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Historical Society quietly contributes to national identity
Categories: NewsHistorian Laureen Harder-Gissing does not want to be heard saying, “You should know your history,” the way someone might say, “You should eat your vegetables.” She does not want people…
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Training peacemakers through ‘Tough talk’
Categories: News“It’s called Deeper Life Days for a reason,” says Grade 11 student Shaelyn Nordmarken. Deeper Life Days give Rosthern Junior College (RJC) students opportunity to engage with challenging topics. The…
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Three little words that open doors
Categories: PeopleA standing joke among pastors is that if they want to end a conversation, they only need to tell the other person they are a pastor. But this hasn’t been…
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Band of brothers
Categories: PeopleWhen Isaac Schlegel and Nathan Rogalsky noticed that their friendships with men lacked the same depth as their friendships with women, they decided to do something about it. Last March,…
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‘A picture of his grandmother’
Categories: PeopleGerald Neufeld and his father Henry share a passion for linking families from First Nation communities within the Berens River watershed in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario with archival photographs of…
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Conductor. Father. Farmer. Christian.
Categories: PeopleAbner Martin was born at his parents’ farm in Waterloo Township, Ont., the seventh surviving child of Annanias and Susannah (Steckle) Martin. His family, until the time of Abner’s birth,…
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From anger to action
Categories: PeopleShawn Klassen-Koop never thought he would write a book before his 30th birthday but that’s exactly what he’s done. The Winnipegger is the co-author, with Montana-based permaculture expert Paul Wheaton,…
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How steam wells work to relieve droughts in Ethiopia
Categories: Web FirstIn parts of the world where the effects of climate change are severe and rains are dangerously infrequent, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is supporting innovative projects to improve access to…
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MEDAx 2018: Creating pathways for future innovators
Categories: Web FirstA team of six students from Conrad Grebel University College participated in MEDAx, a conference that was part of the larger Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) conference, held in November…
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World Fellowship Sunday: A communion of 500 years
Categories: Web First – OpinionEvery year on the Sunday closest to January 21, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) invites its 107 member churches to join in a celebration of World Fellowship Sunday. (See the 2019…
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Experiencing Christmas by lamplight
Categories: Web FirstOld-fashioned oil lamps graced each windowsill in the tiny sanctuary, their steady flames bathing the room in warm light as people filed into the pews. The people came to experience…
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Once Round the Barn: Pat-on-the-back Edition
Categories: Web First – OpinionHe’s our resident ranter, our pigpen pundit. Canadian Mennonite writer Will Braun rants around the barn on his southern Manitoba farmyard. This time he’s got opinions on how Mennonites talk…
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‘Fear not’
Categories: EditorialIn the past few weeks, a theme has emerged in my Advent singing and Scripture reading: fear. Fear is all around us. A recent book about a fearmongering president is…
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Welcoming the stranger at Christmas
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe Christ Child has arrived. We’ve waited through four weeks of Advent to light that fifth candle, the Christ candle, symbolizing the presence of Christ in our midst. And we…
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Readers write: December 17, 2018 issue
Categories: ViewpointsKudos for ‘apologetic’ column Re: “‘I’m sorry’: Apologies and abuse” column by Carol Penner, Nov. 5, page 11. Thanks for some very good thoughts about how apologies can make things…
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Everyone is on a journey
Categories: ViewpointsWe are uniquely created in God’s image. The key phrase for me is that we are unique, and with the uniqueness comes a journey that is all our own. Our…
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A washroom smelling of stale beer
Categories: ViewpointsAt 9:30 a.m., the church door opens. A young woman, a girl really, slips in quietly. She asks quickly, “Can I use the washroom?” My reply is to the already…
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Women in church vocations
Categories: ViewpointsTo encourage women to enter church-related work, the General Conference Mennonite Church began the “Women in Church Vocations” program in 1957. Pictured, Elmer Ediger discusses the new program with interested…
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Christmas rush
Categories: ViewpointsChristmas is one of my favourite times of the year. Everyone is so joyful! We get excited for tree decorating, Christmas shopping, starting our Christmas baking while playing Christmas carols…
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Identity, boundaries and new ways of thinking
Categories: UncategorizedMennonites in Canada today are a diverse group, and the old stereotype of Mennonites as German-speaking agrarian people fits only a small part of the picture. The history conference,…
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