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Church exclusivity challenged
Categories: ArtbeatA bottle of wine moves through Forgiven/Forgotten, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada-sponsored play about restorative justice that premiered last month at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts in…
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MCC B.C. mourns loss of long-time volunteer
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite Central Committee (MCC) staff and volunteers are mourning the loss of their friend and long-term volunteer, Clyde Dougans. Dougans was a fixture at the annual MCC Festival for World…
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Christianity headed south
Categories: UncategorizedElisabeth Elliot’s 1957 classic, Through Gates of Splendor, was billed by the publisher as “the boldest and most dramatic missionary exploit of modern times . . . a collision of…
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Community means communication
Categories: UncategorizedEars pricked up when César Garcia suggested that all national churches need to be in communication with other national churches about issues of faith and practice.
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‘Seeds scattered and sown: In every seed a promise’
Categories: UncategorizedTwenty-five years ago Mennonite Church Eastern Canada gathered at the United Mennonite Educational Institute in Leamington, Ont., for its inaugural annual conference.
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A cross bears witness
Categories: UncategorizedNearly two years after an EF5 tornado struck Joplin, Mo., Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) closed its project site in Joplin with a celebration.
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Sorry, sad or glad . . . it’s better together
Categories: Viewpoints“Write about things that make you glad, sad or sorry,” advised a Facebook friend recently, after I asked for writing ideas for this page. But, truth be told, I was…
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Where should donations go?
Categories: ViewpointsIt seems that money is a large part of my job. Every aspect of my work involves money in some way or another.
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A tale of two speakers
Categories: ViewpointsTwo church leaders came to my city last month: one was big, the other small. They both said things I found inspiring. But in the end, which one would I…
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Overcome evil with good
Categories: ViewpointsOvercome Evil with Good by Ryan on April 28, 2013 One last post about my experience at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Quebec National Event this past week. …
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Holding on to hope and judgment
Categories: ViewpointsNova Scotia teen Rehtaeh Parsons recently committed suicide after humiliating pictures of her alleged rape and shame flooded social media. While the powers-that-be considered what to do, in a cyber…
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Creating connections by erasing boundaries
Categories: ViewpointsI sat with my gospel choir colleagues, in a pew, while the host choir at Park Avenue Synagogue rehearsed a lovely Psalm setting in Hebrew. Some sang the Hebrew text…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How big is the problem of poverty in your community? What local initiatives have tried to reduce poverty? Have they been successful? What circumstances lead to high levels of…
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The ART of hope
Categories: Feature Articles“The poor will be with you always.” That is the message that seems to have been so frequently taken away from the gospel when we talk about poverty. That’s not…
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Egyptian Cinema
This post first appeared on Isaac and Wanda’s blog, Life in Egypt We are currently on holiday after a wonderful MCC retreat in Barcelona, Spain! It has been a wonderful…
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Asking the same questions
As some of you will know from a previous post of mine, I enjoy Mennonite literature a great deal, so I was delighted to be able to attend a lecture…
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A Touch More
My roommate Julia and I like to hold hands. Walking to the bus stop, walking to class, walking to a theatre, mall, or grocery store, we are almost always holding…
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Keeping the Sabbath
I am a wonderful time-waster. My skills at procrastinating are top notch. So when exam season again reared it’s so very ugly head this month, I managed to do just…
