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Palestinian voices
Categories: NewsYousef Alkhouri Yousef Alkhouri is a Palestinian Christian from Gaza. He is a lecturer at Bethlehem Bible College, though is currently studying in Europe. He visited Canada last year, along…
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Crafting, chaos and community
Categories: NewsOn September 29, 18 participants gathered in Saskatoon to kickoff the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan youth programming year. The youth got to know one another in a variety of ways as the…
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Mennonites in Ecuador reach out as their country struggles
Categories: NewsIn August, Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME) published a statement calling for prayers amid escalating violence in the country. Alexandra Meneses, who coordinates the Women’s Group and the…
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Rod Suderman, Emmanuel pastor, dies at 63
Categories: NewsRod Suderman, lead pastor of Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford, B.C., died on Sept. 2 following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. He had also served as a pastor in…
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Making peace with policing
Categories: NewsMennonite teachings tend to promote complete nonviolence, stating or implying that all else is wrong. Officially, we live by nonviolence alone, but in reality, we live about the same as…
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White Christian nationalism
Categories: NewsDuring three decades of travel to the U.S. for work, I’ve enjoyed many conversations about faith and politics. These discussions have become more polarized in recent years, with my conversation…
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Green growth repeats a bad story
Categories: NewsGreen growth, or green capitalism, is hailed as a novel, inventive solution to the climate crisis. But green growth assumes business as usual—a continuation of our current system based on…
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Theatre group tackles abuse
Categories: OpinionInteractive theatre requires audience participation, explained Cedric Martin as he introduced “I Love You and It Hurts,” a Theatre of the Beat performance held at the Kitchener Public Library on…
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Children find belonging, friendship in Winnipeg choir
Categories: NewsIt’s a Wednesday evening and the two dozen children gathered in a room at the back of Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church in Winnipeg are singing about candy-coated chocolate. “Mommy made…
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Statement by Jack Sara, president of Bethlehem Bible College
Categories: NewsDear praying friends of Bethlehem Bible College from around the world, In the midst of these challenging times, I want to reach out to you with a heartfelt request. Our…
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‘Midnight’ musings
Categories: EditorialAt times, it’s shocking, violent and gory. It’s also one of the most compelling pop culture depictions of Christian faith and religion in recent memory. Midnight Mass, a limited series…
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The Beatitudes: Testing a biblical antidote to division
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen conservative Christians in the southern U.S. were agitating to erect monuments with the 10 commandments on them in front of courthouses, I heard someone suggest that they put up…
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Readers write: October 6, 2023 issue
Categories: OpinionThank you for this excellent, nuanced article (“The gift of life, the question of death,” September 22). Clearly, patients have always made private, off-the-books decisions with the help and hindrance…
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David Klassen
Categories: OpinionDavid Klassen of Rosenfeld, Manitoba, age 83, poses for an informal portrait at a family reunion. The photo is from a 1955 article in The Canadian Mennonite, which frequently published…
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A Saskatchewan pilgrimage
Categories: OpinionAs a child, I was vaguely envious of others who had deep connections in Canada. In my family, that was not the case. My parents are from the UK and…
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Polarization and unity
Categories: OpinionMy 88-year-old father often asks why churches push out people who don’t 100 percent agree with their theology. “Why can’t they all just get along?” He is worried about the…
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The narcissism epidemic
Categories: OpinionPopular author, speaker and shame researcher Brené Brown once quipped, “You can’t swing a cat without hitting a narcissist.” She later apologized for the inhumane image conjured by the idiom,…
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Beyond cosmetic diversity
Categories: OpinionIn early 2000, when I first stepped into the sanctuary of Willingdon Church in Burnaby, B.C., I was astounded to see the music team’s diversity. A variety of races and…
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Grassy Narrows
Categories: NewsThrough the weight of ongoing struggles over logging, mercury poisoning and, most recently, mining, the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario continue to defend their interests and…
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A question of inclusion
Categories: NewsWith great hesitation, I pulled my car into the church parking lot. The winter morning was clear and brisk. After a short stop at a local coffee shop, Aaron and…
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