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PeopleCare Inc. lives by its name
Categories: UncategorizedBrent Gingerich, the third generation of the Schlegel-Gingerich clan to helm the PeopleCare Inc. family of long-term care facilities, remembers travelling after high school with a friend in south and…
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Writing as a spiritual journey
Categories: ArtbeatWriting as a spiritual journey and what it means for writers and readers was the topic of a July 11 authors forum at House of James Christian bookstore. Drawing on…
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Live in colour . . . eat chocolate
Categories: UncategorizedMany churches have an inherent aversion to change, according to Vic Thiessen. The same is true for the characters of the film Pleasantville (1998). Thiessen, Mennonite Church Canada’s executive minister…
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‘There is a community of young people here’
Categories: UncategorizedThe work being done by the Future Directions and Being a Faithful Church (BFC) task forces were the focus of the plenary sessions at the 2014 Mennonite Church Canada assembly,…
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GUEST BLOG: Pendulum Swing – From Faith to Social Justice
Today's guest blogger is Tim Wenger, a masters student located in Winnipeg, MB. He writes about how we need to remember that as Mennonites, our social justice work is rooted…
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A shaper of the church at a crucial time
Categories: UncategorizedRon Sawatsky’s untimely death at age 64—shortly before the 2014 assembly of Mennonite Church Canada—prompts memories of his years of leadership in the Canadian church. For several years, he represented…
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Director named for MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement
Categories: Web FirstPaul Heidebrecht has been named director of the new Mennonite Savings and Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) at Conrad Grebel University College. Heidebrecht spent five years as the…
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COMMENTARY: 8 things the church needs to say
Categories: Web FirstIf Christians stopped bickering about church, presenting sex as a first-order concern, telling other people how to lead their lives and lending our name to minor-league politicians, what would we…
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Interfaith leaders launch daylong unity fast for Mideast peace
Categories: Web FirstWhile the violence escalates in Israel and Gaza, a movement is taking hold that unites Jews, Muslims and others in a campaign for peace. On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, a daylong…
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Church is not Facebook: A Reflection on the 2014 Assembly
My Saturday morning began with discord. I woke up, checked Facebook, and found my newsfeed full of statuses that made me feel sick. I couldn't stop reading, every line filling…
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Living in a state of intention to love and serve others
Categories: UncategorizedIn the song “Working Holiday” from his 2009 album Safe or Free, Matt Epp sings about Newfoundland, California and Alberta all feeling like home. The singer-songwriter grew up in Crystal…
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The O-Town Ark: Intentional community for Ottawa students
Categories: UncategorizedYoung adults are often transient people. They move away from home, go to school, find jobs, travel, serve abroad. While that’s challenging enough, finding a new community to connect with…
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Nerding out
Categories: UncategorizedAccording to Merriam-Webster.com, the word “nerd” is defined as “a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc.” or “a person who is very…
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Let’s celebrate!
Categories: Viewpoints‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matt. 19:19 NIV) In our frenzied, everyday lives, it’s essential that we celebrate important ministry anniversaries or family milestones…
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Coming off the ‘high’
Categories: EditorialBy the time this editorial sees the light of print and the Internet, some 500 delegates attending our national assembly in Winnipeg will have discerned, debated, parsed and probably tired…
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Jesus taught equality, regardless of sexual identity
Categories: Feature ArticlesProbably the two most divisive issues in the church at the moment are women’s status and rights in the church, and the moral legitimacy of same-sex covenant relationships. The parallel…
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‘They will know we are Christians by our love’
Categories: Feature ArticlesDuring the 2013-14 academic year, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) was engaged in intense conversations on and off campus regarding its hiring policy concerning individuals in covenanted same-sex relationships. Research professor…
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For discussion: Jesus taught equality, regardless of sexual identity
Categories: Feature Articles1. Does your church give equal status and rights to women and men? How did earlier generations explain their assumption that powerful roles were reserved for men? How much does…
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Readers write: July 7, 2014 issue
Categories: ViewpointsKeep national, area churches out of LGBTQ decisions The May 12 issue of Canadian Mennonite contains the recognition that the local congregation is gaining prominence within our denomination, both in…
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Trouble with summer reading
Categories: ViewpointsI write this from what must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. We’re on a family holiday on one of the small Gulf Islands in British Columbia’s…
