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Readers write: January 18, 2016 issue
Categories: ViewpointsAre dreams and visions welcome in the Mennonite church? Re: “Retreat sparks women’s spiritual gifts,” Nov. 23, 2015, page 17. I saw the advertisements for the Mennonite women’s retreat at…
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The new face of mission
Categories: ViewpointsWhen I was a kid, I took great pride in taking the dimes that I earned from my paper route and placing them in the dime cards that we received…
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When everything shakes
Categories: ViewpointsJust before midnight on Dec. 29, with our little ones nestled snug in their beds, the earth shook. While earthquakes happen all the time—there were more than 40 in Canada…
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My resolution for 2016
Categories: ViewpointsI’ve written before about not driving to church and what this might mean for how we worship: planning a longer bike ride or walk each Sunday morning, trying out the…
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Will Mennonites join climate battle?
Categories: ViewpointsClimate is back on the global agenda, but still not squarely on the Mennonite agenda. Following a period of major global attention that peaked around 2007—with heads of state, celebrities…
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Imagining open spaces in the midst of transitions
Categories: ViewpointsThe illustration in the children’s story book showed a wagon with three flower pots. My three-year old grandson counted four. I asked him to count them again. “I don’t need…
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Film-maker Allan Kroeker
Categories: ViewpointsDo you enjoy the TV show Star Trek? If so, thank Allan Kroeker, who directed 39 episodes between 1996 and 2005. Kroeker continues to direct and this year is working…
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Saskatchewan church receives funding from larger community
Categories: UncategorizedIt’s a nice problem to have. Grace Mennonite Church in Regina currently has almost $30,000 in donations and pledges designated for helping refugees. The donations come from a variety of…
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Bearing witness effectively
Categories: UncategorizedDr. Harvey Chochinov and his team at the University of Manitoba have been working to quantify the effects of psycho-social interventions in the care of patients in palliative care situations.…
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CMU pledges to bring indigenous knowledge into classrooms
Categories: UncategorizedLate last month Canadian Mennonite University president Cheryl Pauls signed an unusual document, one that commits CMU to bringing indigenous knowledge and history into its classroom as well as creating…
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‘What’s that in your hand?’
Categories: UncategorizedThanks to a question from Tom Roes, Mennonites in Botswana are thinking creatively about launching small businesses to support their families and the local church. As a short-term worker for…
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Making peace through service
Categories: UncategorizedPeter Neufeldt lives out his commitment to Jesus’ way of peace as a member of his church and as a member of the Rotary Club. “There are so many different…
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‘What if there is no precedent?’
Categories: ArtbeatIt wasn’t the premiere of The Elmira Case. That happened earlier at the Peace on Earth Film Festival in Chicago, which led to the film being shown in Mongolia. But…
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Sharing his gifts to help others
Categories: UncategorizedWhen Manitoba photographer Jay Siemens partnered with Friesens Corporation to create a 2016 calendar to benefit Syrian refugees, he had no idea they would print 1,000 copies and raise $20,000…
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The geek shall inherit the earth
Categories: UncategorizedAllison Barron developed an interest in computer games and science fiction at an early age. Reconciling her pop culture interests with her Christian faith has not always been easy, though.…
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Gospel Herald and The Mennonite available for online searches
Categories: Web FirstReaders can now search online, for free, in the denominational magazines of Mennonite Church Canada’s and Mennonite Church USA’s two predecessor organizations, the Mennonite Church (MC) and the General Conference…
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European Anabaptist leaders release statement on refugees
Categories: Web FirstLeaders of Mennonite conferences in Europe and international guests met in Buhl, France, for their annual gathering of planning and fellowship October 23-25, 2015. The assembled leaders drafted a statement…
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Professor reflects on Mennonite hymns and their influence
Categories: Web FirstDr. Kenneth J. Nafziger, long-time and noted professor of music at Eastern Mennonite University—plus a key figure in putting together a hymnal and two song supplements—spoke at a recent breakfast meeting of the Eastern…
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Personnel sought for Mennonite song collection
Categories: Web FirstLooking for a way to use your musical and worship talents in the new year? Want to be part of shaping what Mennonites sing? MennoMedia, in close partnership with Mennonite…
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Top 10 online stories in 2015
Categories: Web FirstStories about Mennonite identity, sexuality, politics, and music attracted visitors to the Canadian Mennonite website last year. Here are the top stories, based on the number of page views. 10. …
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