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Tree plantings mark deepening of Menno-Lutheran relations
Categories: UncategorizedMennonites planted two trees in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg, Germany, in early October to mark the deepening of Mennonite-Lutheran relations. The project, initiated by the Lutheran World Federation, is being…
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Lutherans, Mennonites study together
Categories: UncategorizedWhy did the Lutheran World Federation issue an apology to Mennonites in July 2010? This question is at the heart of a congregational study guide commissioned by Mennonite Church Canada…
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Candid questions, contemplative leanings
Categories: ViewpointsI am not new to the pages of this magazine—having written columns and occasional articles for five years—but allow me to begin my new role as a regular staff writer…
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Who’s in charge of the house?
Categories: ViewpointsOne of the things that I enjoy most about winter is that it’s curling season. Each Monday morning I join our local clergy curling club for some spirited fun on…
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Less brag-worthy wisdom
Categories: ViewpointsIn my last column, “Yet another outspoken white man,” Nov. 14, 2011, page 10, I tried to indicate my struggle with male dominance among us Mennonites. I listed 21 white…
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Start with why
Categories: ViewpointsOn a rainy Lower Mainland Friday night my son and I hit the slopes. It turned out to be a beautiful evening on the mountain, where the rain turned to…
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Readers write
Categories: ViewpointsGender identity not just based on biology Re: “Letters to my sister,” Oct. 31, Nov. 14 and 28. These letters reflect an honest attempt at informed dialogue which is often…
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Salvation comes to a rich house
Categories: Feature ArticlesMoney, business, salvation and the kingdom of God. You won’t often find these words sharing the same sentence, but they do belong together in the Gospel of Luke. It turns…
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Listen to our prophets
Categories: EditorialReflecting recently on 57 years of writing as “an icon of Canadian literature,” Ruby Wiebe told an overflow audience at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont., that one of the…
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People of the Book
Attending an ecumenical theological school has taught me a lot about how different Christian denominations view the Bible, since Christians, along with Muslims and Jews, are known as “people of…
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Mendelssohn biography an honest revelation of the whole man
Categories: Web First – OpinionWhen Felix Mendelssohn died in 1847 aged 38, it marked the close of a life which increasingly was lived in the glare and demands of great fame, public adulation, high…
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In South Sudan, agencies aid victims of inter-ethnic fighting
Categories: Web FirstChristian humanitarian agencies are delivering relief aid to thousands of people displaced in inter-tribal conflict in South Sudan, the world’s newest nation. The assistance is targeting nearly 60,000 people in…
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Is it time to tell contemporary martyr stories?
Categories: Web FirstFrom November 14-30, 2011, Jack and Irene Suderman and Bert Lobe participated in a series of workshops and training sessions with Asian Mennonite and Brethren in Christ leaders in several…
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Gene Herr: A shepherd after God’s heart
Categories: Web FirstOver a lifetime of ministry Gene Herr served as a wise, lively and ever-affirming companion to many pilgrims on the path to deeper spiritual wholeness. Along with his wife Mary,…
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Paul Simon’s long meandering spiritual journey
Categories: Web FirstIn a career that has spanned half a century, American musician Paul Simon says there’s always been a spiritual dimension to his work. But the overt religious references in his…
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CMU rallies to pray for and support sick student
Categories: UncategorizedAbram Thiessen is like his fellow students at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in many ways. But unlike his classmates, he has a heart condition called ventricular tachycardia and nearly died…
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Christian population grows slowly in Israel
Categories: Web FirstChristians have the lowest growth rate among the Israeli population, according to an Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics report released on Jan. 6. According to the report, the Christian growth…
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Christian roots of African movement recalled at centennial celebrations
Categories: Web FirstThe Christian roots of the African National Congress (ANC) were cited during weekend celebrations in South Africa marking the centennial of Africa’s best known liberation and political movement. More than…
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Pope Benedict’s cardinals: more Roman, less ‘catholic’
Categories: Web FirstPope Benedict XVI’s announcement on Jan. 6 of 22 new cardinals shows that he is continuing a pattern of stacking the College of Cardinals with Europeans (mainly Italians) and with…
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Unintended Consequences
Today I read a post from the Globe and Mail highlighted by Dan Dyck on the MC Canada facebook page about a retired teacher and church member who decided to…
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