radio program. (Photo courtesy of the Mennonite Archives of Ontario / The Canadian Mennonite)

The twilight of Mennonite radio

Jun. 17, 2020 | Feature

The gospel of dandelions makes a lot of sense. In this gospel, a wild and stubborn counterculture thrives in a world of domesticated lawns. (Photo by D. Michael Hostetler)

A beautiful tapestry of yellow

Jun. 3, 2020 | Feature

Opinion

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'The biblical vision of God’s peaceable reign includes the destruction of weapons.' (iStock photo)

Shattering spears and bows

Jul. 29, 2020 | Editorial

Josh Wallace is Mennonite Church Saskatchewan’s interim church engagement minister.

Worship is what I need

Jul. 29, 2020 | Opinion

'For the majority of Jesus’ followers today, wearing a mask is an order we can follow.' (Image by Christo Anestev/Pixabay)

A COVID-19 commandment

Jul. 15, 2020 | Editorial

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Doug Johnson Hatlem, former co-pastor at Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., believes Mennonite Church Eastern Canada ‘persistently mishandled’ its investigation into Wilmer Martin. (Photo courtesy of Doug Johnson Hatlem)

Pastoral misconduct investigation mishandled,...

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

Hilda Epp stands beside the Pleasant Point Mennonite Church cemetery gate. A portion of the cemetery houses the graves of early Moravian settlers. (Photo by Lorne Epp)

From days gone by to ‘Richer Days’

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

Prairie Mennonite Fellowship gathered for the first time at an outdoor worship service on June 28. (Photo by Jill Hildebrand)

Hope and faith . . . even when things don’t go...

Jul. 29, 2020 | News

In a perfect storm

The twilight of Mennonite radio

A beautiful tapestry of yellow

Open to us a door

Anxiety

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Registration now open for virtual study...

Hope and faith . . . even when things don’t go...

‘Are you a pastor’s wife?’