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The Ascension of our Lord
Categories: Feature ArticlesPreached at Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., on Ascension Sunday, 2018. Based on Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11, and Ephesians 1:15-23 Today’s readings have made me think a great deal about…
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Readers write: April 29, 2019 issue
Categories: OpinionStory makes you wonder why church is actually leaving Re: “Church of the Way to leave MC B.C.,” March 4, page 15. The article says Church of the Way…
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Experiencing God’s love affair with the world
Categories: OpinionSo I’m out walking in the beautiful spring sunshine and I pass a church that has a large empty parking lot with a sign that says “No Parking.” As I…
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Harold Schmidt cook
Categories: OpinionWe “both have white uniforms,” joked Harold Schmidt in a letter to his girlfriend (later, wife) Enid Culp in 1942. Schmidt, left, was a cook at the Seymour Mountain conscientious…
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Can we talk about abortion?
Categories: OpinionAt a recent gathering of pastors, one man spoke of “a woman’s right to choose” with respect to pregnancy, then added, “I assume everyone here would agree with that.” In…
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Hold them close
Categories: OpinionIt was a year ago now, when we were packing up our life in Manila, embracing in tearful goodbyes and embarking on a new path. On our departure day, our…
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What ‘confessing your sins to one another’ isn’t
Categories: OpinionConfession is primarily between the individual and God, as I wrote about last month. Yet Scripture encourages us to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). Why is this…
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‘Queer and quirky and profoundly worthy of wonder’
Categories: NewsThe gathering hymn, “God Welcomes All,” called some 120 people to worship at the opening of the “Beyond binaries: Creating an affirming church” event hosted by Waterloo North Mennonite Church…
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Creating space to work towards inclusion
Categories: NewsChurches wanting to take the next step in becoming affirming of LGBTQ+ people might wonder “What’s next?” A workshop led by Thea Andres together with Pastors in Exile (PiE) at…
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Sharing muffins and friendship
Categories: NewsIn 2017, when Kirsten Hamm-Epp was appointed to the newly formed Faith Leaders Council at the University of Saskatchewan, she likely didn’t imagine she would be hosting breakfast for up…
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MC Canada primer
Categories: NewsIf you care about connecting with the wider Mennonite community but have trouble keeping up with all the conference restructuring and acronyms—so many M’s and C’s—this article is for you. …
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Gathering 2019 events
Categories: NewsWorkshops on Saturday, June 29 • Being Jesus in Today’s World For many, the current post-Christendom reality is bad news, but for followers of Jesus this reality presents exciting opportunities…
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Seeking to fulfill God’s mission in the world
Categories: News“To be clear, this is not a missions consultation.” So said Ryan Siemens, executive minister of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, in his opening address to key regional leaders on March 29.…
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From mould to masterpiece
Categories: PeopleJoel Penner is a time-lapse filmmaker based out of Winnipeg’s West End neighbourhood. But he doesn’t capture typical scenes like sunsets or the bustle of the city. Joel Penner. His…
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Coffee and community
Categories: PeopleFive years ago, Brock Peters dreamed of an affordable coffee shop where everyone in the community would feel comfortable going. “Sometimes, when I walked into coffee shops in the city,…
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Same Quest DNA, new flexibility for students
Categories: NewsStarting this fall, Quest, Columbia Bible College’s longstanding one-year discipleship program, is adopting a more flexible approach to its academic requirements in order to provide a richer experience for incoming…
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Into the wilderness with hope
Categories: NewsThere were rich experiences and mixed emotions at the Women of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada’s Spring Enrichment Day, hosted by Floradale Mennonite Church on April 13. Along with inspiring worship…
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Conscientious (tax) objectors
Categories: Web FirstLike other Canadians, every year Ernie and Charlotte Wiens file their taxes. Unlike others in Canada, the La Salle, Man. farming couple doesn’t send the federal government everything it says…
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Watch: The art of guitar-making
Categories: Web FirstPhil Campbell-Enns, associate pastor at Bethel Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, has a unique hobby: building guitars. In the two-minute video below, Campbell-Enns takes viewers into his workshop for a quick look…
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Should the date of Easter be fixed?
This year, Easter is on April 21. Last year, it was April 1. Next year it is April 12. Why does it move around so much? And would it be…
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