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‘The hands and feet of Jesus in a broken world’
Categories: UncategorizedIt was a fun-filled, exciting weekend at the annual Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Festival for World Relief held at the Abbotsford Tradex on Sept. 6 and 7. The annual event…
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In conversation with an atheist
Categories: ViewpointsNorm Goertzen recalls falling silent for 20 seconds, his coffee cooling. His atheist friend, whom he had been trying to convert for some time, waited. It would be a critical…
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Human rights and peace beyond the home
Categories: ViewpointsMary Lou Klassen raises a good point when she asks about the practical value of human rights (see page left). For people who live in a country where corruption is…
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Human rights and peace in the home
Categories: ViewpointsI have become increasingly disturbed by the system of impunity in which Nigerians live . . . daily. Those with means and connections navigate the system. Those without resources try…
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Attunement
Categories: ViewpointsI was sitting in a room by myself when it occurred to me there were hundreds, probably thousands, of radio signals streaming all around me. In all likelihood, one of…
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Wearing our faith
Categories: ViewpointsI’m not usually one to proclaim my loyalties through what I wear. I don’t own a sports jersey, and I don’t wear a cross, although I’m not judging those who…
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A dream without a plan
Categories: Viewpoints“A dream without a plan is just a wish,” writes Katherine Paterson.
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Remembering prayers
Categories: ViewpointsFor many congregations, Sept. 8 launched the beginning of a new Sunday school season and marked Christian Formation Sunday with a focus on “remembering each other in our prayers.”
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Readers write: September 30, 2013 issue
Categories: ViewpointsWidespread, ongoing abuses not best left alone
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. Have you ever had an experience where you felt unjustly treated and there didn’t seem to be a way to make it right? How did you respond to those…
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Buffalo Shout, Salmon Cry contest prompts passionate responses
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhat do you see as the greatest divide between indigenous and settler cultures in Canada?
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Clawing our way out of the morass together
Categories: Feature ArticlesElmer Courchene introduced himself as an Anishinabe elder whose home is Turtle Island. He carried himself with dignity, but his carefully chosen words reflected the uncertainty within: “I’m 77 years…
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Independent or inter-dependent?
Categories: EditorialRobert J. (Jack) Suderman flinches every time I, or anyone representing Canadian Mennonite, uses the word “independent” to describe who we are as a publication. The characterization apparently grates on…
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Secularism or Pluralism? On the Quebec “Charter of Values”
Like me, you may be following the recent news from Quebec about the “Charter of Values” that’s being proposed, and, like me, you may be feeling appalled at the very…
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ANALYSIS: Anglican Communion faces troubled waters
Categories: ViewpointsPrimates and bishops from the Global South attending a gathering here said current proposals for a new Anglican Communion covenant don’t go far enough to heal the conflict in the…
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Pope Francis’ explosive new interview
Categories: Web FirstIn a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with journalists from his own Jesuit order, Pope Francis makes a number of stunningly frank comments that are likely to rattle the church and to…
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The Amazing Mennos of Saskatchewan
Categories: Web FirstOn a recent trip north of the US border, Menno Media’s director of development, Steve Carpenter, met some interesting people in the persons of Vern Ratzlaff of Aberdeen and Dave…
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As denominations decline, numbers of unpaid ministers rise
Categories: Web FirstThe 50 members of All Saints Episcopal Church in Hitchcock, Texas, are looking forward to December, when Mark Marmon will be ordained their priest. One reason for the excitement? They…
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MEDIA REVIEW: Al-Jazeera America lives up to its unbiased promise
Categories: Web FirstBefore its Aug. 20 launch, officials at Al-Jazeera America emphasized that, despite its Middle Eastern roots and ownership, the fledgling cable news network would be aimed squarely at a U.S.…
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I’ll admit it. I have a major crush on Pope Francis.
Categories: ViewpointsWhen I see him smiling on TV or on the cover of a magazine in the checkout line at the grocery store, I get the warm fuzzies. I follow him…