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Jesus loves his bride . . . to the point of death
Categories: ViewpointsSo, after 22-and-a-half years of marriage to an incredible woman and friend, I may finally be starting to get it. She is a treasure, but, truth be told, I don’t…
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Going to J-school: my walk of protest
Categories: ViewpointsThe time has come. At the beginning of September, I began full-time journalism studies at the University of Regina. Our family moved back to Regina for this reason, and after…
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Houmphan
Categories: ViewpointsRad and Pat Houmphan, centre, have a long history of working in the Mennonite church. When they came to Canada as refugees in 1979, Otto and Florence Driedger of Regina,…
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Embracing transition in our lives
Categories: ViewpointsTransition is something that we all face! From the time we are born until we breathe our last breath, we are transitioning from one stage of life to another. Some…
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Dormitory to create equal opportunity for women
Categories: UncategorizedTo ensure women receive the education and training they need to help build the body of Christ, Meserete Kristos College, a ministry of the Ethiopian Meserete Kristos Church, is building…
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The importance of ‘memory institutions’
Categories: UncategorizedHere is a question you do not hear every day: When was the last time you visited an archive? Not your email archive, a but a local bricks-and-mortar archive. Many…
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MDS builds at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Ontario started discussions with Dave Erb, executive director of Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, over a year ago, to explore the possibility of partnering on a “family…
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Accord ends 50 years of war in Colombia
Categories: UncategorizedFor decades, Colombia has been known for violence, narcotics and instability. But now it is within sight of an historic peace agreement that César García—the Colombian who heads Mennonite World…
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‘Our children need to know’
Categories: Uncategorized“It’s really cool to see white people here today,” said Cheyenne Fineday. The first nation teenager was speaking at the 140th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6 on Aug.…
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‘An easy way to profess faith’
Categories: UncategorizedIn Waterloo Region, “Herrle’s” brings to mind sweet corn, melons, gelato—and blood. Yes, blood. Herrle’s Country Farm Market in St. Agatha has been well-known since 1988 as a “go-to” place…
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Glick family experiences ‘risk and adventure’
Categories: ArtbeatA new memoir by Albertans Isaac “Ike” Glick and Mildred “Millie” Alger Glick, Risk and Adventure: Community Development in Northern Alberta (1955-1970), highlights the work of Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS)…
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Passion for worship leads to work on new hymnal
Categories: UncategorizedFor Anneli Loepp Thiessen, singing in church is just as much about listening as it is about making sounds. “In a culture that is increasingly busy and full of excess…
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It’s not easy being global
Categories: UncategorizedFor much of my life, I’ve called myself a global citizen. Until recently, though, I had no idea how naïve saying this actually was. A global citizen is someone who…
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‘Paws’ for worship
Categories: Web FirstErb Street Mennonite Church not only welcomes all people who enter its doors, as its vision statement indicates, but it also extends that same welcome to “future guide dogs.” These…
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MCC supports education improvements in South Sudan
Categories: Web FirstWhen South Sudan became an independent country in 2011, hopes were high and the future looked bright. But conflict broke out in 2013, and violence has ebbed and flowed ever…
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Mennonite song collection project launches website
Categories: Web FirstA dedicated fundraising website for the new song collection for Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA has been launched at hymnalproject606.com. MennoMedia is taking leadership of the new hymnal…
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Bethany Manor marks 30 years
Categories: Web FirstCloudy skies and a cold wind weren’t enough to keep a large group of people from gathering in the parking lot at the Bethany Manor seniors’ housing complex to celebrate…
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MDS seeking volunteers for Louisiana
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers have begun the arduous process of mucking out and cleaning up homes in the town of Central, La., resulting from the worst U.S. disaster since…
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Ramadan delights
Categories: EditorialIt’s been a couple years now, but the experience stands out in my mind as if it were yesterday. Engin Sezen, executive director of the Waterloo, Ont., Intercultural Dialogue Institute,…
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When your services are no longer required
Categories: Feature Articles“So this is how Mennonite Church Canada handles layoffs due to shrinking budgets. This was my mom’s experience today: show up to work; given the news; laptop taken away; password…
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