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Mary Ann Cressman
Categories: ViewpointsDo you recognize this “Mennonite centre”? Mary Ann Cressman, second from left, her husband Menno C., and others stand outside the family’s dry goods store at 82 King Street East,…
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Focussing our fear
Categories: ViewpointsI have a nagging thought as I sit down to write this article. It’s this: I have no idea what state our world will be in when you read this…
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Tears shed over the closing of Riverdale Mennonite
Categories: UncategorizedAfter 71 years of faithful service, Riverdale Mennonite Church closed its doors on Aug. 31, 2017. The building is being taken over by the Berean Community Church, which assumed ownership…
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Meeting the Creator in creation
Categories: UncategorizedImagine deciding on Saturday that you want to begin a new congregation the next day. Then add to that the plan to meet outdoors in Canada on the Sunday between…
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Fast for Indigenous human rights
Categories: UncategorizedBill C-262 is a big deal. So big, that some are taking up a fast in the days leading up to the bill’s debate in the House of Commons. One…
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Raising peacemakers
Categories: UncategorizedSummer camp is a great experience for many children. For participants in Raise the Peace Camp, it is an opportunity to have fun while learning about peacebuilding. Raise the Peace…
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Principal hits mid-life, takes to pulpit
Categories: UncategorizedAfter 23 good years as a teacher and principal, Cheryl Braun asked herself a simple question: “What does the last part of my career look like?” Would she stay the…
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‘The price for your glory is their suffering!’
Categories: ArtbeatWhy is God so silent? Why doesn’t God hear the prayers and stop the endless suffering of believers? These are the questions that lie behind the title of Martin Scorsese’s…
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Spanish translation slated for Menno Simons biography
Categories: ArtbeatDespite Menno Simons’ significant influence in northern Europe during Anabaptism’s infancy in the 16th century, and his name living on by having the Mennonite church named after him, relatively little…
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Syrian ‘souls’ at the Edmonton Fringe
Categories: ArtbeatSometimes bridges built between faith communities are quite literally dramatic. Donna Entz, Mennonite Church Alberta’s community outreach worker who strives to build better relationships between Christians and other faiths, played…
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Hard work pays off
Categories: UncategorizedOne of the biggest events in Winnipeg in recent months was the 2017 Canada Summer Games. From July 28 to Aug. 13, 2017, 4,000 young athletes from across the country…
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‘Over and over again, day by day’
Categories: UncategorizedWhen Sarah Moesker began asking herself how she could deepen her faith, living in an Anglican convent for almost a year was the answer. Moesker, a student at Canadian Mennonite…
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Imitating Jesus on the Migrant Trail
Categories: Back Page“Our Anabaptist history is intrinsically tied to migration, and so is our Christian story,” says Saulo Padilla, immigration education coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. “We must keep challenging…
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Paddling down the river
Categories: ViewpointsTo celebrate our wedding anniversary, my husband and I canoed on our neighborhood river. Due to extremely low water levels, the first stretch was quite challenging, not unlike some stretches…
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Great Day of Singing planned for October 22
Categories: Web FirstA 16-page sampler of the new Mennonite worship and song collection is available for free congregational download. Called the “Great Day of Singing,” the sampler is designed as a resource…
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New award brings diversity to Grebel campus
Categories: Web FirstLiving in Toronto for 46 years, Mary Groh was increasingly surrounded by a multicultural society. As an active member of Danforth Mennonite Church there, following the closure of Warden Woods…
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A cry for home
Categories: Web FirstEveryone needs a home where families are safe and secure, where their basic needs are met, where they can come and go freely, and where they can imagine a future. But…
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Overdue dictionary
Categories: Web FirstHe was known as southern Africa’s Billy Graham. His name was Nicholas Bhengu, and he was an evangelist with the Assemblies of God in South Africa from the 1940s until…
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Relief efforts underway to address flooding, displacement in South Asia
Categories: Web FirstAt the same time that Tropical Storm Harvey was making landfall in Texas, people in Bangladesh, India and Nepal were experiencing devastating floods that have left millions of people displaced…
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Dare to dream again
Categories: EditorialMany of the stories in the pages of this magazine reflect the dreams of the people in our church family. There are stories of successful ministries, families reunited, young voices…
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