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Between culture and faith
Categories: UncategorizedThe relationship between culture and faith is intimate and difficult to describe. But understanding that relationship is the first step towards building bridges between culture and faith traditions. At the…
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Modest fundraising plan, fiscal year date change approved
Categories: UncategorizedAfter an unsettling year of cuts to ministry and staff, financial news from Mennonite Church Canada’s spring leadership assembly is cautiously hopeful. “Individuals and corporate donors have increased their giving…
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MC Canada leaders revisit priorities, refocus efforts
Categories: UncategorizedTaking a hard look at how to prioritize activities in the face of change proved central to council discussions at Mennonite Church Canada’s spring leadership assembly at First Mennonite Church,…
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Germinating conversations
Categories: UncategorizedDoug Dyck operates an 850-hectare mixed-grain farm near Plum Coulee with his brother-in-law and nephew, where he faces two realities: that of the wonderful, intergenerational, diverse nature of farming life,…
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Show and tell a different world
Categories: ViewpointsThe gospel is good news. It is not therapy, opium or merely a good idea among many good ideas. The gospel is a journey into a foreign land. It is…
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Behind Anglican lines
Categories: ViewpointsI have a hard time not thinking of myself as a Mennonite. I grew up in a Mennonite community, attended a Mennonite seminary and have worshipped predominantly in Mennonite churches.…
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Be prepared!
Categories: ViewpointsRecently there has been more sharing via Facebook by people who grew up at Morrison Academy in Taiwan. This has brought back to life a number of memories. One of…
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Readers write: April 16, 2012 issue
Categories: ViewpointsPointless to teach anything other than Jesus and him crucified Re: “No religion superior to another,” March 19, page 36. I am very concerned after reading this article in Canadian…
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Should taxes fund Canada’s military?
Categories: Feature ArticlesResolution: Be it resolved that Canada would be more secure if funding were re-allocated from the military to development at home and abroad. Speaker for the resolution: Professor Constance Candida…
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Still strangers among us?
Categories: Editorial“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of…
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A profound reading
I once heard a story about the influential biblical scholar Brevard Childs. A student asked him how to become a better interpreter of the Bible. Childs’s response, as it was…
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A “Wasted” Life
Easter this year felt special. I guess it does every year, but I thought a lot this Lent and Easter season about the meaning of all of this in a…
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60 Years from Now…
Two women, working as “maids” in 1960’s segregated southern United States, cross racial lines to take a risk in telling their stories to an eager young writer. Watching “The Help”…
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F-35s: ‘We told you so’
Categories: Web FirstIt doesn’t help a bit, but we all take satisfaction from time to time in saying, “We told you so.” The Canadian F-35 Joint Strike Fighter story has already provided…
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Born to Die (that we may live)
Our newborn King lies in a manger bed Swaddled in clothes, by his mother lain, Soon to wear a crown of thorns upon his head. A jealous king desired to…
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Maybe Trayvon Martin stood his ground
These days, you might see more people wearing hooded sweatshirts than normal. You might see more people eating Skittles than normal. If you notice this, don’t feel intimidated. If…
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The Church as an Outpost
A book study I am a part of is reading James Bryan Smith’s ‘The Good and Beautiful Community.’ In a chapter entitled ‘the serving community’ Smith all too quickly mentions…
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Dalai Lama awarded 2012 Templeton Prize
Categories: Web FirstThe Dalai Lama, already a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is the recipient of the 2012 Templeton Prize, often called the most prestigious award in religion. The announcement, made on March…
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Jesus is the peace that matters
Categories: Uncategorized“Find us empty and wandering, we the lost and the least. Find us in the wilderness and fill us with your feast.” (From “Fill us with your Feast” by Phil…
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Knowledge and uncertainty
Categories: UncategorizedOne Sunday morning I was sitting in the pew trying to pay attention and think critically about the sermon I was listening to, and my mind started to wander. As…
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