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What’s so Christian about family?
I’ve been getting the feeling lately that we’re not asking ourselves this question very often, if at all. In our society, Christianity and “family values” are understood as synonymous, whether…
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Making community intentional
Categories: UncategorizedThe six young adults who live in the three-storey house at the end of Alloway Avenue know each other well by now. They speak with each other openly, respond to…
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What’s old is new again
Categories: UncategorizedWhat do you get when you combine thrift store finds, estate sale gems, antique store trinkets, a few online purchases and craft store necessities? Beautiful “up-cycled” jewellery and accessories from…
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A theology full of paradox
Categories: UncategorizedIs light a particle or a wave? Yes. It is not until we accept this apparent contradiction—the wave-particle duality—that we can understand fully the behaviour of light. In the same…
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MWC church provides aid following tribal dispute
Categories: Back PageIn the aftermath of recent border clashes between Luo and Kalenjin ethnic tribes in eastern Kenya, Kenya Mennonite Church is helping to provide aid to displaced persons and participating in…
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The beautiful feet of those who bring good news
Categories: UncategorizedOn the cusp of its 25th year, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada returned to the place it had its inaugural gathering: UMEI Christian High School. On April 27, Dan Epp-Tiessen, associate…
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Joining the Doxology
Categories: ArtbeatThose who had the opportunity to see Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft will recall that this drama—based on the 1960s lives of Sam Steiner and Sue Clemmer—ends with the…
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Draft dodger Doxology
Categories: Artbeatgad·fly – [gad-flahy] 1. any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals.
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Unveil your heart
Categories: ArtbeatRohina Malik was 14 when her family moved from London, England, to Chicago. It was there that she lived through—and continues to live through—the misunderstandings about Muslims, veiled Muslim women…
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Investing in environmental and social responsibility
Categories: UncategorizedSunSelect Produce Inc., a family-owned vegetable producer with Mennonite roots, owns more than 28 hectares of greenhouses in Aldergrove and Delta, which they use to grow more than 9.5 million…
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Earth Day tent revival
Categories: UncategorizedAn Earth Day tent revival at Memorial Park in front of Winnipeg’s Legislative Building attracted around 350 people of all ages, with 200 participating in a walk to the event.…
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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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