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Church of the Brethren rallies to support kidnapped Nigerian girls
Categories: Web FirstAs the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria entered the second month of a crisis involving hundreds of kidnapped girls, the U.S. Church of the Brethren continues to support its…
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Thoughts after Black Tuesday in Jos
Categories: Web FirstDave and Mary Lou are serving with Mennonite Central Committee, based in the city of Jos, Nigeria. They shared this reflection in their support network, following an incident in which two…
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A constant, terrifying threat
Categories: UncategorizedDuring a visit in Occupied Palestine, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) representative Joanna Hiebert Bergen, along with a group of visitors, witnessed a group of military jeeps and bulldozers on a…
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Sport is not our saviour
Categories: UncategorizedIf I could eliminate one thing from the lives of church-going teenagers today, it would be sports. This might come as a surprise to people, since I love sports and…
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The voice of the future
Categories: EditorialWillard Metzger, executive director of Mennonite Church Canada, has been invited to comment on the complexities of the relationship between Canadian Mennonite and the denomination, in part as a response…
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A time to die
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen Susan Griffiths of Winnipeg went to Switzerland a year ago to die by doctor-assisted suicide, it was headline news and re-ignited the debate around end-of-life issues. Responses to her…
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For discussion: A time to die
Categories: Feature Articles1. Have you participated in any end-of-life decisions? Under what conditions would you consider withholding possible treatment for yourself or a family member? How would you respond to a loved…
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Readers write: May 26, 2014 issue
Categories: ViewpointsReader responds to March 31 issue Thank you for Dick Benner’s insightful editorial, “Who are the millennials?” on page 2. It seems I am in the silent generation category, which…
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Remembering Caleb
Categories: ViewpointsI recently began another journey through the Scriptures, which offered a fresh look at the story of Caleb. As a young man, he was one of the 12 Israelites sent…
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The deadly sin of lust
Categories: ViewpointsA fragment of a remark from long ago comes back. The context was a Sunday school class. I was young, just 18, a summer visitor in that church. The others…
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Cruciform directions
Categories: ViewpointsBy nature, people “accumulate and build . . . and you get to a point at which you have too much. . . . Perhaps God is inviting the church…
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An ever-expanding circle
Categories: ViewpointsTwenty years ago, I read a word that transformed my understanding of the gospel. My mind was blown wide open by the use of two hyphens. “Atonement” suddenly became “at-one-ment.”…
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B.C. women ‘at a time of crossroads’
Categories: UncategorizedSeven-and-a-half decades after its founding, Women’s Ministry of Mennonite Church B.C. celebrated its diamond anniversary on May 3 with a day of memories and celebration. The annual spring Inspirational Day…
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Stó:lō, sacredness and salmon
Categories: UncategorizedThe former St. Mary’s Indian Residential School in Mission drew 50 Fraser Valley Mennonites on May 10 to hear stories of history and culture by the Stó:lō Nation leadership. Sponsored…
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Educating eaters
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite-style farmer sausage sizzles on the grill at many prairie gatherings, and a growing number of those gatherings serve sausage from Carmen Corner Meats. Don and Louella Friesen began the…
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From garbage, beautiful music comes
Categories: ArtbeatWhat do cake pans, candy tins, bottle caps and wooden pallets have in common? They were all found in a landfill, and they’ve all been made into musical instruments for…
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Enduring service
Categories: UncategorizedIt would appear that 65 is the new 40 across Mennonite Church Canada. As Canadians continue to be active into their 60s, 70s and even 80s, so, too, are Mennonites…
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Bible recycled for art
Categories: Back PageWhen it comes to creating beauty out of garbage, Rosthern Junior College (RJC) students needn’t play second fiddle to the Paraguayan Recycled Orchestra. “Rethink/Recycle”, an art show by RJC’s Peace…
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Bible survey: Many Americans scramble their Scripture
Categories: Web FirstThe Bible encourages the “repression of women,” and it’s silent on such fraught topics as war or slavery. As least, that’s what about one in five U.S. adults believe. But…
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Dreaming for Extinction: FASD and Generational Trauma
Now, as I am quite sure is realized, I am by no means a fulltime blogger. What do I do with the rest my time? Well, I am studying for…
