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Creating a mission partnership web
Categories: UncategorizedWhat does mission look like in a country where the church is well established? From Jeanette Hanson’s point of view it’s a web of interconnected relationships. Hanson is a Mennonite…
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‘We need the peace theology’
Categories: UncategorizedChinda Kommala is a serious Mennonite Church Eastern Canada booster. From the beginning of the Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church’s life, he has been relating to the regional church and…
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Ten years of being good news
Categories: UncategorizedA decade ago, Zurich (Ont.) Mennonite Church, which was formed in 1908 by those who did not want to keep the restrictive dress code of the nearby Blake Amish Mennonite congregation,…
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Farmers, thinkers, eaters
Categories: UncategorizedAgriculture is changing. Perhaps it always has been. Markets realign. Tastes shift. Ideas evolve. Climatic conditions rearrange. Mennonites are part of the change—as farmers, thinkers and eaters. Joanne Thiessen Martens…
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Myanmar on the Move
Categories: UncategorizedWhen I originally told friends and family of my intention to travel with my family to Myanmar, I was challenged with the idea of a known global-crisis country as a…
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Illustrator and bakery collaborate
Categories: ArtbeatWhere Do Sticky Buns Come From? is a picture book illustrated by local artist and designer Jonathan Dyck and written by Jon McPhail, owner of Jonnies Sticky Buns bakery. The…
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‘More significant than my age’
Categories: UncategorizedFive years ago, Thomas Coldwell knew very little about Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Today, he’s the executive director of MCC Alberta. “I’ve been told multiple times, ‘Be yourself in this…
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More than a label
Categories: UncategorizedFor Steph Chandler Burns of Kitchener, Ont., talking about her faith journey means talking about coming out as a queer individual. “I am a bisexual woman and I am a…
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Anabaptist Christians celebrate Christmas around the world
Categories: Web FirstChristian communities around the world celebrate Christmas, yet each culture has its own traditions. Here, Anabaptist brothers and sisters from different regions share how they celebrate Christmas. Light: The Netherlands…
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It seemed like a good idea
Categories: EditorialA relative of mine sometimes starts out a funny story with the line, “It seemed like a good idea at the time.” Ah, yes, how things can turn from well-intentioned…
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Letter to the family: A mother’s treasure
Categories: Feature ArticlesChildren are among the most important things given to us in our lives. With this gift comes the responsibility of passing on our faith. This can be a daunting task…
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The blood of modern-day martyrs
Categories: UncategorizedIt was the Christian apologist Tertullian in AD 197 who first wrote, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” As he watched Christians killed in the…
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Readers write: January 1, 2018 issue
Categories: ViewpointsMore responses to Maple View’s paid supplement on sexuality Re: “Honour God with Your Bodies” insert, Sept. 25, 2017. Thank you, Maple View! I have waited for years to…
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We know who we are
Categories: ViewpointsCommon knowledge helps to form our identity. It creates the basis from which to describe ourselves and helps us to understand others. Change can create a crisis of identity.…
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Believe the best about each other
Categories: Viewpoints“Believe the best about each other.” When delegates met for the Mennonite Church Canada assembly this past fall, there were swirls of questions, confusion, caution and qualms. From the dense…
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Be like Scrooge?
Categories: ViewpointsIn the last few weeks, most of us have encountered some version of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. In the initial run-up to Christmas, I…
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Every name deserves to be remembered
Categories: ViewpointsOn the evening of Oct. 29, 2017, I found myself in Lubyanka Square by happenstance. This square stands in front of the Lubyanka Building. The vibrant yellow facade, delightful rather…
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Only one thing is essential
Categories: ViewpointsIn Luke 10:40, Martha complains to Jesus about having to do all the kitchen work by herself. Jesus responds. “Martha, you’re distracted by many things, but only one thing is…
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Conference of Mennonites in Canada
Categories: ViewpointsAt the 1979 Conference of Mennonites in Canada (CMC) delegate sessions, David P. Neufeld, left, welcomed three new congregations into the conference by asking several doctrinal questions regarding their churches’…
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Challenges and excitement
Categories: UncategorizedCalvin Quan was “happily surprised” by the positive spirit and efficiency of the first meeting of Mennonite Church Canada’s new Joint Council. “There was a strong sense of collaboration and…
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