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Encouraging parents
Categories: ViewpointsI’ve been a youth pastor for more than two decades and if I have any regret, besides the amount of pizza I’ve consumed, it is that I did not pay…
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Give a crown today
Categories: ViewpointsThe Olympic Games came and went, and Canada won hockey gold again. I intended to get up early to watch the men’s final game. On the Pacific coast that meant…
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An ear tuned to lament
Categories: ViewpointsI’ve never been to a Mennonite church conference before. I’m a little late. I find my name tag on the table, hook it onto the lanyard provided. I’m welcomed by…
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Speaking man to man
Categories: ViewpointsWe have an important opportunity before us as men. For decades now, women both in secular and Christian circles have been in dialogue and have raised their voices strongly to…
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Cleaning house and Lenten resolutions
Categories: ViewpointsI’ve always liked the saying, “My house may not be clean, but my kids are happy.” I took that to heart when my kids were young and I spent a…
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Let your hopes run wild!
Categories: UncategorizedLeaders and planners want participants to bring their wildest hopes and dreams for the future of the church to Mennonite Church Canada’s Assembly 2014, from July 3 to 6 in…
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Becoming missional communities in B.C.
Categories: UncategorizedExcitement and challenges in Mennonite Church British Columbia were a recurring theme when delegates met for their annual general meeting at Eden Mennonite Church in Chilliwack on Feb. 22, 2014.…
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Telling God’s story
Categories: Uncategorized“Please do not take photographs.” With these words, Jake Buhler, chair of the Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan, introduced the evening’s guests, an a cappella choir from the Church of…
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Not-just-snow camp
Categories: UncategorizedSnow camp. The title brings to mind a group of kids running in the snow, creating snow angels and starting snow-ball fights. While the annual event, hosted by the Mennonite…
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A matriarch, a passion and the gospel
Categories: UncategorizedTom Poovong’s passion for sharing the gospel was first fuelled by his mother, a woman he describes as deeply spiritual and abundantly generous. Tom was just 15 years old when…
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Quietly inspiring
Categories: UncategorizedThe music studio and classroom in the backyard is decorated with Apple computer prints of creative individuals. John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Einstein, Picasso, Amelia Earhart, some with the Apple…
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Scenes along the ‘road to nowhere’
Categories: ArtbeatIan Willms’s provocative photo of a young girl walking away through the windblown grasses towards a small Russian village on a lakeshore was part of his winning entry in the…
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International conference explores Holy Land issues
Categories: Web FirstThree hundred seventy evangelicals and others from around the world are meeting in Bethlehem, March 10-14, 2014, to strengthen the Palestinian church and to seek resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.…
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For shame
The other day, in celebration of the impending spring weather, I went for a run around the neighbourhood. I didn’t go far, but at the end, I was tired-tired of…
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Hello!
Hello and welcome to my new blog. I’m excited to be here. I have been an avid blog reader for many years now and, at any given time, I am…
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Muslim, Jewish and Christian Relationships
Classes are going very well. Students are appreciating the role-plays, practical illustrations, and the newly published textbook, which was partially funded by Waterloo North Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ont.). Some people…
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CSC reverses decision for a portion of CoSA funding
Categories: Web FirstIn a reversal of its decision to cut funding for Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) as of March 31, Corrections Services of Canada (CSC) has restored $650,000 to CoSA,…
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Funding cut for MCC’s Circles of Support and Accountability
Categories: Web FirstIn a telephone call on February 20, 2014, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) informed Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario that their Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) funding contract will be…
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Update from High River
Categories: Web FirstHigh River, Alta. (pop. 13,000) gets its name from the Highwood River, which flows through the town. In the days leading up to June 20, 2013, Alberta experienced heavy rainfall…
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Prime minister and taxi driver
I got a warm welcome when I arrived at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, but, of course, nothing like the unprecedented welcome that Stephen Harper received! He was here…
