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‘It’s time for the next generation to step up’
Categories: UncategorizedDespite summer temperatures, the leaves on the trees surrounding Black Creek Pioneer Village were tipped with autumn red on Sept. 15, the day of the annual Toronto Mennonite Festival. Traditionally…
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‘This is a holy and good thing’
Categories: ArtbeatWhat does “turn the other cheek” mean when you’re abused by your pastor? What does “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak” mean when you’re dealing with gendered…
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Grebel sings to bridge gaps and build community
Categories: Focus On EducationAt the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, students, staff and faculty at Conrad Grebel University College took a deep breath and sang together, first in unison, and then in…
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Students gain out-of-school experience
Categories: Focus On EducationThis past spring, students from Rockway Mennonite Collegiate’s Grade 8 class began participating in a new project whose goal is to build character, skills and perspective; and to create opportunity…
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Canadian schools show slight student increases
Categories: Focus On EducationConrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont. This September, more than 260 post-secondary school students made their way to Conrad Grebel University College on the University of Waterloo campus. Arriving from…
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New website locates EMU alumni businesses, internship opportunities
Categories: Focus On EducationRoyal Connections, a new feature launching on the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) website, showcases alumni-owned or -managed businesses all over the world, and helps students, parents and graduates find and…
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An exciting opportunity
Categories: UncategorizedAnnalee Giesbrecht is getting more than she bargained for when she agreed to serve with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. When she arrived in…
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Thought-provoking pop
Categories: UncategorizedLooking for new music? Check out these singles from three exciting Canadian acts: “RAYZ” by Royal Canoe Paper Bag Records (royalcanoe.com) Royal Canoe’s fourth full-length recording, Waver, doesn’t come out…
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The long path
Categories: EditorialIn a recent adult Sunday school class, a member of my church spoke about her quarter-century journey of relating to Indigenous people. Twenty-five years and still learning, she admitted. Given…
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From ‘never a teacher’ to ‘why not?’
Categories: Feature Articles“Never a teacher,” I declared from the time I was in public school, growing up in the Leamington district of southwestern Ontario. When I finished high school in Ontario, I…
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Readers write: September 24, 2018 issue
Categories: ViewpointsSupporters of Ruth-Ann Klassen Shantz speak out on her behalf Re: “Decades-old sexual abuse comes to light,” Sept. 10, page 13. We have known Ruth-Ann Klassen Shantz for 20 years…
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Peter’s Letter to Canadian Christians
Categories: ViewpointsTo the friends living in the colonized lands of the Salish, Mi’kmaq and Innu. This is Peter, follower of the poor Christ, in prison on the West Coast. I write…
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Can we talk politics?
Categories: ViewpointsSome years ago, when Canada was in the midst of a federal election, my husband proposed that our church “talk politics.” Specifically, that we set aside time in the adult…
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A wise decision
Categories: ViewpointsFrom the time we are young, most of us are taught that decisions about money are not to be taken lightly. Through experiences like saving up to buy a new…
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Lonely creek
Categories: ViewpointsA lonely bridge over a creek near Winkler, Man., in 1907. A humble structure, but so very important. Bridges connected farmers to markets, children to schools, families to church, and…
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Finding worthiness in weakness
Categories: ViewpointsIn II Corinthians 12:9, Paul shares a message he received from God in response to his personal struggles: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in…
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One in the Spirit of evangelism and service
Categories: UncategorizedPeople who are involved in service are typically practical, caring people; in other words, people of action. Of course the motivation for doing service is to follow Jesus and his…
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MDS volunteers build second cabin at Shekinah
Categories: UncategorizedIke and Priscilla Epp aren’t quite sure how many people volunteered to help build the second timber-frame cabin at Shekinah Retreat Centre, but they know there were many. The project…
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A heavenly ride to Hell’s Gate
A heavenly ride to Hell’s Gate. In the 11th annual Mennonite Church British Columbia motorcycle ride, six bikers embarked on Sept. 9, 2018, to the Hell’s Gate canyon, east of…
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Equipping leaders at home and around the world
Categories: UncategorizedPeople often say that young people are the future. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is working with partners in Canada, the United States and around the world to invest in opportunities…
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