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Feds fund Foodgrains Bank with $125 million
Categories: UncategorizedMore assistance for more people in the developing world—that’s what a new five-year $125-million funding agreement from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) means for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. “We…
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CMU receives $10 million in private, public funds
Categories: UncategorizedOver the course of a week in October, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) came into a total of $10 million for its new business school and a food security research project…
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Letters to my sister, Part 2
Categories: ViewpointsIn this second installment of our three-part series of back-and-forth letters, elderly twin sisters Faith Elaine Linton and Joyce Gladwell continue their conversation on the topic of homosexuality. (See Part…
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Yet another outspoken white man
Categories: ViewpointsI wonder if it’s enough to be an outspoken white man. In my early years of Christian zeal, I learned from radio host and author James Dobson that men and…
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Rethinking Jerusalem
Categories: ViewpointsI recall watching footage of the 1994 Rwandan genocide from the comfort of my living room. Images of machete-wielding young people have staying power in the personal video recorder that…
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Readers write
Categories: ViewpointsShould governments fund spiritual care? Re: “Financial crisis looms,” Sept 19, page 22. Part of my professional responsibility as corporate services vice-president/chief financial officer for South Eastman Health Inc. is…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. Why might the idea of learning from other faiths make us uncomfortable or fearful? What are the risks and benefits of honest dialogue with other faiths? What are the…
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Learning from diverse faiths
Categories: Feature ArticlesIn our increasingly multicultural and multi-faith society, can we learn from belief systems other than our own? I believe so, and offer what I have learned from two faiths—Mormonism and…
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In solidarity with the 99 percent?
Categories: EditorialWhat are we to make of the Occupy Wall Street movement gathering steam in North American cities and around the globe? At a gut level, our Anabaptist instincts have us…
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Priest’s killing in Philippines revives anti-violence campaign
Categories: Web FirstThe killing of a well-loved priest in southern Philippines has inspired the revival of a campaign to end political killings, supported by international faith and human rights groups, church workers…
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Practical Wisdom
Today during a field trip with the Intensive English Program at Eastern Mennonite University, the staff had some miscommunication. The resulting disorganization didn’t cause any major problems, but was a…
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Miller recognized for 21 years at Mennonite World Conference
Categories: Web FirstNo, he (they) didn’t get a gold watch to mark their retirement, but rather a stoneware serving set for refreshment made by a local potter, Phil Yordy. It was an…
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International Colloquium explores 18th-century expulsion of Anabaptists from Bern
Categories: Web FirstMore than 80 persons from seven countries met in September at the Bienenberg Theological Seminary and Conference Center in Liestal for an international colloquium on the 300th anniversary of the…
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UK churches seek action on tax avoidance
Categories: Web FirstRepresentatives from the United Kingdom’s main Christian denominations and charities submitted a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (treasury secretary) on Oct. 31, urging the government to tackle tax…
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Frank’s tale
I do not know if this story is true, though it may be. And it does not matter if it is. For the one who told it to me it…
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The otherness of artists
Having spent most of my life in Winnipeg, a city of about 750 thousand which apparently has as prolific an arts scene as a city of several million people, I’ve…
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A basis of hope
Categories: UncategorizedAttending lectures—like the one delivered by Douglas Roche on “A future without nuclear weapons” at the University of Ottawa—helps make interns like myself at the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ottawa…
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Young Mennonites ride for refuge
Categories: UncategorizedThe grey sky has the look of impending rain, and 50-kilometre-per-hour winds whip around the Markham (Ont.) Mission Church parking lot. Instead of sleeping at 9 a.m. on a Saturday…
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Students advocate for the sexually marginalized
Categories: UncategorizedLife is difficult, especially for those who don’t fit in with the norm or who are considered minorities. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer (LGBTQ) community is struggling with being…
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Fall 2011 Listing of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, spirituality 1,2,3 John, Believers Church Bible Commentary. J. E. McDermond. Herald Press, 2011, 344 pages. This is the 24th volume of the Believers Church Bible Commentary series. Ecclesial Repentance:…
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