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In defence of masks
Categories: ViewpointsThe subject of masks came up in the adult Sunday school class. Not literal ones, but the invisible ones we wear in an attempt to hide that which we don’t…
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Journey of generosity
Categories: Viewpoints“Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not…
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Elmer Martens
Categories: ViewpointsElmer Martens, kneeling bottom left, was born in 1930 in Main Centre, Sask. He went on to become a leading authority on the Old Testament. His career was based at…
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Wisdom, where art thou? (Pt. 5)
Categories: ViewpointsThe king was looking for someone possessing great wisdom to join his council of advisors. So he contacted the elders of the 12 regions of his kingdom and asked them…
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New name, different ownership
Categories: UncategorizedThe Mennonite Heritage Centre, including its archival and art gallery programs, is being reorganized under a new partnership and name. Discussions over the last months between Mennonite Church Canada, Canadian…
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Is Future Directions a First-World problem?
Categories: UncategorizedThe Future Directions process is moving slowly and surely forward with a specific restructuring proposal and a timeline for downsizing proposals. Meanwhile, the notion of refocussing on the local congregation,…
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An historical treasure
Categories: UncategorizedJake Buhler knows an historical treasure when he sees one. That’s why he’s so excited that the Saskatchewan Valley News is donating all of its back issues to the Mennonite…
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Biblical response to colonial legacy
Categories: UncategorizedLast November, Vic Bartel and John Ilg pulled into the northern Manitoba Cree community of Cross Lake with a thousand Bibles. The Bibles had been requested by the local Pentecostal…
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Talking with our cousins
Categories: UncategorizedA public panel discussion on the relationships between the three Abrahamic religions couldn’t have come at a more opportune time, occurring as it did on the heels of the opening…
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Matt Epp helps ‘grow hope’
Categories: UncategorizedThe soulful voice of Matt Epp serenaded a crowd at Foothills Mennonite Church in Calgary on Feb. 3, 2017. Epp partnered with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Alberta and Canadian Foodgrains…
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A kidney for a guitar
Categories: UncategorizedGerald Neufeld of B.C. and Russ Sawatsky of Ontario have several things in common: they both served as missionaries in Japan, where they met their wives; and they both attended…
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Saint or sinner?
Categories: Artbeat“There’s a crack in everything / that’s how the light gets in,” is often quoted by Christians as hope that God will “get in” to any situation. But the quote…
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Silver Lake takes steps to deepen faith formation
Categories: Focus on campingHow can we deepen Christian faith formation at camp? In wrestling with this question, the leadership team at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, located near Sauble Beach, Ont., launched a new…
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A special faith-based community
Categories: Focus on campingAttending Ontario Mennonite Music Camp at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ont., has benefitted me in ways that I never could have imagined when I registered in 2012. I…
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A front-row seat
Categories: Focus on campingA highlight of each summer at the Shekinah Retreat Centre near Waldheim, Sask., is the coffee house during our senior-teen camp for ages 15 to 18. Campers come out of…
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Peace Camp 2016 was a huge success!
Categories: Focus on campingConrad Grebel University College’s sixth annual Peace Camp was an opportunity to inspire young lives, strengthen community ties and make peace happen in Waterloo Region. The Peace Camp 2016 theme…
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‘I can’t wait for summer’
Categories: Focus on campingThe sun is shining through the tall trees today at Camp Valaqua near Water Valley, Alta., and the a hint of spring is in the air. This time of year…
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The beauty in difference
Categories: Focus on campingI’m an archetype. My family immigrated to Canada when I was 6, and while I went to school, my parents worked tirelessly to support me. They uprooted their lives in…
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‘So supported’
Categories: Focus on campingThe summer of 2016 was one the most memorable summers of my life. When the opportunity to work as a camp counsellor first came up, I was admittedly a little…
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Camp farm program invites delight in God’s creation
Categories: Web FirstPicture gleeful campers chasing squawking chickens back into their pen, and others exclaiming with delight as they bite into freshly picked tomatoes, juice dribbling down their chins. This is what…
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