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Further east of Edensville
Categories: Books & ResourcesSpurred by requests from his thoroughly modern children to tell them stories of his growing-up years in the Ontario Swiss Mennonite homeland of Waterloo County, Maurice Martin, a retired pastor…
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‘Interaction/Isolation’
Categories: UncategorizedWhen Jordan Weber began making visual art four years ago, he wanted a new way to express himself. “I never expected my art to be on display for anybody to…
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Living in limbo
Categories: UncategorizedHundreds of families in Canada live in limbo, not sure if they’ll ever be granted permanent resident status. That’s the story for the Mata family. Jacobo Mata, who is now…
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Countercultural mountain music
Categories: UncategorizedDan Root and Laura Dyck quickly became friends after they met in the fall of 2009 and realized how much they had in common. Both were living in the Conrad…
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Coffee business wins award
An entrepreneurial effort that promotes social change in the Philippines recently won an award for its work. In March 2015, Coffee for Peace (CFP) won second place in a national…
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The peace of resurrection
Here we are, a couple of weeks post-Easter, and I’m still thinking about the resurrection. Have you ever considered the resurrection as symbolic of peace and nonviolence? And don’t worry,…
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EMU agrees to exchanges with Chinese university
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and Sichuan University of Arts and Science, located in central China, signed an agreement on Jan. 13, 2015, to “promote academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation, and…
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MEDA project puts vitamins in cooking oil to improve child health
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), the University of Waterloo, and Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania just launched a two-and-a-half-year project aimed at reducing Vitamin A deficiency using fortified foods.…
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How much is a volunteer worth?
Categories: Web FirstThe month of April is known for many things—April Fool’s Day, the first full month of spring, the start of baseball season, “April showers bring May flowers” and regrettably the…
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Guns into rainbows
So my son, who is almost two years old, has a set of wooden building blocks—you know, the kind with the letters of the alphabet on them, along with pictures…
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When vacation becomes vigil: watch and pray
Categories: Web FirstSteve Heinrichs grew up in urban Vancouver, enjoying the nearby ocean, mountains and rivers of coastal Canada without giving much thought to their presence or condition. “I don’t have an…
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Part-time registration opens for PA 2015
Categories: Web FirstPart-time registration is now available for PA 2015, the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly slated for July 21-26, 2015 in Harrisburg, PA, at the Farm Show Complex. “We’ve determined that…
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Siera Vercillo’s passions guide her choices
Categories: Web FirstIn the fall of 2014, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) presented its inaugural 20 under 35: Young Professionals Changing the World Awards, honouring young adults from Canada and the U.S.…
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Changes coming to CM
Categories: EditorialSome significant changes are occurring at Canadian Mennonite. First, we are bidding farewell to one of our expert regional correspondents, Evelyn Rempel Petkau, after 18 years of her serving, with…
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Out of control
Categories: Feature Articles“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master.…
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Correcting a common misunderstanding
Categories: Feature ArticlesMatthew 10:37 reads, “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”…
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Readers write: April 13, 2015 issue
Categories: ViewpointsBible contains the word of God but isn’t the Word of God Re: “Bible written without an understanding of genetics” letter, March 2, page 14. Finally, we have someone pointing…
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Proud banners that need shredding
Categories: ViewpointsI was on my Monday morning transit commute sitting near a group of people who loudly reminisced about their weekend exploits. Without embarrassment they relived what could be remembered of…
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The last church I visited
Categories: ViewpointsMy wife and I arrived in Vancouver in 1994 with our two sons, aged 9 and 12. I had been an air traffic controller, then law enforcement officer in Hong…
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Learning from each other
Categories: UncategorizedAlthough less than a three-hour drive from Winnipeg, Manigotagan seemed a world away. This Metis community of about 200 lives in the dense forest along the eastern shore of Lake…
