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‘Evangelism is dangerous’
Categories: Uncategorized“Evangelism is dangerous,” Sze-Kar Wan said in conclusion of his three-day exegesis of the first three chapters of Galatians at the 2015 Mennonite Church Eastern Canada School for Ministers. “When…
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Like mother, like daughter
Categories: UncategorizedGerry Loewen runs her fingers along a row of books and moves toward a clothing rack packed with sweaters and cardigans. She is explaining what sort of donations come in…
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Writer engages themes of faith and death
Categories: Artbeat“Faith and death: An evening with Rudy Wiebe” drew an interested crowd to hear the noted Canadian Mennonite author speak at Trinity Western University (TWU) on March 3. Wiebe read…
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Nerdy fun
Categories: UncategorizedFor about 30 years, youth from several Mennonite Church Eastern Canada congregations in Ontario have looked forward to their annual Bible quizzing event. It’s centred around friendly competition, memorization of…
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Morning prayers at the Y
Categories: UncategorizedThere is a natural dignity in the morning routine of a 95-year-old man living alone. Especially when the routine is based on building friendships across cultures. At 6:42 a.m., the…
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‘We’re not strangers anymore’
Categories: UncategorizedWhen Davis Plett was considering moving out of his parents’ home, he wasn’t sure he was ready to be on his own. Moving into a 103-year-old house with 12 other…
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Lament for those ‘suffering in silence’
Categories: NewsFor 40 years, women who had been sexually violated by John Howard Yoder were left suffering in silence while the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) professor became one of the…
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On sin
It’s become clear to me from a lot of the conversations occurring within Canadian Mennonite, especially in the letters to the editor, that as Mennonites, we’re not of one mind…
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News from Paraguay
Everywhere I go I extend greetings from my church, family and friends. There is always an enthusiastic response saying that I should convey greetings back to you. Greetings! This week…
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MCC Ontario cancels meat canning efforts for 2015
KITCHENER, ONT.—Just weeks before it was scheduled to begin work in Ontario, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario cancelled its 2015 meat canning events in Leamington and Elmira in April. According…
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More-with-Less: Changing the world, one recipe at a time
Categories: Web FirstWith one simple idea, a movement was born. As the classic cookbook of thrift and Christian compassion, the More-with-Less Cookbook has given generations of cooks healthy basic recipes that are…
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Good fellowship in Brazil
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, both in land mass and population. The densely forested Amazon Valley, which includes up to 69 Indian tribes, makes up a…
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The name game
I’m now in my ninth month of pregnancy, which is hardly the beautiful and magical time magazines and mommy-blogs would lead one to believe that it is. Pregnancy is difficult,…
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Our neo-Anabaptists
Categories: EditorialSo how are we doing 490 years later? We who anchor our faith expression in what has come to be called Anabaptism over nearly five centuries now number 1.7 million…
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The birth of Anabaptism in fire and water
Categories: Feature ArticlesSometimes, a single act can have enormous consequences. In the religious ferment of 16th century Europe, a small group of Christians in the Swiss canton of Zurich gathered in a…
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Readers write: March 16, 2015 issue
Categories: ViewpointsWhich spirit drives the gay marriage discussion? Re: “A biblical and better way,” and “It felt like a big deal . . . it was so powerful,” Jan. 19, pages…
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Conflict is a good thing
Categories: ViewpointsMost humans really do not like conflict. We often see it as the brokenness of a relationship. Especially as the church, we desire relationship, we desire wholeness. And conflict feels…
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At the heart of all conflict is desire
Categories: ViewpointsMy life is great viewing. Tonight I watched my one-year-old meticulously pick through a small box of knick-knacks looking for something she could treasure. I wanted to interrupt, but then…
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A case for neighbourly love
Categories: ViewpointsI’m in the thick of it. I had my second child earlier this year and life is still in the process of reordering itself. The predictable schedule went out the…
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Being still together
Categories: ViewpointsThere is so much to be done. Extra demands at home and at work. More time with the family. Keeping up with an exercise program. Planning the next holiday. Time…
