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‘We are in a heap of trouble’
Categories: UncategorizedTwo hundred people spent a sunny Saturday at Morden Mennonite Church in southern Manitoba to look squarely at how the church can deal with its same-sex crisis. “Biblical marriage texts…
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Making space for God
Categories: UncategorizedIn the words of David Martin, executive minister of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, at the 2015 annual church gathering, “Since our habit is to normally talk about God in the…
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Indigenous artist unsettles Winnipeggers
Categories: ArtbeatThere’s nothing comfortable in the artwork of Edgar Heap of Birds. Especially for people whose ancestors came to this continent as settlers. Heap of Birds has described his art as…
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Ready to take a leap of faith
Categories: UncategorizedWith its propulsive rhythm and alluring harmonies, “Light a Match”—the new single and title track on Chic Gamine’s latest album—seems like a simple pop song at first. That simplicity is…
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Cutting, burning, starving and forgiving
Categories: UncategorizedJessica (a pseudonym) was bullied online to the point that she attempted suicide, but she rose above the hurt by meeting her tormentor and relying on two foundations of her…
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MCC cyclathon raises $1 million for Syrian refugees
Categories: Web FirstOne-hundred-and-fifteen cyclists braved the rainy weather on Sept. 19, 2015, and brought in nearly a million dollars to support Syrian refugees now living in Lebanon. Participating in the Mennonite Central…
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CMU recognizes grads with Distinguished Alumni Awards
Categories: Web FirstAn Olympian-turned-lawyer, an English language educator, a businessman with a passion for international development, and a couple who have ministered for more than 45 years in Winnipeg’s North End are…
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Helping businesses connect with customers with social media
Categories: Web FirstAt 26, Jeff Horst already has five years of entrepreneurial experience behind him. That’s long enough to know that starting two companies at once is too much; that volunteering in…
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Resources to help you vote and pray
As the Canadian election campaign intensifies in anticipation of the Oct. 19, 2015, election of a new prime minister and parliament, Canadian Mennonite offers some guidelines from three important sources. Canadian Council…
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Death of David “Doc” Schroeder
David “Doc” Schroeder passed away on Sept. 27, 2015 at the age of 91. He was a well-respected church leader and professor of New Testament and ethics at Canadian Mennonite…
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Promise of peace returns to Burkina Faso after coup
Categories: Web FirstA coup d’état in Burkina Faso brought the lead-up to democratic elections to a halt for a week filled with fear and shooting in the streets. Mennonite Church Canada and…
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Profile surveys Mennonite World Conference churches
Categories: Web FirstSociological surveys may be uncommon evangelistic tools, but Damien Pelende of the Democratic Republic of Congo testified that the Global Anabaptist Profile survey had drawn new people into his church.…
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Back to class
Categories: Focus On EducationMiraya Groot follows Mac Wallace, Zack Strike, and Brendan Paetkau as Conrad Grebel University College students unload the last of their residence room furniture before the first week of classes.…
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Seeking redemption and peace
Categories: EditorialCanadian Mennonite received a copy of a letter sent to David Martin, executive minister of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, as a response to its releasing the story on the alleged…
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Participating in holy history
I’ve been on the road three of the last six months, in no particular order. As I return home and begin to reflect on the encounters and experiences that I’ve…
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Cooking up discipleship
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen I was a small child, my parents took our family on assignment to Chile as church workers. In a country which at that time had no Anabaptist-Mennonite churches, our…
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Readers write: September 28, 2015 issue
Categories: ViewpointsMennonite museum can help redress grievous wrongs of the past I crisscross Sumas Prairie (central Fraser Valley) on my daily school bus run and marvel at the lush agricultural land…
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Global gifts
Categories: ViewpointsMennonite Church Canada’s history of engaging our global neighbours in mission and international church relations began more than 100 years ago. Since that time, the worldwide church has grown significantly.…
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Tribalism
Categories: ViewpointsTribes are good (essential, I said in my last column). And yet there is danger when tribal extremes become virulent tribalism. Such tribalism takes what is good and life-giving about…
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‘Wholehearted giving’
Categories: Viewpoints“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (II Corinthians 9:7). My two-year-old…
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