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Day schools issue hits home
Categories: Uncategorized“Little is known about the day school part of our colonial history and it is pretty critical we get to know it,” said Steve Heinrichs, director of indigenous relations for…
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World Vision U.S. chastened over gay hiring policy
Categories: UncategorizedEarlier this year, World Vision U.S. announced a landmark policy change that would permit gay Christians in legal same-sex marriages to be employed by the Christian aid organization. “I don’t…
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Discovering faith in a consumer age
Categories: Uncategorized“We are formed to be consumers, wanting maximum value for the lowest price,” Scott Hagley of Forge Canada told a group gathered at Level Ground Mennonite Church for “Consumed: Finding…
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Four new directors named at 43rd annual CMPS meeting
Categories: UncategorizedFour new directors were named to the Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service (CMPS) board at its 43rd annual meeting held here from April 10 to 12. They are Henry Krause of…
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Between horizons
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite Church Canada’s General Board offers this discernment guide in advance of Assembly 2014, to be held in Winnipeg from July 3 to 6. Introduction The Being a Faithful Church…
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‘Simple living’ was writer’s beat
Categories: UncategorizedLaVerna Klippenstein will be remembered by many Canadian Mennonite readers for the columns she wrote in the Mennonite Reporter, precursor to this publication. She was also a regular columnist for…
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Naomi’s colouring recital
Categories: Web FirstWhen Naomi Martin was three years old, she declared, “Mommy, I’m going to have a colouring recital.” Her mother, Sarah Martin, asked her what a colouring recital was, and Naomi’s…
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Music conference to celebrate music and the environment
Categories: Web FirstConrad Grebel University College (CGUC) is well into preparations for the third in a series of music festival-conferences, to be held from June 5 to 8, 2014. Sound in the…
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Spiritual wrestling in an unknown season
Categories: Web FirstDavid Driedger remains passionate about the church, but it’s not an easy passion. He continually wrestles with theology, his understanding of who God is, and how to live in the…
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On the Trinity
I’ve been thinking lately about the Trinity, the central way that Christians throughout history have expressed who God is to us – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. From recent conversations…
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Online daters, don’t be embarrassed!
Categories: UncategorizedMatch.com, OkCupid, eHarmony, Plenty of Fish, ChristianMingle: These are just some of the sites that more than 25 percent of all Canadians are using to meet new people and start…
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‘A really cool thing’
Categories: UncategorizedA converted ballroom in Winnipeg’s Exchange District served as home for Mennofolk 2014, the annual showcase of visual art, music and spoken word stemming from southern Manitoba’s Mennonite community. Under…
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Mutual aid or financial institution?
Categories: UncategorizedFifty years ago—March 21, 1964—22 Waterloo County Mennonites got together and deposited a dollar each in a cash box to create a credit union to serve members of their faith…
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Small self vs. whole self
Categories: ViewpointsIn my last article I wrote that Spirit attunement and ego consciousness are rival states of being. Jesus refers to this internal rivalry by pitting the self against the Self.…
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It’s time to divest
Categories: EditorialIt’s been called the greatest human rights issue of our time. Or if that sounds too secular for Anabaptist Mennonites, let’s translate it to say it is the most pressing…
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The shape of church to come?
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe skyline is liberally punctuated with steeples, but they loom like tombstones over the churches of Montréal. The beautiful buildings are mostly dead on Sundays, and I wonder where the…
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Honouring a cross-country request
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe first Skype conversation I ever had was with someone in Germany about a guy from Montréal who wanted to be baptized in Edmonton. This extraordinary testament to a globalized…
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Readers write: April 28, 2014 issue
Categories: ViewpointsNHL players miss a ‘coachable’ moment Re: “It’s all part of the game,” Feb. 17, page 33. I attended the event held at Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond, B.C., at which…
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The deadly sin of wrath
Categories: Viewpoints“The only problem with them,” my friend said as we admired the soft closure hinges on my kitchen cupboards, “is that you can’t slam the doors when you’re mad.” Door…
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What’s your ‘money personality’?
Categories: Viewpoints“Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?” That’s from the Bible (Amos 3:3, New Living Translation). It was my parents’ wedding text when they were married 65…
