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‘There is abundance’
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhat might a flashlight symbolize about how you were brought up to believe about generosity? That was one of the questions faced by participants during a weekend seminar at Assembly…
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‘Jesus is with us’ in our creation-care efforts
Categories: Feature Articles“Last year, Mennonite Church U.S.A. passed a resolution on creation care at its Phoenix assembly. Is it time for [MC] Canada to have a resolution as well, and, if so,…
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Leon provides B.C. prof a paw to stand on
Categories: Feature ArticlesIt’s hard to organize a trip to Mennonite Church Canada’s assembly, knowing what to pack, how many books to bring and how to plan visiting times. The who to travel…
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Prayer to heal the heart
Categories: Feature ArticlesWho gets the help when a pastor marries a psychiatrist? At the 2014 Mennonite Church Canada minister’s conference, the answer was no joke, yet everyone left feeling better. Dr. Karl…
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What exclusive allegiance to Jesus looks like in a pluralistic culture
Categories: Feature ArticlesEmbodying the love that Jesus Christ modelled and treating people the way we want to be treated are the best ways to face an increasingly pluralistic society. That’s the message…
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At least there is hope for a tree!
Categories: Feature ArticlesAt a corner of Ellice Avenue and Marilyn Street in Winnipeg, the neighbourhood association erected four sheets of plywood and painted them with chalkboard paint. The phrase, “Before I die…
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Cancer buddies connect at assembly
Categories: Feature ArticlesThey walked together through a valley of shadows for two years, yet Assembly 2014 is the first time Elizabeth Wall and Lorraine Reimer have met face to face. Reimer, a…
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‘Spiritual disciplines are not magic’
Categories: Feature Articles“It only takes a scrap of time to turn to God.” April Yamasaki shared this anonymous piece of 14th-century wisdom in her “Cultivating spiritual disciplines” workshop at Assembly 14. Sometimes…
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Sisters equipped to care for their sisters
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhat are the needs of women, and how are they working to meet those needs? Rhoda Keener, co-director of Mennonite Women U.S.A., led a presentation and discussion surrounding these needs…
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‘We are all cousins’
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe Cree word “kiciwamanawak” means “we are all cousins.” In Canada, however, this familial relationship between settler and host is fractured. This was the theme of the “Broken covenant: Indigenous…
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Subversive guest
Categories: Feature ArticlesAfter seminar leader Chris Lenshyn began his post-Christian landscape session by reading chapter 1 of Daniel, he invited participants—48 adults and one baby—to gather in twos to converse about this…
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A splashing good time
Categories: Feature ArticlesUnique timing and collaboration led to one of Manitoba Church Manitoba Camps with Meaning sites hosting two days of the children’s assembly—a first in Assembly gathering history. And they did…
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Readers write: July 28, 2014 issue
Categories: ViewpointsChurch should fund prison visitation In Matthew 25, Jesus says, “[A]nd I was in prison and you visited me.” In Hebrews 13:3, the author writes, “Remember those in prison as…
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Engaging the challenge
Categories: ViewpointsThis winter on an evening journey to the airport, I encountered a substantial snow storm. Strong winds drove heavy snow across the roads. Even with my eyes wide open I…
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An intentional generosity plan
Categories: ViewpointsWhen our boys were younger, I wanted them to see how much we were giving to our church. I wanted to model cheerful generosity, and to demonstrate that this was…
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A milestone birthday
Categories: Viewpoints“I’m turning 60 and I need help,” I wrote in the invitation to my recent party. I was disquieted by the approach of this milestone birthday, beset with, and surprised…
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Fad or future?
Categories: Viewpoints“Look outside,” Dan blurted through the phone before my mother could even say hello. She walked over to the front window and was astonished to see Dan sitting in his…
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A letter of unsupport for Canada
Categories: ViewpointsShortly after my birth I was registered as a Canadian citizen. Birth cast me into a life that was not of my choosing or making. The Mennonite commu-nity into which…
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The power of change in the local circle
Categories: ViewpointsThe auditorium tingled as the keynote speaker took the stage. A tall black guy—a CNN personality, New York Times best-selling author, and former White House staffer who advised President Obama…
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New school greets returning children
Categories: UncategorizedThe old school has been burned to the ground and in its place stands a newly constructed, brilliant red building, a symbol of a new beginning for this Old Order…
