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Readers write: July 25, 2016 issue
Categories: ViewpointsUse land for food production, not burying the dead For some time, I have wondered whether we are good stewards when we use precious real estate to bury our dead.…
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Delegates have spoken
Categories: ViewpointsIn a much-anticipated assembly, delegates have clearly spoken on behalf of Mennonite Church Canada. After an eight-year Being a Faithful Church (BFC) process, delegates approved the BFC7 recommendation with an…
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Healthy diversity
Categories: Viewpoints“What does a healthy congregation look like?” I asked a pastor friend recently. He responded by telling a story of how he had led his congregation through a contentious issue.…
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Joy proposition: Give till it feels good
Categories: ViewpointsIn my childhood home, we had a unique red velveteen bag. When you pressed on the bag in the right place, you heard the sound of someone laughing, really guffawing.…
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The pursuit of truth (Pt. 7)
Categories: ViewpointsAmerican architect Frank Lloyd Wright said, “The truth is more important than the facts.” I agree, although I’m not sure that I could explain why. What is the difference between…
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Old Order Mennonite farmer
Categories: ViewpointsAn Old Order Mennonite farmer in Waterloo Region, Ont., works the fields by horsepower in 1950, much as his 19th-century counterparts would have done. We take the cycle of the…
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Exploring tough subjects and intense spaces
Categories: Web FirstDavid Driedger enjoys challenging stereotypes, pushing boundaries and making people think. “[He] often pushes against established practices and the beliefs of the church from the inside,” Ben Borne said, introducing…
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Good news sometimes comes in small packages
Categories: Web FirstSomeone once asked Sharon Schultz if she became pastor of Eyebrow (Sask.) Mennonite Church in order to help the church to die well. Schultz did some soul-searching and came to…
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‘Partnering with God’s healing and hope’
Categories: Web FirstThat 14 people out of 38 who registered showed up for the “Partnering with God’s healing and hope” seminar may have indicated some wearying of Assembly 2016 participants. But those…
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Seeing dystopian heroines as prophets
Categories: Web FirstReaders of Canadian Mennonite know Vic Thiessen as a writer of thoughtful film reviews—an interpreter, as it were, of pop culture for Mennonites in Canada. In that same vein, he…
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‘God’s gonna trouble the water’
Categories: Web First“Wade in the water. Wade in the water, children. . . .” Susan Beaumont had Mennonite Church Canada ministers sing the well-known spiritual at their “Leading in a season of…
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Moonlight musings and redemption
Categories: Web FirstDespite the standing ovation, I cannot imagine I was alone in having mixed feelings about the play we had just experienced. My mind was a full cup of queasiness and…
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Mennos march for ‘Steinbach Pride’
Categories: Web FirstThe march was set to begin at 11 a.m. on July 9, 2016. But at the top of the hour, Michelle McHale, whose fight for civil rights in Steinbach recently…
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Decision roundup: Assembly 2016
Categories: Web FirstAssembly 2016 may become known by delegates as a watershed event. By turns intense and emotional, joyful and worshipful, the gathered delegates made significant decisions that will impact the Mennonite…
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How you can follow Assembly 2016
Mennonites from across Canada are meeting in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 6 to 10, 2016, for the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly. The July 25, 2016, print issue of Canadian Mennonite will…
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What you need to know about Assembly 2016 discussions
Categories: Web FirstAbout 500 Mennonites from across Canada will gather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 6 to 10, 2016, for the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly. This event, which happens every two years, brings…
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Assembly 2016 bits and pieces
Categories: Web FirstFive hundred Mennonites from across Canada will gather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 6 to 10, 2016, for the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly. This gathering brings together people for worship, fellowship…
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Assembly 2016 speakers to focus on God’s covenant
Categories: Web FirstOne of the highlights of Mennonite Church Canada’s assemblies are the times of worship and spiritual enrichment. The theme of Assembly 2016 (July 6-9), God~Faith-People, is paraphrased from the Old Testament text…
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Songs of hope and struggle
Categories: Web FirstBryan Moyer Suderman released a new CD, I’m Glad You’re Here: Songs of Hope and Struggle, on May 6, 2016, in Stouffville, Ont. The concert was also a fundraiser for…
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Committee selected for Mennonite song collection
Categories: Web FirstSix women and six men from across North America have been chosen to serve on the committee for the new song collection for Mennonite churches planned for release in 2020.…
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