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A simple prayer
God, our Mother and our Father, Jesus Christ, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, our Comforter. We offer our gratitude, for you are with us. You are familiar without struggles and joys, and…
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Revelations of Stones: Reflections of Palm Sunday Scriptures
Passage: Luke 19: 28-44 Verse 40: “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” (NIV) I wish all of you a happy celebration of this holy…
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The politicizing of CoSA
Categories: EditorialDisturbing and perplexing is the only way to describe the cut in federal funding for a proven program of ex-prisoner rehabilitation called Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA). For more…
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Healing the wounded city
Categories: Feature ArticlesFor many people, the Christian faith and poverty are deeply interconnected. Acts of charity are widely viewed as a key aspect of the Christian life, and the church has…
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Readers write: March 30, 2015 Issue
Categories: Viewpoints‘Well-worn clichés’ can hide the truth Re: “A father’s struggle with his gay son,” March 2, page 29. The well-worn cliché of “God loves the sinner but hates the sin,”…
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‘They have taken away my Lord’
Categories: ViewpointsThese Easter morning words from Mary (John 20:13b) are prophetic for the church today, a time when we may have lost our bearings in our discipleship-oriented denomination. Peace themes are…
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Crucial conversations
Categories: ViewpointsMy ears perked up at a recent seminar when a leader began to speak about crucial conversations. He defined such conversations as ones whose stakes are high, opinions vary and…
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Why should I give to your church?
Categories: ViewpointsHelping people give money away over the past 15 years has been a tremendously rewarding part of my work at Mennonite Foundation of Canada. Many of these generous people are…
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It’s time for a vote
Categories: Viewpoints“I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I…
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Moving thinward (Pt. 2)
Categories: ViewpointsSo what does the Bible say about thin places? Interestingly enough, in our Scriptures the human story begins in a thin place: the Garden of Eden. Regardless of one’s theology,…
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Finding a place to belong
Categories: UncategorizedTheir stories are heart-rending, but their hopes are high. Navigating Canada’s increasingly complex immigration system wears them down, but their resilience still shows. Listening for nearly two hours in teacher…
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‘Our truth has been discovered’
Categories: Uncategorized“God has given us a toolkit,” said Wilma Derksen. First it was forgiveness when Wilma and Cliff’s daughter Candace was murdered in 1984. Then it was learning to love when…
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More on CoSA funding cuts
Categories: UncategorizedWhat is CoSA? Mennonite Central Committee describes CoSA (Circles of Support and Accountability) as “a community-based reintegration program that holds federal inmates with histories of sexual offending accountable for the…
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‘A less safe environment for everybody’
Categories: UncategorizedWhen a high-risk, low functioning, repeat child abuser was released from prison in the Hamilton, Ont., area in 1994, many locals responded with predictable revulsion. Harry Nigh, a Mennonite pastor,…
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A healing bridge
Categories: UncategorizedIt may not look like much, but the abandoned 90-hectare site of Kapyong Barracks is prime real estate in Winnipeg. It could also be a healing bridge, according to Steve…
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‘Covenanted around Jesus Christ, not our confession of faith’
Categories: Uncategorized“We don’t all know God in the same way,” Bruce Jantzen reflected at the recent Mennonite Church Saskatchewan annual delegate sessions, “but that doesn’t change who God is.” Jantzen, named…
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Decreased giving leads to budget cuts
Categories: UncategorizedLike her counterparts in other area churches, Ida Buhler has the unenviable task of making budget cuts. At the recent Mennonite Church Saskatchewan annual delegate sessions, the finance chair reported…
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MC Saskatchewan bids farewell to Jerry Buhler
Categories: UncategorizedWith appreciation and affection, participants at Mennonite Church Saskatchewan’s annual delegate sessions said thank you and farewell to Jerry Buhler, who served as area church minister for nine year years.…
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Saskatchewan youth want to be in the loop
Categories: Uncategorized“We want a church that is for everyone, and we want to be part of making that happen.” This statement from a Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth Organization (SMYO) report to the…
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A loss and a disappointment
Categories: Uncategorized“Any loss for me is a grief,” said Willard Metzger, executive director of Mennonite Church Canada, in response to the withdrawal of Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church from the national…
