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Decolonization through unsettling Scripture
Categories: ArtbeatMennonite Church Canada recently released Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization, the latest of several publications that explore reconciliation and Indigenous-settler relationships. The book, edited by Steve Heinrichs and…
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The gospel in seven words
Categories: UncategorizedAs part of the discussions at the pastoral care team meetings at the church I pastor, we often talk about what the journey of faith is like. How can we…
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Protests and pipelines
Categories: ViewpointsThe May 7 and 21 issues of Canadian Mennonite deal in part with protests regarding the construction of pipelines. The editorial from May 21, “Questions of conscience,” asks us how…
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The courage to be vulnerable
Categories: UncategorizedMost of us don’t like to be in vulnerable spaces. The uncertainties of those spaces leave us with butterflies fluttering around in our stomachs. Conceding power is uncomfortable. Yet, Canadian…
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Willems statue commissioned for Manitoba museum
Categories: Web FirstA peace exhibit committee has commissioned Manitoba sculptor Peter Sawatzky to build a bronze statue of martyred Anabaptist Dirk Willems. Based on an engraving of Willems, by Jan Luyken in…
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Supporting uprooted people around the world
Categories: Web FirstThere are more than 65 million displaced people worldwide—nearly double the population of Canada. The United Nations says this number is unprecedented and the need for humanitarian assistance is only…
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MCC U.S. boosts its immigration work with churches
Categories: Web FirstAs the U.S. government increases immigration enforcement, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. has been expanding its legal training, resources and educational opportunities for immigrants and advocates. People living in the…
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Ending with hope
Categories: Web FirstMay 3, 2018, was Henry Paetkau’s last day in the Mennonite Church Eastern Canada office, but he wasn’t quite done yet. On June 5, he delivered the final address of…
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Play confronts Doctrine of Discovery
Categories: Web FirstThe Doctrine of Discovery is based on the Roman Catholic papal bull “Inter caetera.” Issued by Pope Alexander VI on May 4, 1493, it gave all the lands along a…
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Sponsors provide a welcome into their community
Categories: Web FirstThere are 23 million refugees around the world, with 1.2 million in need of resettlement outside of their home country or region. In 2017, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) helped groups…
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Green bench wisdom
Categories: EditorialThe concept is simple. In a public place, an older adult sits on a green bench that is marked with the hashtag #ElderWisdom. Community members are invited to sit and…
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‘God just isn’t finished with me yet’
Categories: Feature ArticlesI was raised in a family with Scottish Presbyterian roots, where no one talked about faith for fear of being “too religious.” We trusted that seniors had it all figured…
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Readers write: June 18, 2018 issue
Categories: ViewpointsUnity starts with the fruit of the Spirit Re: “Ethics not the basis for Christian unity” letter, April 23, page 10. Walter Klassen states in his letter, “No matter…
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CommonWord connections
Categories: ViewpointsHere are five ways to remain connected with CommonWord in our new regional church model: 1. Keep reading Many of us love a leisurely read on a summer beach blanket…
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Is flirting necessarily a bad thing?
Categories: ViewpointsWhat is flirting anyway? When is it a problem? When is it a delightful social interaction? I’ve been pondering these questions for years since a friend surprised me with the…
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A plan worth making
Categories: ViewpointsLike more than 51 percent of all Canadian adults, Roger (a pseudonym) did not have a will. As a child, he had been adopted into a wealthy family and, although…
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Epp Garage
Categories: ViewpointsThe Epp Garage in Fiske, Sask., suffered a devastating fire. When material, like this photograph, comes to the archives with little or no information, we can often learn about it…
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Activate your core
Categories: ViewpointsIt seems the majority of political, social and religious discourse today consists of knee-jerk reactions to the perceived agendas, biases, foolishness and dangerous “isms” of the “other.” This rampant reactivity…
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Still the same inside
Categories: Focus on SeniorsFor Anita Lehmann, home is the dementia unit at the Mennonite Nursing Home. But unlike most of the unit’s 29 other residents, Lehmann doesn’t suffer from dementia. When it became…
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A soon-to-be favourite recipe
Categories: Focus on SeniorsWe all have our favourite recipes. There is the tried and true. Or there’s the newly created ones that are fun to test and then turn into classics. One tried…
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