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Hope in the slow spreading of the kingdom
Categories: OpinionAt the Mennonite Church Canada Gathering earlier this summer, my husband Darnell and I led a workshop on the theme of inspiring the imagination of the local church. While we…
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The divine flame
Categories: OpinionThe song “Wonderwall” by Oasis came on the radio. I was about to change the station when these lyrics hit me, “Backbeat, the word is on the street that the…
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Igniting flames of hope in the midst of ending
Categories: OpinionOn June 30, at our annual general meeting in Abbotsford, B.C., Mennonite Women Canada elected to dissolve our nationwide ministry for the purpose of releasing energy and assets to the…
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‘We became Mennonites’
Categories: NewsWelcoming visitors from North America, Ivan Kapelushniy, pastor of Nikolaipolye Mennonite Church, led his congregation of about 15 people in singing “For God So Loved Us” in Russian. “There are…
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MCC partner serves people ‘society doesn’t want’
Categories: NewsNatalia Mezentseva oversees a household of “women in difficult circumstances.” With an affirming and instructive place to live, thanks to a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) partner, their circumstances are better…
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Shackled together in perfect unity— ‘Blame it on God’
Categories: NewsGod’s success is our problem. But it’s a good problem. From these thoughts of Tom Yoder Neufeld came a catch phrase of MennoCon19: “The church is a mess. Thanks be to…
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Who was Mary Magdalene?
Categories: NewsWho was Mary of Magdala? What impressions do people have of her, and where do those impressions come from? With these questions, Amanda Witmer, an instructor in religious studies at…
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Fairy tales at the Fringe
Categories: NewsHansel and Gretel—I mean Peter and Tina—enter the woods and end up at a house made entirely of waffles and white sauce, where they are led by their evil stepmother…
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Learning from the wisdom of children
Categories: People“I’ve had many teachers, most of them children,” says Patricia Erb. “The best ones.” It could be seen as a surprising assertion from Erb, who, at 63, has been involved…
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Queer hymns now online
Categories: PeopleGrowing up, Cedar Klassen loved singing hymns. Klassen’s family would gather around the dinner table singing verses from Hymnal: A Worship Book, and later Sing the Journey and Sing the…
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A journey from fundamentalism to freedom
Categories: PeopleDonna Dinsmore never felt she fit into church life. “I wanted to serve in the church and I loved God, but I didn’t feel called to work with small children…
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Grounded and shaken
Categories: News“We want to be shaken not by what the world throws at us, but by what Jesus throws at us.” With these words, Kirsten Hamm-Epp welcomed participants to Shake: Rattled…
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Swiss forgive, don’t forget
Categories: Web FirstIt took about 490 years for government officials in Bern, Switzerland, to ask for forgiveness for persecution of Anabaptists in the region. It took less than two to get a…
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Anna Wiebe challenges herself on sophomore album
Categories: Web FirstAnna Wiebe is on the move again. The singer-songwriter from New Hamburg, Ont., released her second album, All I Do is Move, on July 12, bringing her listeners a more…
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‘Bright and inviting’ scholar appointed visiting PACS professor
Eric Lepp has been named visiting assistant professor of peace and conflict studies (PACS) at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont., for a two-year appointment. Lepp recently completed a doctorate…
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Summer vacation
To “vacate” means to “leave a place once occupied.” In North America, summer is the time many people choose to leave home and travel somewhere else in order to rest…
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Watch: Youth ‘rattled by the radical’
Categories: Web First“Shake: Rattled by the Radical,” a gathering for youth from across Mennonite Church Canada, wrapped up this past Thursday. Watch a five-and-a-half-minute video recapping the event below. Held at Shekinah Retreat…
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Watch: Mailboxes and church membership
Categories: Web FirstWhat do you do when (1) your church has a rule that people need to be members in order to volunteer in leadership positions, (2) you have an increasing number…
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Why I care about climate change
My peace and reconciliation ministry is motivated ultimately by my love of the Creator, my service to Christ and my submission to the Comforter. Yet, I also have familial motivations…
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Quilts on display at Abbotsford museum
An exhibit of Mennonite Central Committee B.C. (MCC B.C.) quilts is on display at the Mennonite Heritage Museum in Abbotsford, B.C., until the end of August, when they will go to…
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