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Watch: A one-minute history of Valentine’s Day
Categories: Web FirstWhether you scoff at the billion-dollar industry that Feb. 14 has become or use the day to show your affection for the people you love—or something in between—there’s no denying…
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What do you want?
“What do you want?” The tone says it all. The words are more of a put-down than a question spoken by a belligerent teen or a ticked off boss. But…
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Church stories
Categories: Editorial“The congregation is the foundational unit and expression of God’s work in the world.” That was a key affirmation in the Future Directions process that led to the 2017 re-organization…
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A call to strengthen our core
Categories: Feature ArticlesA year ago I asked my oldest daughter, who was in the middle of a master of physiotherapy program at the University of Manitoba, to help me figure out what…
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Readers write: February 17, 2020 issue
Categories: OpinionChurch press seeks to report ‘in an honest, balanced fashion’ Re: “Freedom of speech for Christian media?” Dec. 9, 2019, page 9. Putting aside for the moment a rather odd…
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Dear MC Saskatchewan:
Categories: OpinionIn 2018, Mennonite Church Saskatchewan began a three-year journey called “Deepening our walk.” In year one, we opened ourselves to encounters with God’s presence by “Deepening our walk with Christ.”…
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David Neufeld
Categories: OpinionYou can find all kinds of things in the archives, including humour. In a report dated Jan. 25, 1963, Rev. David P. Neufeld wrote, “During the course of the last…
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‘Unusual kindness’
Categories: OpinionOn Feb. 2, I attended a worship service that mattered. It was an ecumenical service, held as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Here in Laird, Sask.,…
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Slow down for nature
Categories: OpinionOne of the most profound experiences of my life was when I bought a bicycle at the police auction at the precise midpoint of my two-year term of service with…
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Lessons from the wheel
Categories: OpinionMy best friend, Mike, is a potter. Our friendship has afforded me the occasional opportunity to sit at his wheel and try my hand at pottery. I’ve learned that it…
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‘Mennonite’ ministry flourishes
Categories: NewsIn May 1981, the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers opened its doors with 1.5 full-time-equivalent employees, one classroom and a little office. It was started by six Mennonite churches in…
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Compelled by Christ to serve
Categories: News“At the railroad stations, the sight was appalling. The moment the train halted it was besieged by living skeletons. From out of the rags were lifted bare arms, the wasted…
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Sharing stories that spell MCC
Categories: NewsThis year marks the 100th anniversary of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), and one Saskatchewan congregation got off to an early start in celebrating it. Osler Mennonite Church chose Jan. 26…
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Making food stories meaningful
Categories: NewsMennonite farmers have a lot in common. They see themselves as stewards of the land, they live with uncertainties, and they take pride in what they produce, but they farm…
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Congregation goes to the movies
Categories: NewsCrossroads Community Church sees its presence in Chilliwack, British Columbia, as a ministry to the surrounding community. Fred Rogers was a Presbyterian minister who saw his children’s television program, Mister…
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Who do you support when a community is divided?
Categories: News“The province of British Columbia alongside Coastal GasLink are continuing their plans to build a pipeline through the unceded territories of the Wet’suwet’en. The five hereditary chiefs and land defenders…
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Mennonite Women Canada disburses its final assets
Categories: NewsIn spite of the sadness involved in bringing the Mennonite Women Canada (MW Canada) organization to a close, Shirley Redekop, the final president, expressed confidence that “God is still at…
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Teaching peace across Asia and around the world
Categories: PeopleName any region in Asia and chances are that Wendy Kroeker has done peace work there. Kroeker, an assistant professor of peace and conflict transformation studies at Canadian Mennonite University…
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MC Canada announces Global Youth Summit 2021 delegates
Categories: PeopleFive young adults—one from each of Mennonite Church Canada’s regional churches—will represent the nationwide church at Global Youth Summit (GYS) 2021 in Salatiga, Indonesia. The Summit takes place from July…
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Lighting a fire in children’s faith
Categories: Focus on CampsSitting around the campfire after saying goodbye to our final group of campers on the last night of the summer, the staff spent the evening reflecting on the summer and…
