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The holy paradox of modern Mennonite identity
Categories: EditorialI grew up happily embedded in white Mennonite culture in rural Manitoba. Our family regularly travelled to Winnipeg and on the edge of the city we would pass a Chinese…
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One-anotherness in Christ
Categories: Feature ArticlesBased on my first-hand experience with the Mennonite church in Canada and the U.S. over the past 18 years, I suspect that far less than 10 percent of primarily white…
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Readers write: January 16, 2023 issue
Categories: OpinionFeeling like a pandemic leper I really appreciate the three articles Will Braun wrote regarding the polarization of vaccines (“The sweet solace of polarization,” Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31,…
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Maria Kroeker
Categories: OpinionIn 1893, Maria Kroeker married Johann Neufeld in Reinland, Man. The couple moved to Lost River, Sask. in 1911. Then, in 1926, when the Saskatchewan government insisted that Mennonite children…
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What exactly do regional churches and MC Canada do?
Categories: OpinionAnnual congregational meetings are just around the corner, a time when budget lines designated for regional churches are often queried. I’m reminded that many people do not have the history…
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On boycotting church
Categories: OpinionI was a young adult in the time of the boycotts of South Africa. They were debated at length among my friends. How could it be right to boycott oranges…
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Chin song adds breadth to newest hymnal
Categories: OpinionIn 2017, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship awarded members of the Voices Together hymnal committee a grant to explore Mennonite worship in communities that worship primarily in languages beyond…
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Makin’ space
Categories: OpinionMy youngest son, Cai, has developed a passion for working out, so for Christmas he asked for a home gym. More specifically, an Olympic barbell, bumper plate weights, an adjustable…
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Apocalypse, peace, identity
Categories: OpinionWhen Sofia Samatar took an American literature class at Goshen (Ind.) College more than 20 years ago, she wrote a paper about Walt Whitman, who is sometimes called the “good…
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Anabaptist Worship Network supports worship and song leaders
Categories: NewsCongregational needs for worship resources and support skyrocketed when the pandemic roared into full swing and people struggled to create meaningful worship experiences in an online world. Two Mennonite worship…
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Backyard bakery creates community
Categories: NewsOne might be able to live on bread alone, at least according to Jacquie Loewen. The resident of Winnipeg’s West End neighbourhood has spent the past year building a stone…
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Socks, socks and more socks
Categories: NewsThe youth group at United Mennonite Church of Black Creek were thinking about Christmas stockings in December, but not what they would find in their own. They were all about…
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Tuning out of Advent
Categories: EditorialSometimes I wish the perennial efforts to wring some fresh meaning from amidst the hecticness of Advent would abate. It feels like open season for religious cliches and uninteresting comments…
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Actively watching
Categories: Opinion“I spy with my little eye, something . . . .” Most of you probably know the game. It’s one that has become a fun and important little ritual for…
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What is Mennonite identity and why does it matter?
Categories: News“Why are you a Mennonite?” That’s the question panellists were asked at the third instalment of Canadian Mennonite’s online discussion series. People on 47 different screens tuned into the Nov.…
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Youth converge in Essex County
Categories: NewsLike many of their peers in Mennonite Church Canada congregations, the youth pastors in Leamington were wondering how to react to declining Sunday school participation and overall shrinking numbers of…
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Ontario MB leader ousted, two churches suspended
Categories: NewsEd Willms had high hopes when he organized a Sept. 13 event for about 45 pastors and other leaders from the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (ONMB) to talk…
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MC Canada churches receive grants from MDS fund
Categories: NewsA Mennonite Church Eastern Canada congregation is among five Canadian churches that received grants this fall from the 2022-23 Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Canada Spirit of MDS Fund. The purpose…
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A welcoming space for U of M students
Categories: NewsAfter two years of online learning during the pandemic, Andrew Enns is finally experiencing in-person learning on the University of Manitoba campus. Enns, a third-year student in the agriculture program,…
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Joy and love: Christmas Eve vigil in Kenya
Categories: NewsOne of the most outstanding Christmas traditions among communities in Kenya is having vigils popularly know as “Kesha” on Christmas Eve. Most worshippers come together to celebrate the birth of…
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