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‘As we forgive those who trespass against us’
Categories: UncategorizedMark Bauman’s eyes still tear up when he recalls worshipping at the St. Francois-Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Attawapiskat. Most of the service in the First Nation community, located on…
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Looking at life differently now
Categories: Uncategorized“You can watch a thousand World Vision commercials and still not fully understand what life is like for some,” says Emily Hildebrand, one of 12 students from Mennonite Collegiate Institute…
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Scattering seeds for a new season
Categories: ViewpointsSpring is here! And with it come various chores around the yard and garden: cleaning out the withered growth left after the snow melted, digging the moist earth to let…
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The R’s beneath a radical sabbath
Categories: ViewpointsI was asked to preach on Earth Day. If I was a typical Mennonite minister, I would start with a few statistics, cite high levels of consumption, touch on some…
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No longer, but not yet
Categories: ViewpointsI was engaged for four months before the big day. Engagement is an interval in time determined by things that are no longer and things that are not yet. The…
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75 years of church
Categories: ViewpointsSo what does it mean to be the church in one place for 75 years? Actually we’re the church in many places, yet we are all under one umbrella. Sometimes…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. What are some ways that parenting today is similar to, and different from, earlier generations? Were yesterday’s parents also “scared and overwhelmed”? Do today’s parents tend to hover too…
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Parenting resources for parents and churches
Categories: Feature ArticlesParenting resources at the Mennonite Church Canada Resource Centre are available to borrow or purchase. Visit online www.mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/183 From MennoMedia
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It takes a church to raise a child
Categories: Feature ArticlesAre my children going to be okay?” This is the overriding concern that Kathy Giesbrecht, associate director of leadership ministries for Mennonite Church Manitoba, hears and senses from parents. Parents…
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Are we an endangered species?
Categories: EditorialAre our Mennonite institutions an endangered species? Are they headed for extinction in this post-Christian era when the emphasis seems to be more on “spiritual” than “religious”?
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Links between Christianity and African traditional religion
Categories: Web FirstWhen a missionary asked Africans in Zanzibar to tell him something about their God, they simply said, “God thunders!” The cleric had travelled across the seas in the 19th century…
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Fast going to Senegal for SST
Categories: Web FirstA Eastern Canada student is participating in the Goshen (Ind.) College Study-Service Term (SST) in Senegal during this summer, along with 21 other students. Goshen established an SST unit in…
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Mormonism fast-growing faith in US
Categories: Web FirstRepublican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney may or may not become the first Mormon to move into the White House next year, but a new study shows that Mormonism is moving…
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Towards creativity
I have been a walker for years now. I remember it beginning in high school. Whenever I needed time to think I would walk. They need not be long walks,…
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In defense of Christian contemporary music
I have a confession; my contemporary Christian music library is huge. Christian pop, rock and worship can all be found in abundance in our apartment. Why is it a confession…
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Confessing our fossil fuels sins
Categories: UncategorizedChristians are taught that taking a Sabbath from work is an important spiritual discipline, but some Mennonites in Winnipeg organized a Sabbath from consumption. Consumption Sabbath, which took place on…
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Navigating a complicated world
Categories: UncategorizedAs a recent graduate of the University of Manitoba with a degree in social work, I consider myself to be quite lucky with the type of employment I’ve landed. I…
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Rock band asks fans for help with recording costs
Categories: UncategorizedIt takes a village to make an album. Oh Village, a four-piece rock band from Abbotsford, B.C., is planning to pay for its upcoming EP by “crowdfunding” the project. Scott…
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Spring 2012 List of Books & Resources
Categories: UncategorizedTheology, spirituality Atonement, Justice and Peace: The Message of the Cross and the Mission of the Church. Darrin W. Snyder Belousek. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2012, 668 pages. Belousek explains…
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