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Prayers for peace worldwide
Categories: Web FirstAt a place called Antietam, 23,000 soldiers died in the bloodiest day of the American Civil War. More than 150 years later, 20 different religious traditions will gather on this…
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Communion on US election eve
Categories: Feature ArticlesMennonite pastors Mark Schloneger and Kevin Gasser hope they can get 100 churches in all 50 states to join them in a celebration of communion on the evening of Nov.…
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US Coptics distance themselves from anti-Muslim film
Categories: Web FirstCoptic Christian leaders in the United States distanced themselves from an anti-Muslim film that has sparked protests in more than 20 countries, and denounced the Copts who reportedly produced and…
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Mennonite and Catholic communion
Categories: UncategorizedI had an experience of God’s presence at St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, in July at the Bridgefolk conference. “Bridgefolk is a movement of sacramentally-minded Mennonites and peace-minded…
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Things I learned in high school
Categories: UncategorizedThis past August, my friend and I hosted our 10-year high school reunion. It was fun to reconnect with a number of the 60 people we graduated with from Westgate…
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Relationships of laughter and healing
Categories: UncategorizedOn June 10, Gabriella Neufeld, Sarah Pries, and I were put to work preparing supper for 100 people in Pauingassi First Nation (PFN). It marked the start of a three-day…
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EMU grads head for war-torn Colombia
Categories: Web FirstMonths after earning their undergraduate degrees from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in 2011, Jessica Sarriot (Silver Spring, Md.), Larisa Zehr (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and William C. Morris (Charlottesville, Va.) headed 2,000…
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China to Canada: A Prairie Connection
Categories: Back PageThe flat lands of Manitoba’s wide Red River valley would seem to have little in common with northern China—unless you’ve seen the expansive silkscreen prints of Chinese artist Liang Yu.…
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Art exhibit to tell ‘Road to Freedom’ stories
Categories: ArtbeatRay Dirks, curator and artist, has embarked on a project to paint as many as twenty canvasses to tell the stories of Mennonite women who brought their families out of…
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Kreiders bring prophetic voice to the church
Categories: ArtbeatAlan and Eleanor Kreider, recently “retired,” have had a full life of ministry, mostly in the United Kingdom, but with influences throughout the world. Working in post-Christendom and postmodern Europe…
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Zweiback Trail book keeps the stories alive
Categories: ArtbeatAs the son of Russian Mennonites who arrived in Canada in 1924 and 1926, I have a positive bias towards this book which takes the 26 letters of the alphabet…
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From refugees to church planters, Congolese Mennonites celebrate 50 years
Categories: UncategorizedPrime-time television news, amplified guitar riffs and deep-throated traditional drums announced to the city of Mbuji Mayi that Communauté Evangélique Mennonite au Congo (Evangelical Mennonite Church of Congo) was celebrating…
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Welcoming the stranger in Jordan
Categories: UncategorizedAt the corner grocery in our Jabal al-Webdah neighbourhood of Amman, a Syrian man in his early 20s now runs the meat and cheese counter. Ahmed (not his real name)…
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Process begins for new Martyrs Mirror
Categories: UncategorizedMore than 35 people from seven countries gathered at Goshen College on August 5-8 for an international consultation on the theme, “Bearing Witness: A New Martyrs Mirror for the 21st…
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Youth create their own film to tell VBS stories
Categories: UncategorizedVacation Bible School (VBS) at Hanover Mennonite Church has been an inspiring ecumenical endeavor year after year, but the dramas of the MennoMedia curriculum were always a challenge. When it…
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The Man in the Yellow Jacket
Categories: ViewpointsLance Armstrong, the man who wore the iconic yellow jacket seven times as winner of cycling’s Tour de France and one of the greatest athletes of the past two decades,…
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For Discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. What foods evoke memories of your childhood, your family or your church? If you have special foods for holidays such as Easter or Christmas, what role do they play…
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Are we eating ‘Just’ Food?
Categories: Feature ArticlesMarlene Epp teaches History and Peace & Conflict Studies and is director of Mennonite Studies at Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo.Among other things, she teaches a…
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Our electronic world
Categories: EditorialThere is something eerily sad about summer coming to an end. One difference with living in Canada is somewhat more satisfying and uplifting than living in warmer climes—the warmth of…
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