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Halloween means more than costumes and candy
Categories: Web FirstOctober 31 in Canada and the USA is widely acknowledged as Halloween. It is marked by costumes, candy—and tales of horror. But the date has deeper historical connotations for Christians—especially…
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‘Lively encounter with Islam’
Recently returned from Europe, David Shenk, a member of Eastern Mennonite Mission’s Christian Relations Team, reports discussions everywhere about what the response should be to the refugee crisis in the…
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Hospitality to strangers
Categories: EditorialNext to the Toronto Blue Jays, nothing more has gotten our attention as Anabaptist Mennonites than the greatest refugee crisis in the modern age, with more than 50 million displaced…
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Dis-placed and de-natured
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhy should I care for the environment? A lot of Christians today are asking that question. I mean, we know it’s probably the right thing to do, but what’s a…
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Watershed discipleship
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhat does a transformative, earth-honouring Christianity look like at ground level and lived out in daily action? Reforms of personal habits—such as recycling, eating locally and shopping responsibly—are important steps.…
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Readers write: October 26, 2015 issue
Categories: ViewpointsIs it really time for a vote . . . or should we keep talking? Re: “It’s time for a vote,” March 30, page 14,” and “A historic moment,” Aug.…
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Defining the ‘other’
Categories: ViewpointsEarly in the Syrian refugee crisis, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) asked me to be part of a delegation meeting with Chris Alexander, minister of immigration. We indicated that…
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In tribute
Categories: ViewpointsThe mourners gathered for what turned out to be an exceptionally beautiful service for an exceptionally beautiful saint. The family tributes shone with love and tenderness. The music was angelic.…
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Regrets on parting with my old bicycle
Categories: ViewpointsThis past summer I had my own Diderot Effect moment. The term comes from Grant McCracken, an anthropologist who has studied patterns of consumption. He coined it from an essay…
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Honouring the epic journey of food
Categories: ViewpointsI came across an article about the epic journey of sugar from a sugarcane field on the Hawaiian island of Maui to a nearby coffee shop down the road. It…
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Does religion make people intolerant?
Categories: ViewpointsPredictably, CBC jumped on the story of presumed Bible Belt intolerance. The members of our smallish Southern Manitoba credit union voted down a merger with a larger Winnipeg-based credit union…
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Radio host Esther Horch, 1958
Categories: ViewpointsRadio host Esther Horch interviews school children live on a Saturday morning broadcast of Children’s Party in 1958. This education and entertainment show for children aired daily on CFAM from…
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‘Being good neighbours to those around us’
Categories: UncategorizedGregory Rabus and Jennifer Otto, Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers in Germany, are finding ways to respond to the needs of refugees flooding into the country from Syria and Iraq.…
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Hatching peace
Categories: UncategorizedWhile the physical space has been there since the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union (MSCU) Centre for Peace Advancement was inaugurated a year ago, the Frank and Helen Epp Peace…
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It takes three villages to send 18 kids to camp
Categories: UncategorizedWhat does it look like when two churches and Camp Valaqua partner toward a common goal? It looks like 18 enthusiastic campers! This past summer, the Service and Outreach branch…
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Singing with the Spirit
Categories: Uncategorized“I will sing with the Spirit, but I will sing with understanding.” These words, from I Corinthians 14:15, formed the basis of Marilyn Houser Hamm’s recent music workshop at Nutana…
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Remembering the man who was ‘Doc’
Categories: UncategorizedHis name was David Schroeder, but those who knew him affectionately and respectfully referred to him as “Doc.” Schroeder, who worked as professor of New Testament and philosophy at Canadian…
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A lesson I want my kids to learn
Categories: UncategorizedAs a parent of young children, I read a lot of picture books. Some books I read under duress—my children love them and I tolerate them—and some books I read…
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Storks, sparrows, wind and peace
Categories: UncategorizedTwo Mennonite authors in British Columbia have recently published children’s picture books, both with across-the-world themes. Barbara Nickel of Yarrow is the author of the recently released A Boy Asked…
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Fall 2015 Books & Resources List
Categories: UncategorizedTheology, Spirituality Changing Lenses: Restorative Justice for our Times. Howard Zehr. Herald Press, 2015. First published 25 years ago, Herald Press has re-issued this textbook on restorative justice. As well…
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