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Veterans’ needs provide an opportunity for learning and ministry
Categories: Web FirstA conversation about the needs and issues facing military veterans has been arising in an unexpected place this year: the halls of Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS). The dialogue has grown…
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Canadian Mennonite: A lighthouse
Categories: EditorialIn reflecting on Assembly 2016 in Saskatoon, one thing is certain: We are entering a period of uncertainty in the life of Mennonite Church Canada and its area churches. The…
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We can always afford to be generous
Categories: Feature ArticlesPeach Blossom Church almost always meets its budget, although some years involve more drama than others. It still engages a full-time pastor, fixes the roof and supports mission workers. In…
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Interdisciplinary conference on women of Anabaptist traditions calls for proposals
Scholars; activists; students; and literary, performing and visual artists alike are invited to submit proposals for consideration to “Crossing the line: Women of Anabaptist traditions encounter borders and boundaries,” a…
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Readers write: August 15, 2016 issue
Categories: ViewpointsWhat about the pastors who are forced to refrain from moonlighting? Re: “Meet the pastors who moonlight,” June 20, page 4. The flip side of the scenarios presented in this…
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Creating space
Categories: ViewpointsAfter nine years of working together on the Being a Faithful Church (BFC) process, by an 85 percent majority, delegates at Assenbly 2016 in Saskatoon approved the BFC7 recommendation. (See…
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Battleground
Categories: ViewpointsWe have abandoned the battleground. In a hope-desiring but hope-diminishing article, columnist Robyn Urbeck asks: “How do we know when to stop praying for Orlando and Texas, and start praying…
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India crate
Categories: ViewpointsHelen Warkentin was a long-term missionary to India from 1920 to 1957, and took many orphans ‘under her wing.’ She received support from family and friends back in Winkler, Man.…
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‘What begins in God goes back to God’
Categories: UncategorizedIt had probably been a while since Horse Lake Mennonite Church welcomed so many worshippers. Filling every pew, they gathered to celebrate the life of this small country church and…
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Wideman Mennonite celebrates 200th anniversary
Categories: UncategorizedHundreds of friends from near and far attended Wideman Mennonite Church‘s 200th-anniversary celebrations over the July 23-24, 2018, weekend. It was a culmination of special activities over the past few…
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MFC hopes to expand ministry with name change
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite Foundation of Canada (MFC) will change its name to Abundance Canada in October. The decision to rebrand follows 18 months of market analysis, survey research, competitive analysis, and formal…
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The future of neo-Anabaptism
Categories: Uncategorized“We are not living in the 16th century, and whatever is called Anabaptism today inevitably looks and sounds quite different,” said Paul Martens during a recent talk entitled “Neo-Anabaptism is…
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The right to die and the art of suffering
Categories: UncategorizedThe ongoing discussion about medical assistance in dying has publicly raised questions that extend beyond the realm of politics and public policy to the bedrock of morality. Should the intentional…
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Jake and George
Categories: UncategorizedGeorge and Jake are great friends George, 3, is a child who attends Southview Child Care, located in the First Mennonite Church building. Jake Baergen is a member of First…
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‘Living autonomously’ in the Age of the Spirit
Categories: ArtbeatTrue to its name, this year’s Skylight Festival focussed on how the church can regain its place in a post-Christian society, exploring a larger movement of faith, arts and justice…
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Balance and beauty found in The Harmony Tree
Categories: ArtbeatYearning for eloheh (ae-luh-hay) is clearly evident in Randy Woodley’s new children’s picture book, The Harmony Tree, published by Mennonite Church Canada this year. Richly illustrated by Ramone Romero and…
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On the outside looking in
Categories: Uncategorized“Three people in their early 20s—a Catholic, a Mennonite Brethren man and a United Church member—walk into a Mennonite Church Canada assembly.” It may sound like the set-up to a…
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Learning to be grateful
Categories: UncategorizedWhen Claudia Dueck thinks back on the voluntary service she did in Paraguay earlier this year, it’s the Tuesdays that stick out the most. Dueck, 19, spent three months volunteering…
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World record for relief *
Categories: Back PageManitoba became home to another world record on July 31, 2016, when 139 antique threshing machines harvested a field simultaneously for 15 minutes at the 62nd Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and…
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TREE receives Hallman grant for peace education
Categories: Web FirstThe Ripple Effect Education (TREE), a peace education initiative based out of the Frank and Helen Epp Peace Incubator in the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement on the campus of…
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