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A living metaphor
Categories: OpinionIt’s outlandish really, what God asks Hosea to do. To think that someone known for his holiness and intimate relationship with the divine would take up residence with a woman…
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In a perfect storm
Categories: Feature ArticlesYears 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…
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EU grant helps MCC support peacebuilding projects in Middle East
Categories: Web FirstWith a 994,000-euro grant (C$1.5 million) from the European Union, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is empowering organizations to implement peacebuilding projects across four Middle Eastern countries. MCC and its Lebanese…
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MWC holds online prayer hour on Pentecost
Categories: Web First“There is lockdown and physical distancing, but even so, we can meet in prayer,” said Hanna Soren, a member of the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Deacons Commission, who offered a…
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Grebel professor honoured with teaching award
Categories: Web FirstLowell Ewert, associate professor of peace and conflict studies (PACS) at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo, has been honoured with one of the four UWaterloo 2020…
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We shouldn’t be colour blind
I’ve been embarrassed of my heritage for most of my life. I’m the son of immigrants who came from Germany and the Philippines. Even though I was born in Canada,…
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Chilliwack church organizing virtual VBS
CHILLIWACK, B.C.—Children at Crossroads Community Church may not be able to attend Vacation Bible School this summer, but they can still have a VBS experience, as the congregation is hosting…
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MC Eastern Canada terminates retired pastor’s ministerial credentials
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church Eastern Canada has terminated a retired pastor’s ministerial credential after investigating him for ministerial misconduct and ministerial sexual misconduct. The regional church made the announcement about Wilmer Martin,…
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Masks express God’s love
The Edmonton Christian Life Community Church is a small congregation with around 25 members. Chinese Mennonite pastor, Ken Tse, recently shared with the pastors that his members were struggling to…
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Michael Pahl named new MC Manitoba executive minister
Michael Pahl has been appointed as the next executive minister of Mennonite Church Manitoba by the board of directors of the regional church. He will begin his new role on…
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Reading, watching, listening: A buffet
Categories: EditorialWhen the conversation is lagging in social situations, one of my favourite questions to ask is, “What are you reading?” This inquiry often leads to an interesting interchange of ideas…
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Coins count, and so do bottles
Categories: NewsEvery Saturday in May, Rosthern Mennonite Church members drove the streets of Rosthern, picking up bottles and other refundable beverage containers. The church’s Christian education committee normally collects $700 to…
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Embracing disequilibrium
Categories: News“We have to embrace the disequilibrium we feel right now and let it teach us what it needs to teach us,” said Claire Ewert Fisher, interim pastor of Rosthern Mennonite…
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Pandemic shifts Anglican-Mennonite Dialogue online
Categories: NewsThe Anglican-Mennonite Dialogue scrapped plans for a meeting at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ont., this spring, due to pandemic restrictions but met electronically on May 29 and 30. The…
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Albertans raise money in creative ways for MCC
Categories: NewsNo soup and pie fundraiser in Rosemary. No Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Alberta relief sale in Sherwood Park. No golf fundraisers with barbecued lunches. In other words, no fun—and no…
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Global Mennonite enviro task force established
Categories: NewsThe mandate of a new Mennonite World Conference (MWC) creation care task force states that, “MWC is a global communion of Anabaptist churches that are together facing the climate crisis.”…
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‘He kept looking ahead’
Categories: PeopleDavid Martin is passionate about curling. He is competitive and once won Steinmann Mennonite Church’s version of The Amazing Race. He is a bit nerdy and techy, and he loves…
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‘There is something beautiful’ about those people
Categories: People“The people,” he said. “There is something beautiful . . . about all those people . . . being the presence of Christ in their communities.” This was David Martin’s…
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Russian connection comes full circle
Categories: PeopleTwo members of Black Creek United Mennonite Church in British Columbia have found a common heritage that goes back 234 years to the Russian Empire. In the late 18th century,…
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MC Manitoba executive minister blessed by relationships
Categories: PeopleAfter nine-and-a-half years of service, Ken Warkentin concluded his time as executive minister of Mennonite Church Manitoba on June 30. But his ministry goes back much farther than that. He…
