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WCC-CWME invokes new understanding of mission and evangelism
Categories: Web FirstSince 1982 there has been only one official statement of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on mission and evangelism. Now in 2012 the WCC’s Commission on World Mission and…
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Forest burials gain popularity among German Christians
Categories: Web FirstFor the last decade, some Germans have tapped into their nation's feelings for its ancient forests and chosen a final resting place in a woodland gravesite. Churches used to frown…
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No religion superior to another
Categories: UncategorizedThe formation of an interfaith youth council is one of the results of a day-long conference that brought together young people from a variety of faiths to talk about their…
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‘Why I hate religion, but love Jesus’
Categories: Uncategorized“I hate religion, but love Jesus.” These words come from Jefferson Bethke, a YouTube video speaker and not-for-profit worker living in Tacoma, Wash. His “Why I hate religion, but love…
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Thrifting teens more world-aware
Categories: UncategorizedJust before 6 p.m. at the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift and Gift in Elmira, an hour of chaos ensues. Outside, teens line up, ready for the moment the doors…
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Beauty from loss
Categories: ArtbeatIt is indescribable, the feeling of losing a loved one, especially when that person is lost as the result of a murder. Cliff, Wilma and Odia Derksen have experienced this…
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Making room for faith in the corporate world
Categories: Uncategorized“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” (II Timothy…
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With one heart: A prayer
Categories: UncategorizedAlmighty God, we pray today for all people of the Middle East, who face a time of change and uncertainty. With one mouth and one heart, together with our brothers…
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Humanitarian crisis looming in the Middle East
Categories: UncategorizedAlarmed by the continuing violence in Syria, and consistent reports that unrest is likely to escalate and spread to neighbouring countries in the coming months, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has…
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Building a lasting peace
Categories: UncategorizedThe greatest threat to world peace today is the Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle, Samantha Nutt told an engaged audience who had come out on Feb. 27 to celebrate 35 years of…
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Prairie church looks to further relations with aboriginal neighbours
Categories: UncategorizedFor the 200 or so delegates who crowded into the Shekinah Retreat Centre for the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan annual delegate sessions at the end of February, it was a time…
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Looking back, looking forward
Categories: UncategorizedCelebrating 75 years together as a church in British Columbia, Mennonite Church B.C. came together to celebrate God’s presence with the theme, “Yesterday, today, forever,” on March 3 at its…
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Being a Faithful Church process avoids sexuality issue
Categories: UncategorizedWhile the conversation and participation were good at Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church on a Saturday morning to discuss the Being a Faithful Church (BFC) document, Pastor Marla Langelotz told a…
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Seeking to be a ‘faithful church’
Categories: Uncategorized“Church life as we know it is changing,” Willard Metzger, executive director of Mennonite Church Canada, told delegates at the annual MC Manitoba meetings in Winnipeg last month. “Indicators suggest…
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Wake up, women! Let our lights shine!
Categories: ViewpointsIt’s time to throw down the gauntlet and say, “Wake up, women!” Our mothers and grandmothers left us a wonderful legacy of working together, and we need to pick up…
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Good news and bad news
Categories: ViewpointsI can read newspapers from different parts of the world every day on my smartphone! I jump from city to city with a few taps to find out what’s moving…
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Come alive, step away from the screen
Categories: ViewpointsI know how to make biscotti. I follow a recipe and it turns out fine. I like to add extra cranberries or raisins to make it chewy and give it…
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Readers write
Categories: ViewpointsWe welcome your comments and publish most letters sent by subscribers intended for publication. This section is largely an open forum for the sharing of views. Letters are the opinion…
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An uncommon welcome
Categories: Feature Articles“As part of my probation conditions, I have to stay away from places where there are families,” says Joe Patterson, “so that made finding a church hard.” It didn’t help…
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Evangelism redefined
Categories: Editorial“True evangelical faith is of such a nature it cannot lie dormant, but spreads itself out in all kinds of righteousness and fruits of love; it dies to flesh and…
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