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Greeters are an important aspect of church ministry
Categories: ViewpointsHave you ever entered a church and felt invisible? It probably happens more often than we would care to acknowledge. Having a greeter ministry in your church is extremely important,…
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Readers write
Categories: ViewpointsRussian Mennonite survivors had admirable resilience Re: “Community as counsellor,” Sept. 3, page 13.
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Ethiopian Church grows in maturity
Categories: Feature ArticlesAs Fanosie Legesse and Steve Brnjas were driving through a small village in rural Ethiopia, their car slowed to pass through a narrow street when suddenly a boy darted into…
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Letter to editor: Clarifying inaccuracies in prison chaplaincy
Categories: Web FirstI wanted to clarify some inaccurate information published in Ron Csillag’s article “Canada cuts all non-Christian prison chaplains” regarding the Government of Canada’s policy on spiritual services for prisoners. Rather…
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Hopeful Thanksgiving
Categories: Editorial“Give thanks in all circumstances, counsels the Apostle Paul to the new Christians at Thessalonica in ancient Greece, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians…
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COMMENTARY: Debating the value of the debates
Categories: ViewpointsWhy, exactly, does it matter if President Barack Obama gave a lackluster performance in the recent presidential debate? These quadrennial campaign sideshows have nothing to do with one’s capability, preparation,…
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On good teaching
Well, it’s fall, or as it’s known in my psyche: school season. By now, school, university, and Sunday School are well underway in all their educational glory (as in this…
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Forgiveness in all its Complexity
Mr. Koh’s story powerfully demonstrates the complexity of forgiveness. On Oct 9, his house was broken into and his mother, wife, and son were brutally murdered. Later, the person who…
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Chemical Weapons and Just Peace
Most of us had never heard of the tiny island off the coast near Hiroshima called Okonoshima. In fact, we discovered, it was also erased from many maps on purpose.…
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Canada cuts all non-Christian prison chaplains
Categories: Web FirstThe Canadian government is canceling the contracts of all non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons. By next spring, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and other non-Christian inmates will be expected to turn to…
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A Thank-You Moment
As I gather my garden harvest, I can only marvel at the bounty of all that grows. My shelves are filled with things canned and delicious. It seems as though…
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Undoing colonialism
Categories: UncategorizedI’ve been told that I have a problem. Well, not me in particular, but all of us as Christians. Many people still blame Christianity, or a Christian worldview, for our…
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Canadian-Iranian diplomacy ends, but peace work continues
Categories: UncategorizedThe Canadian government has called on its diplomats in Iran to leave the embassy, abruptly and unilaterally cutting off all diplomatic ties there. The evacuation of the five diplomats from…
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A time for protest
Categories: UncategorizedThere’s been no shortage of headlines involving protest in recent years. The events surrounding the 2010 G20 Summit in Toronto, the Arab Spring that began that same year, and the…
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New Master of Peace and Conflict Studies degree will equip visionary leaders
Categories: UncategorizedKitchener resident Patty Dorsey was at a crossroads in life. After raising five children and working with mentally challenged individuals for twenty years, Dorsey needed a change in direction. At…
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Muslim and Mennonite women enjoy study and friendship
Categories: UncategorizedOn a warm summer evening in Winnipeg there is lots of laughter, picture-taking, and food—it’s very much a typical “girls’ night out.” But this party is unique as more than…
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Erin Brandenburg plays at Toronto’s Summer Works
Categories: ArtbeatThe theatre was dim. A projection screen showed an animated scene of a farm yard by night. The wind rippled through the trees and grass. Clouds blew across the moon.…
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‘Her friendship is in our hearts’
Categories: Uncategorized“Friendship is a jewel in life. Delphine Martin knew how to polish that jewel,” said Melba Tanner, a fellow family therapist at the memorial services of her friend held at…
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Taking his ‘fight for peace’ to the international stage
Categories: Uncategorized“Our people have to walk 50 miles to buy an aspirin and pregnant mothers have to walk 100 miles for pre-natal and medical care in birthing,” Bishop Ntambo Nkulu Ntanda…
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Edmonton thrift store grand opening
Categories: UncategorizedEven with a 50-percent-off deal store-wide, Edmonton’s Mennonite Central Committee Thrift store had record sales at its official grand opening. On an average day 60 customers walk through the door…
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