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Writing that ‘really, really works’
Categories: UncategorizedJustin Rempel has been making up stories ever since he learned to write. The animals on his parents’ hobby farm near Gretna, Man., and the stories he heard while attending…
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From Mexican Quaker to Canadian Mennonite
Categories: UncategorizedAsk Andrea De Avila when she first wanted to become a pastor and her answer is simple: “I didn’t.” While studying at Hesston College in Kansas, and Eastern Mennonite University…
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Quito Mennonites pray and work for peace
Categories: Web FirstAna (not her real name), came to Ecuador from Medellin, Colombia, in 2016 after escaping from paramilitaries who had taken and kept her hostage for two years. She was subjected…
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Mennonite Historical Bulletin now online
Categories: Web FirstThe entire run of the Mennonite Historical Bulletin is now available online. Over the summer, the Mennonite Church USA Archives collaborated with Goshen College’s Mennonite Historical Library and the Anabaptist…
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Supporting alternate rites of passage for African girls
Categories: Web FirstAna Laizer is a grade nine student in Longido, Tanzania, and she dreams of going to university to become a successful businesswoman. For many girls Laizer’s age, this dream might…
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Anti-racism is a ‘lifelong pursuit’
Categories: Web First“It’s taken us four hundred years to get to here,” said Drew Hart at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate’s 2017 Spiritual Emphasis Week, held over three days in late September 2017. The…
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Nurturing a shared identity
Categories: EditorialIn the Future Directions conversations, many people expressed a lingering concern that the proposed regional network forming Mennonite Church Canada could cause us, as a church family, to lose a…
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Prodigal pastor
Categories: Feature ArticlesSeventy-four-year-old George Ediger rushed out of church during the final song and caught up with the newcomer in the parking lot before the big young visitor with the shaved head…
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Readers write: October 9, 2017 issue
Categories: ViewpointsKudos to ‘Shared land’ organizers and participants Re: “Shared land” photo, Aug. 28, back cover. My husband and I attended and appreciated the focus on learning about and respecting the…
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The gift of sabbatical
Categories: ViewpointsIntroduction A couple of Mennonite Church British Columbia pastors have been given sabbaticals this year. I would encourage all of our congregations to find a way to give their pastors…
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I didn’t share the Bridge Diagram with her
Categories: ViewpointsShe sat on the sidewalk of the busy street corner, five months pregnant and without a place to call home. We sat there with her on the cold concrete, listening…
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Jacob Shantz
Categories: ViewpointsJacob Y. Shantz (1822-1909) of Berlin, Ont., (now Kitchener), with his family. Shantz was involved in fruit growing and maple-sugar production. He was a building contractor and industrialist, but is…
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Harvesting ideas for a new Mennonite Church Saskatchewan
Categories: UncategorizedIt’s harvest time on the Prairies for farmers on their combines, and this year for members of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan as they met for their second Refresh, Refocus, Renew mini-retreat.…
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Saskatchewan congregation adopts new English name
Categories: UncategorizedHoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church has a new name. Now known as Fields of Hope Mennonite Church, the congregation once met in three neighbouring communities: Glenbush, Rabbit Lake and Mayfair, Sask., about…
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On a journey towards reconciliation
Categories: UncategorizedTwelve years ago, Conrad Grebel University College planted a black walnut tree and erected a sign marking the 200th anniversary of the arrival in 1805 of the first Mennonite settlers…
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‘For Christ’s sake, we better do something about it’
Categories: Uncategorized“Walk the talk of nation to nation. Implement the declaration!” More than a hundred people chanted these words as they walked for Indigenous rights in Winnipeg, situated on Treaty 1…
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Faces and places in an aging China
Categories: UncategorizedLike Canada, China is facing an aging population. There is a growing need for elder-care homes, as families shift away from the cultural norm of taking care of their aging…
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PACS grads create a strong society
Categories: Focus On EducationAt Conrad Grebel University College, parents of prospective peace and conflict studies (PACS) students often ask, “What kind of job will my child get after graduation?” What we say with…
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A passionate advocate for Mennonite education
Categories: Focus On EducationMennonite institutions endure based on the hard work and dedication of those who believe in their impact on individuals and the broader community. On Jan. 31, 2018, Rockway Mennonite Collegiate…
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Canadian MBA students explore the common good
Categories: Focus On EducationTen graduate students, including five Canadian Mennonite University students, gathered on the campus of Bluffton University for a week in August for the fourth annual Collaborative MBA (master of business…
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