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More should be expected from the CBC
Categories: ArtbeatMany of you will have watched the first episode of CBC’s mini-series Pure last night (Jan. 9). As a spectator, I was mildly entertained. As a Canadian who loves this…
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Is our indignant response to Pure righteous?
Categories: ArtbeatSince the first couple of episodes of CBC’s Pure depicting Mennonites as drug runners from Mexico aired on Jan. 9 and 16, 2017, the temperature of our community’s righteous indignation…
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‘Never again’?
Categories: ArtbeatUntil March 4, 2017, the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery is hosting an important exhibit of new art entitled “Synagogues in Germany: A virtual reconstruction.” First imagined by a group of…
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New ways of doing good
Categories: ArtbeatI had to make my way past the sombre line-up of people waiting for welfare cheques at the band office. It was awful. I worked in the office of a…
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Bringing courage and hope to Burundi
Categories: UncategorizedJackson Nahayo knows a thing or two about turning tragedy into triumph. Left for dead as a child in the jungles of his native Burundi by the rebel soldiers who…
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Songs about growing up, climate change and empowerment
Categories: UncategorizedIn the last issue of Canadian Mennonite, we introduced you to Sparky and the Plugs, a bluegrass quartet from the Saskatoon area that got its start playing music in church.…
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How it feels to give a house away
Categories: Web FirstYann Martel is known to many as the author of Life of Pi, an international bestseller that became an Oscar-winning movie. But at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Saskatchewan, he is…
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‘Befriending death’ at the ‘death café
Categories: Web FirstMichelle O’Rourke never expected that within months of having a lead role in designing and building the 10-bed Chatham-Kent Hospice, which opened in April 2016, that she would be moving…
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Caring for those who couldn’t escape
Categories: Web FirstMany of the people who have stayed behind in Ukraine’s militarized areas are those who cannot run away: the elderly, children and people with disabilities. “Certain pastors and their families…
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New publisher, executive editor named to lead Canadian Mennonite
Categories: Web FirstTobi Thiessen and Ginny Hostetler have been chosen by the board of Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service (CMPS) Inc. to lead Canadian Mennonite’s magazine and digital news services into the future,…
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‘Hope was not on the ballot’
Categories: Web FirstFollowing the news coverage leading up to the 2016 American election, I wondered if there was a place for hope in an atmosphere of division and fear. In the days…
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MDS seeks young volunteers for summer work
Mennonite Disaster Services (MDS) is inviting youth groups to apply for the 2017 Summer Youth Program (SYP). This week-long summer service experience helps youth and their sponsors put hands and…
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Upcoming: Deadline for AMBS youth leadership program
Elkhart, Ind. —“!Explore: A theological program for high-school youth,” the summer youth leadership development program at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS), is looking for youth in grades 10 to 12…
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The ‘sin’ of disunity
Categories: EditorialThe tension in the room was palpable. High winds and blizzard conditions outside kept some from attending the Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship meeting in Winnipeg (see “Let him speak,” page…
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Remembering the Reformation
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. According to tradition, Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on Oct. 31, 1517, thereby starting the chain of events…
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The next 500 years of Anabaptism
Categories: Web FirstTremendous change rocked the western church 500 years ago, as successive groups discovered new things about God through Scripture and separated themselves from the Roman Catholic church. Renewal 2027 is…
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Readers write: January 30, 2017 issue
Categories: ViewpointsReader lauds ‘brilliant’ Christmas feature Re: “Spirit-heat to thaw your freezing blood” feature, Dec. 12, 2016, page 4. As my dental hygienist would say: “brilliant!” Thank you, Layton Friesen. May…
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Unexpected consequences
Categories: ViewpointsWhen we as a church agree to help those in need and place our trust in God, we should anticipate unexpected consequences. As we serve, we might make new friends,…
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Healthy humility lightens the journey
Categories: ViewpointsI am in my 60s, as are many of my friends. Our parents, if they are living, are in their 80s and 90s, with the accompanying challenges and rewards of…
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Preventing prodigals
Categories: ViewpointsMany of us are familiar with the the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. There are great lessons in this story about grace and forgiveness, but I’ve never…
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