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Rudy Wiebe honoured with CMU Pax Award
Categories: Web FirstFifty-seven years ago, a young Mennonite author published a book that turned the Canadian Mennonite world upside down. That author was Rudy Wiebe, and the book was Peace Shall Destroy…
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Rudy Wiebe on Omar Khadr, Miriam Toews, MB Herald and more
Categories: Web FirstDuring a recent interview focusing on his debut novel and recent CMU Pax Award, acclaimed Mennonite writer Rudy Wiebe spoke on a variety of topics, including Omar Khadr, Miriam Toews, the western…
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A Canada committed to genuine and mutual relationships
Mennonite Central Committee shares God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ. We have a vision of communities worldwide in right relationships with God, one another and…
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First impressions
Categories: EditorialConfession: I once shooed a visitor away from “my” bench at church. (I was saving a spot for my husband.) Fortunately, the visitor stayed and I could apologize for my…
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God has swept us together
Categories: Feature ArticlesNear the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo speaks memorable words to his fellow hobbit Sam about the adventure that lies before them: “It’s a dangerous…
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Readers write: April 15, 2019 issue
Categories: OpinionMennonite camps exist outside of Ontario and Manitoba Re: “Focus on Camping,” Feb. 18, pages 23-28. One might think from reading these stories that no Mennonite camps existed west…
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Didsbury drawing
Categories: OpinionIn 1893, Kitchener, Ont., businessman Jacob Y. Shantz secured land from the government and railway, and he promoted the Didsbury, Alta., settlement to eastern Mennonites. The West was a great…
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Whose are we?
Categories: Opinion“It isn’t the authority which is given to me, but the authority under whose I am,” was the answer of a friend when I asked, “So what is it like…
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Holiness doesn’t demand perfection
Categories: OpinionTowards the end of 2006, I burned out as a full-time minister. I had failed to find adequate supports for my introverted spirit in an extroverted role. I chose not…
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MW Canada theme puts words into action
Categories: Opinion“Women walking together in faith“ is such a fitting theme as I observe life around me this Easter season. The “walking together” part, which carries echoes of the two disciples…
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Gathering 2019 is for the whole family
Categories: OpinionI have many fond memories of attending our annual national events over my lifetime, beginning in my youth at Great Treks and then as a young adult at assemblies. I remember…
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Should we fear the future of technology?
Categories: OpinionHow should Christians respond to the technology that seems to be taking over our lives? Should we welcome new technology as beneficial or should we be afraid of the…
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Mennonite organizations help Montreal church with renovations
Categories: NewsEvery night, from November to April, volunteers from Hochma Mennonite Church in Montreal open its doors as a warming centre for some 40 people who are experiencing homelessness. The church…
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Workshop challenges participants to move from multiculturalism to antiracism
Categories: NewsThere were two Lego sets and two groups of participants. The first group to assemble its toy would be the winner, but it quickly became apparent that the playing field…
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‘A place to belong’
Categories: NewsFood may be what draws people to the basement of Sherbrooke Mennonite Church every Thursday morning, but it’s not what keeps them coming. It’s a feeling of family, a place…
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Come to the table
Categories: NewsFor two evenings in March, Sarah Kathleen Johnson led an Anabaptist Learning Workshop focused on the ritual of communion, at Rockway Mennonite Church in Kitchener. Johnson, who is the worship…
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Test your Mennonite IQ
Categories: NewsIn the coming weeks, we will present simple profiles of Mennonite organizations for those people who want to be connected to the larger Mennonite community but get lost in the…
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Mennonites advocate for Bill C-262
Categories: PeopleFrom changing their profile pictures and holding rallies, to baking bread embossed with messages of support, young Mennonites are standing up to call for a private member’s bill to be…
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Canadian Mennonite bids farewell to Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
Categories: PeopleAfter more than 18 years of contributing to Canadian Mennonite as the Alberta correspondent, Donita Wiebe-Neufeld, who has developed a fondness for horses over the years—especially CD—has resigned from her…
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CommonWord shares books by the dozen
Categories: Books & ResourcesStill a hidden gem for some, CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre is a well of resources for the Mennonite community and beyond. One of the ways it shares these materials…
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