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Living the good news in many ways
Categories: UncategorizedWith titles such as “Don’t be a culture monkey” and “I saw an orange glow on the horizon,” participants at Mennonite Church Saskatchewan’s annual Equipping Day had a difficult time…
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‘Without justice there is no reconciliation’
Categories: UncategorizedSince Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) issued its final report in 2015, denominations and congregations across the country have wrestled with how to respond in authentic and appropriate ways.…
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Where is Berlin (Ont.) Mennonite Church?
Categories: UncategorizedDuring the First World War (1914-18), some citizens of Berlin, Ont., grew uncomfortable with their city’s name. At war with the Germans, they did not want to be identified as…
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‘Grow hope for Syria’ celebrates another successful season
Grant and Colleen Dyck of Niverville’s Artel Farms are pleased to report that locals sponsored nearly 65 hectares of their Manitoba farmland last summer that were cultivated for overseas relief…
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Long-time missionary served around the world
Categories: UncategorizedPeter Kehler, long-time Mennonite missionary, pastor and church worker of Abbotsford, B.C., died Oct. 5, surrounded by his family. He was 89. Kehler was born in St. Anne, Man., on…
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Insights from film help with Bible study
Categories: ArtbeatWhat do popular films like Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark have to do with the Bible? Gary Yamasaki explores this question by identifying the filmmaking principles underlying…
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Ain’t misbehavin’
Categories: UncategorizedOld behaviour influenced the music on singer-songwriter Anna Wiebe’s latest musical release, New Behaviour. The 24-year-old folk-pop songstress based in Guelph, Ont., partially attributes growing up in the Mennonite church…
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On plausibility structures and faith
Categories: UncategorizedFrom 2011 to 2013, I was a resident of the Menno Simons Centre, a not-for-profit student residence located near the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. At Menno, I…
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‘God is leading us into this process’
Categories: Web First“God is helping us take apart what was, in order to build something new, so that we can engage the world in more effective ways,” says Keith Regehr confidently. Regehr…
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Breathing together
Categories: Web First“It is all of us together that make Mennonite Central Committee [MCC] breathe,” said Eileen Klassen Hamm, and each element of MCC Saskatchewan’s “encounter” and annual general meeting bore witness…
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Mennonite Worship and Song Committee holds first meeting
Categories: Web FirstMembers of the new Mennonite Worship and Song Committee met for the first time Sept. 22 to 25, 2016, at Park View Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Va. A new collection…
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Saskatchewan women celebrate transitions
Categories: Web First“Every transition is an invitation to journey with God,” is how Cindy Wallace ended each session with the women attending the annual Mennonite Church Saskatchewan women’s retreat last month. We…
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Catholics and Lutherans commemorate Reformation
At a joint service in the Swedish city of Lund almost 500 years after the Lutheran Reformation, Catholics and Lutherans apologized for their past divisions and conflicts, and pledged to…
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BC Court of Appeal upholds religious liberty in TWU case
Ottawa, Ont.— A five-judge panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal unanimously ruled on Nov. 1, 2016, in favour of Trinity Western University (TWU) in its legal challenge against the…
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No more closed doors
Categories: EditorialThe pastors of Mennonite Church British Columbia got together recently in a closed meeting to discuss their response to the Being a Faithful Church 7 resolution passed at Assembly 2016.…
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Instilling faith at home
Categories: Feature ArticlesAt times we have been both inspired and overwhelmed by the parenting books that crowd bookstore and library shelves. We have also found useful advice, and a dauntingly high bar,…
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Readers write: November 7, 2016 issue
Categories: ViewpointsPhilpott deserves better from us Re: “Put not your trust in ‘princesses’ ” letter, Sept. 26, page 10. I am irritated when the press and the public berate our government…
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‘ReLearning’ community
Categories: ViewpointsAs a Mennonite baby boomer, going to church was family reunion, Christian faith and social life all rolled up into one tight-knit package. Floradale (Ont.) Mennonite Church was my community.…
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Our heritage is . . .
Categories: ViewpointsOur family was invited to an Indo-Canadian family birthday celebration. A one-year milestone, particularly for a son, is a monumental occasion in our friend’s culture. The colourful dress, curried-sensations and…
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Expressing love with food
Categories: ViewpointsFred Redekop often reminded his congregation that preparing food for others who may be struggling with illness or a death in the family is a way of showing love and…
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