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Breaking the silence
Categories: UncategorizedFor Jaymie Friesen, responding to abuse and preventing it in communities of faith is a personal calling. As the abuse response and prevention coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Manitoba,…
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The odd couple
Categories: UncategorizedWhen Jonas Cornelsen tells people he spent the last year living with, and caring for, his grandfather in Vancouver, they often praise him. While Jonas appreciated his time with his…
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Summer memories go up in smoke
Categories: Back PageChesley Lake Camp, located west of Owen Sound, Ont., lost its main building to fire on Canada Day. The building housed offices, a restaurant, tuck shop and many memories. The…
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MC USA acknowledges ‘suffering’ of Jews, Palestinians
Categories: Web FirstCulminating a three-year process, delegates at the Mennonite Church USA assembly in Orlando earlier this month adopted a resolution entitled “Seeking peace in Israel and Palestine,” with approximately 98 percent…
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A man worthy of his calling
Categories: Web FirstDarrell W. Fast, born in Mountain Lake, Minn., passed away at the Leamington (Ont.) Mennonite Home, leaving Loretta Fast, his wife, his children Douglas (Michelle) Fast and Larissa Fast, two…
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MWC says farewell to a faithful servant
Categories: Web FirstYou may not have heard of one of the longest-serving workers for Mennonite World Conference (MWC) who is retiring this year, but many will be familiar with his work. Glenn…
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Walking together for peace in Colombia
Categories: Web FirstMonths after a peace accord was signed between the government and the country’s largest rebel group, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) partners in Colombia are walking with people affected by more…
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Canada 150: Facing the long divide
Categories: Web FirstOn July 1, 1867, the concerted efforts of 36 male, ethnic-European politicians came to fruition, and the Dominion of Canada was born. At the time, they celebrated, and for more…
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Are you prepared to die?
Categories: EditorialRecently I sat in an audience of several hundred Christian communicators and watched the feature film, Silence, by accomplished American director Martin Scorsese. The movie was released in January, but—movie…
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Going further together
Categories: Feature ArticlesTo put names and faces to these partnerships, Canadian Mennonite’s correspondents across the country have profiled Witness workers and the churches that support them. Following are stories from B.C. and…
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Readers write: July 3, 2017 issue
Categories: ViewpointsSpeaker sets the record straight on the Ziffernsystem Re: “Singing by the numbers,” May 22, page 32. It was good to see a report on my participation in the annual…
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Paddling rough waters
Categories: ViewpointsI’m told that white-water rafting requires four simple considerations. They are simple but they are very important: Rest during the calm spots because there are always more rapids ahead. When…
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Tradition or traditionalism?
Categories: ViewpointsHow do we know when tradition is helpful or harmful? How do we know when tradition breathes life and hope into the people of God? Or when it becomes a…
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Pies bring a message of encouragement
Categories: ViewpointsTim Sauer is known as the “pie man” because every now and then he shows up at places like the thrift shop or House of Friendship in Kitchener, Ont., with…
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Tim’s rhubarb pie
Categories: ViewpointsTim Sauer, who is known as the “pie man,” bakes at least 200 pies a year that he gives away to encourage volunteers and those who work in church-related organizations.…
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Tractor and binder
Categories: ViewpointsThe Voth family in the Steinbach, Manitoba, area on the farm with tractor and binder in the 1940s. August is a busy harvesting time for farmers and gardeners with…
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Letting all our gifts bloom
Categories: Viewpoints“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.…
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Two more Manitoba churches leave MC Canada
Graysville Mennonite Church and Blumenort Mennonite Church, both in southern Manitoba, have voted to part ways with Mennonite Church Canada and their area church, MC Manitoba. The decisions, made in…
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A vision for growth
Categories: UncategorizedMeheret Evangelical Church has been meeting for worship in Kitchener for 20 years. Founded by four families, the church of about 15 saw slow growth over the years, as refugees…
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Fostering dialogue in the body of Christ
Categories: UncategorizedCreating more dialogue between the 16th-century Anabaptist tradition and the context of the Global South, and learning about how Mennonite women “do” theology, were two of the keynote addresses at…
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