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New structure brings challenges and opportunities
Categories: NewsThe people of Mennonite Church Manitoba discussed and dreamed what the new structure of MC Canada means for their regional church, at this year’s annual delegate gathering. Nearly 150 delegates…
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B.C. delegates engage together in ‘God’s mission’
Categories: NewsDelegates at the Mennonite Church B.C. annual meetings at Peace Mennonite Church in Richmond, Feb. 23, found themselves walking alongside each other, encouraging each other and sometimes disagreeing with each…
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Teaching horse sense
Categories: NewsNo one likes to be told, “Hey! You need to change your attitude!” But that bitter pill is much easier to swallow when it’s administered by a horse. Cheralyne Gibson…
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The future is now
Categories: NewsI posed one question to the 186 Mennonite Church Canada congregations for which my search engine found email addresses. My question: “What changes has your congregation experienced as a result of…
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Trivia nights raise funds for Camp Valaqua
Foothills Mennonite Church in Calgary and First Mennonite Church in Edmonton held trivia night fundraisers for Camp Valaqua on Feb. 9. Teams of six to eight people answered sets of…
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Searching for a ‘generous space’
Categories: PeopleA handful of Christians were looking for community and a place to meet with others with similar experiences. They found it at Queerly Christian. The participants identify under the LGBTQ+* umbrella…
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‘I feel like it is God’s will that I am here’
Categories: PeopleFor a week in early February, North Leamington United Mennonite Church played host to the annual mid-year conference of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), including…
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Couple enjoys being ‘on the road’ with MDS
Categories: Focus on TravelA year off to travel and volunteer—that’s what Neil and Audrey Rempel are doing. The semi-retired couple from Winnipeg are part of the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) recreational vehicle program, whose…
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Learning through space and time
Categories: Focus on TravelAnabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary organized a trip to Egypt in January 2016. The goal was to encounter the long history of Egypt as well as to get to know Christian…
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Great Trek from Russia to Central Asia remembered
Categories: Focus on Travel“[In Tashkent] the nearby river was full of fish and the banks were lined with trees loaded with apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, apricots, pomegranates, lemons, oranges and many fruits…
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‘A community of friends around the world’
Categories: Focus on TravelBuilding “a community of friends around the world” is a driving force behind Dashir Lodge and Safaris, based in the Arusha area of Tanzania. Darryl and Shirley Peters’ vision is…
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Insights from abroad
Categories: Focus on TravelSince I began as director of intercultural studies (ICS) at Columbia Bible College in 2013, the college has sent out 45 young adults to serve in a variety of contexts—Mongolia,…
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MCC tours a transformative way to travel
Categories: Focus on Travel“Seeing for yourself” can be a compelling motivator. It’s one of the reasons Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) offers learning tours several times a year. With projects in more than 50…
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Places to visit while at Gathering 2019
Categories: NewsHeaded to Abbotsford, B.C. for Mennonite Church Canada’s Gathering 2019, happening June 28 to July 1? Here are some things to do and see while you’re in the city. Metzger Collection,…
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Give up complaining for Lent?
“You better stop whinin’, pinin’,” Dolly Parton sings in her song, “Better Get to Livin’.” If you’re “underpaid or under appreciated,” you’ll get no sympathy from her. Her advice: Stop…
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Renowned peacebuilder receives award
Categories: Web FirstInternationally renowned peacebuilder John Paul Lederach, who has committed his life and work to nonviolent approaches to conflict for more than 40 years, has been awarded the 36th Niwano Peace…
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‘She was ahead of her time’
Categories: Web FirstBefore #MeToo and #ChurchToo—before there even was the Internet—there was Winnipegger Peggy Unruh Regehr. Unruh Regehr, a member of River East Church (a Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba congregation) died…
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Advocating for change so women can flourish
Categories: Web FirstThere’s a meme making the rounds on social media lately that I find telling. It depicts three women and three men lined up for a race. Everything looks equal at…
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Moving beyond ‘climate grief’
Categories: EditorialLast December, unbeknownst to each other, my daughter-in-law and I bought each other bamboo toothbrushes as Christmas presents. Earlier in the year, she had heard me lament the plastic toothbrushes…
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Reflections of creation
Categories: Feature ArticlesGod’s creation is now facing unprecedented destruction brought on by human activity. Attentive hunters know this just as well as vegan environmentalists. Caring for the ecosystems that God created doesn’t…
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