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George Neufeld’s letters
Categories: ViewpointsGeorge Neufeld worked in England, France and Germany after the Second World War, from 1946 to 1948. He wrote in his diary on Monday, Jan 7, 1946: “Received letter from…
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Waiting watchfully ends well
Categories: Viewpoints“Wait watchfully,” wrote Rainer Maria Rilke in a prose poem he penned around 1895, which my husband and I read on an autumn morning during our quiet time a couple…
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Loving your community
Categories: UncategorizedIn 2014, five years after Warden Woods Mennonite Church in Toronto closed, a new congregation began to form in the Warden Woods community. Led by Jordan Thoms, the Warden Underground…
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Canadian Mennonite bids farewell to Dave Rogalsky
Categories: UncategorizedOver the past 12 years, Dave Rogalsky has been a prolific writer for Canadian Mennonite. Since the summer of 2006, when he was hired as the Eastern Canada correspondent, replacing…
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Paying attention to the invisible
Categories: UncategorizedEvery month, several women from Charleswood Mennonite Church in Winnipeg go to jail. But unlike the women they meet with behind bars, they get to walk out of the barbed…
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Growing hope through partnerships
Categories: Uncategorized“I’ve never been this close to agriculture before,” said Ingrid Lamp. “It’s quite exciting.” Lamp and her husband travelled four hours from their home in Swift Current to attend the…
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Creation care is a sacred trust
Categories: UncategorizedOne plastic cup, one can, one disposable diaper at a time, Mennonite residents of B.C.’s Fraser Valley are trying to make a difference by cleaning up their environment. Crossroads Community…
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To serve and to give
Categories: UncategorizedI was born in Santander in north-central Colombia. My husband and I married when he was 17 and I was 15, and we decided to come to Bogotá to look…
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Menno theology in light of feminist critique
Categories: ArtbeatIn their appreciative foreword to Mennonite theologian Lydia Neufeld Harder’s retrospective essay collection, Kimberley Penner and Susanne Guenther Loewen write of the time, hospitality and encouragement that Harder provided to…
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Is self-care selfish?
Categories: ArtbeatThe phrase “take care of yourself” is often heard today, but how to find time to do that in today’s world? For many Christians, the idea of self-care sounds contrary…
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Mezgebu A. Tucho Book Launch
On July 8, 2018, Mezgebu A. Tucho held a book launch for his Principles of Conflict Transformation at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edmonton. The book, originally written in the Oromo…
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Decades-old sexual abuse comes to light
Categories: Web FirstRuth-Ann Klassen Shantz has a long history with Silver Lake Mennonite Camp in Sauble Beach, Ont., and a story she has kept long hidden. But earlier this year she shared…
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Paetkau to serve as MC Canada interim executive minister
Henry Paetkau will serve as the interim executive minister of Mennonite Church Canada beginning on Oct. 16. He replaces Willard Metzger, the current executive minister whose term ends on Oct.…
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Nurturing spirituality
Categories: EditorialThe church’s primary job is growing relationships with God, says Dave Rogalsky in the feature, “Experiencing the good news,” on page 4. He encourages faith communities to be “actively teaching…
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Experiencing the good news
Categories: Feature Articles“You . . . were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people” (Ephesians 1:13-14, NRSV).…
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Readers write: August 27, 2018 issue
Categories: ViewpointsIt’s important for a pastor to be married, not just living with a partner Re: “Introducing Dave Rogalsky, Eastern Canada correspondent,” June 18, page 2. Are we so proper now…
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Experiencing God
Categories: ViewpointsWhen my youngest son “graduated” from Grade 5 in June 2000, his class took a special year-end trip to Toronto. I was working as a school bus driver at the…
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What did I get myself into?
Categories: ViewpointsSwirling around with ideas of strategy, focus, and “We used to do it this way,” change is messy. Grappling with the in-between is messy. Living in the liminal space between…
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Can we talk?
Categories: ViewpointsAre you finding yourself divided from loved ones in your family, church or neighbourhood on any number of challenging issues? Are you finding fewer opportunities to talk with others across…
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Lessons from a Thai refugee camp
Categories: ViewpointsBack in 1988, my wife and I chaperoned 17 high school students on a trip to visit refugee camps in Thailand. We thought the students would learn about missions and…
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