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Walking humbly
Categories: ViewpointsThe quest for truth and reconciliation is a high and holy one that inspires us even with its flaws and imperfections. Those who have observed and participated in the first…
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A call for support as I parent
Categories: ViewpointsRight now, my family and I are living in mild chaos. Boxes are stacked against the walls, bookshelves are empty, the give-away piles mount and to-do lists abound. We’re moving…
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Becoming Onesimus
Categories: ViewpointsI just turned 41. Finding new aches that never used to be there. Peculiar. Discovering a nap is disturbingly easy to slip into. Odd. Found some hair growing on my…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. What motivates you to give? Where did you learn to be generous? When you give to the church or to other charities, how much of it is carefully planned…
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Join the Big Hearts Club
Categories: Feature ArticlesGiving is about much more than money. What we do with our time, talent and treasure all matter to God. As Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there your…
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Shared ministry
Categories: EditorialIt is a great experience to be on the board of Canadian Mennonite. On a personal level, it is both fun and interesting. You get to meet other Mennonites from…
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Old Order parents asked to take parenting course by MCC Manitoba
Categories: Web FirstManitoba social workers want parents of an orthodox Mennonite community to promise they will only spank kids on their behinds and not use objects, such as belts, as punishment. They…
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The Ghost Rapes of Bolivia
Categories: Web FirstFor a while, the residents of Manitoba Colony thought demons were raping the town’s women. There was no other explanation. No way of explaining how a woman could wake up…
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God’s Epic Dream
The other day my housemates and I had an interesting conversation. We asked ourselves: if we are dreamers and made in the image of God, what is God’s dream? This…
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God’s Epic Dream
The other day my housemates and I had an interesting conversation. We asked ourselves: if we are dreamers and made in the image of God, what is God’s dream? This…
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Bike Tour to educate on indigenous issues
Categories: Web FirstThis August, Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth will participate in a unique bike tour through southeastern Ontario to build bridges of understanding and respect based on a deepened understanding of their…
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COMMENTARY: Connecting online and in person
Categories: ViewpointsA tech writer’s obituary for PCWorld’s print magazine — part tongue-in-cheek, part nostalgia riff — reminded me that I once devoured that magazine, now kaput. It was an early lens…
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Is Eric Metaxas the next Chuck Colson?
Categories: Web FirstBefore evangelical leader Chuck Colson fell ill at a conference last year, crumbling at the podium and later dying at the hospital, it was Eric Metaxas who introduced him. At…
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The Work of Love: A Sermon
With my colleague Doug being away on holidays, this past Sunday and next Sunday I’m going to try my hand at a two-part sermon series on some themes in the…
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A Thought on Cross-cultural Learning and Faith
What does cross-cultural learning have to do with our faith? I believe it’s at the heart of the good news that Jesus taught and lived: Reconciliation with God and reconciliation…
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Arts & Worship; Imagine If The Church Led (#3)
“When unbelievers lead the way in inventions and artistic expression, its because the church has embraced a false kind of spirituality” — Pastor Bill Johnson, of Redding, California. What does…
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30,000 Canadians are without homes
Categories: Web FirstOn any given night thousands of Canadians languish in ramshackle housing, line up at shelters or sleep in our streets and alleyways. This situation is not limited to our…
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Psalm 130
A mini-retreat this week for me, with a couple nights spent at a local camp while my spouse leads the Bible time. Good time for reflection, writing, thinking, reading scripture,…
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Finding ‘the mom I never had’ at Douglas Mennonite
Categories: UncategorizedEvery morning in Jessica Burridge’s house begins with dancing. Accompanied by her children, Dakota, six, Danika, four, and Dawson, three, the family begins each day with joy to the music…
