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St. Jacobs Mennonite celebrates 100 years in the village
Categories: Web FirstIn 1915, in the midst of the First World War, the Swiss Mennonite congregation that had been meeting at the Conestoga Meetinghouse moved to the village of St. Jacobs. Founded…
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Loving life, befriending death
Categories: Web First“The ability to keep people alive longer has created new ethical questions around deciding to die. This has, in ways, driven the conversation around euthanasia and assisted suicide.” Paul Chamberlain…
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Herald Press book receives Christianity Today award
Christian. Muslim. Friend.: Twelve Paths to Real Relationship, written by David W. Shenk and published by Herald Press, is among 13 books chosen by Christianity Today as “the books most…
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New Year’s resolutions
Categories: ViewpointsAbout a week after New Year’s Day 2014, my friend Keith asked me what resolutions I’d made. Keith is an insightful, non-conformist “Red Letter Christian” in his mid twenties. I…
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Future Directions findings ready for discussion
Mennonite Church Canada’s Future Directions Task Force (FDTF) has released its concluding report. The FDTF was charged with envisioning future directions for the area and national Mennonite churches in Canada…
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Political nativity
At Christmas time families journey to meet other family members. There is a Christmas tree up in the corner, and some twinkly lights afloat somewhere. Somewhere in the corner there…
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Isaiah for 2016
Categories: EditorialThe year was 587 BC. Our spiritual ancestors, the Israelites, were deported to Babylon, where they felt like refugees in a foreign land. Their place of worship, the temple, had…
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Clean or unclean?
Categories: Feature ArticlesI was driving from Calgary out to Rosemary, Alta., to attend Bill and Bob Janzen’s mom’s funeral. As I drove I recalled hearing of times when everyone lived in large…
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Readers write: January 4, 2016 issue
Categories: ViewpointsLolita fashion article ‘marks a significant shift’ in church discussions Re: “Solace in a subculture,” Nov. 9, 2015, page 28. I want to express appreciation for Katrina Brooks’s article. Not…
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Blessed interviews
Categories: ViewpointsInterviewing guests for more than 100 episodes of Mennonite Church Canada’s radio podcast, Church Matters, has blessed me with the opportunity to learn and grow from the stories of others. Anostocio…
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It takes a village
Categories: Viewpoints“It takes a village to raise a child,” we’ve often heard. Does it also take a village to grow old? I wondered after a phone call with a friend who…
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God loves a cheerful receiver
Categories: ViewpointsMost of us are not very good at receiving compliments. A friend had just delivered a fine sermon, so I gave him a heartfelt compliment. His deflective, “humble” response was…
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CO Bunkhouse
Categories: ViewpointsSecond World War conscientious objectors (COs) were often sent to provincial parks for manual labour, as part of their alternative service assignments. This photo, taken between 1941-45, depicts Mennonite men…
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Being a Faithful Church (BFC) Task Force
Categories: UncategorizedThe final document of the BFC Task Force, including its four-part recommendation to the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2016, is now available for review and response. It has been sent…
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Winkler church leaves as conference continues balancing act
Categories: UncategorizedThe Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church notified Mennonite Church Manitoba and Mennonite Church Canada in late November that it would withdraw from the conferences as of the end of 2015. The…
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Historical society adds stories to the peace narrative
Categories: UncategorizedMost Canadian Mennonites have not experienced war first-hand or had their pacifist beliefs tested, but the stories of those who have are an important part of the peace narrative. To…
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Manitoba unveils restorative justice strategy as jails bulge
Categories: UncategorizedManitoba, which leads all provinces in putting people behind bars, also wants to lead in restorative justice programming. Its new Restorative Justice Act and an accompanying five-year plan aim to…
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Treasure in Thailand
Categories: Uncategorized“I wanted to see what God can do with me and how he might use me,” said Gao Hlee Vang of First Hmong Mennonite Church, in Kitchener, Ont., reflecting on…
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Taking off the mask
Categories: UncategorizedChildhood is all about the endless possibilities, the dreams that will come true if you wish hard enough. Erin Wiebe’s childhood was no different in those ways. She knew if…
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War is ‘development in reverse’
Categories: ArtbeatDisarming Conflict: Why Peace Cannot be Won on the Battlefield. By Ernie Regehr. Between the Lines Books, 2015, 217 pages. War does not resolve conflict, says Ernie Regehr in his…
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