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Try a little thanks-living
Categories: EditorialHow is it that we have turned our one national holiday asking us to give thanks into a day of self-indulgent feasting, marching bands and watching tough guys beat up…
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People of faith join Wall Street protests
Categories: Web FirstAs police helicopters hovered overhead, seminarian Rix Thorsell, wearing a clerical collar, marched on October 5 with other members of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Reformed Church in a “Occupy Wall Street” protest…
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EMU Alum Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Categories: Web FirstEMU alumna Leymah Gbowee is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today. She shares the prize with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf…
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German universities help Muslims integrate
Categories: Web FirstAs more Muslims become part of European society, German universities have begun courses aimed at helping Islamic clergy (imams) and religious teachers understand German culture, including Christianity and Judaism. The…
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Man alive!
One of my favourite things about the popular T.V. show Mad Men is its fascinating portrayal of how gender was understood in the 1960s. For the most part, the ideal…
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Evangelical school cancels breakfast with Bush
Categories: Web FirstAfter news leaked that Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto was planning an invitation-only fundraising breakfast with George W. Bush, it only took two days for the event to…
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Partisan politics affecting role of U.S. faith groups
Categories: Web FirstThe role of the diverse U.S. faith community in debates about the future of the United States is essentially unsettled right now due to partisan politics, says a prominent broadcast…
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Penner asks for successor
Categories: Web FirstRon Penner, president for the last five years of his 14 with Columbia Bible College, has asked the board of directors to initiate a search for his successor, according to…
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That annoying friend
Another realization on the walk of faith: We all have that annoying friend. Not the one that whines too much or the one that cancels plans last minute, but the…
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Facebook challenge invites people to live simply, save lives
Categories: UncategorizedTwo young Winnipeggers recently challenged nearly a hundred people across Canada to donate to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in order to support those suffering from famine in the Horn of…
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Political issues for a young electorate
Categories: UncategorizedKelsey Hutton knew who she was voting for weeks before Manitobans headed to the polls for this month’s provincial election: the NDP. For the past three weeks, Hutton has been…
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Backyard art show inspires conversations of faith
Categories: UncategorizedIf you’re a young artist with passion and talent—but no gallery—what do you do with the canvasses, sketches and sculptures you make? If you’re Chris Siemens, you invite friends to…
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Living a philosophy of education
Categories: Uncategorized“Learning is not education. It is about seeking the common good.” This philosophy of education has guided John Wiens in his 46 years as an educator. His passion and enthusiasm…
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Gifted for this time
Categories: UncategorizedAs Susan Schultz Huxman settles into her role as president of Conrad Grebel University College, the school of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada at the University of Waterloo, Ont., Canadian Mennonite…
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A Christ-figure for a new generation?
Categories: ArtbeatHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (DH2), the final instalment of the hugely popular eight-part Harry Potter film series, was released this summer to overwhelming acclaim. Like the…
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Family from around the world and across the ages
Categories: UncategorizedJinhee Paik and Margaret Fehr are from different worlds, yet have found family with each other at First Mennonite Church, Calgary, Alta., through their shared love of children. Paik is…
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Mennonite Disaster Service makes financial cuts in Canada
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite Disaster Service (MDS) recently announced that Region V (Canada) had made some financial cuts affecting one person’s employment, three employees’ salaries and benefits, travel reimbursement for volunteers and board…
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Level Ground wins communications award
Categories: UncategorizedAnnual church general business meetings are not usually occasions of inspiration or excitement, but one Mennonite Church B.C. congregation found a way to make it both—and won an award for…
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Life in the Postmodern Shift
Categories: ViewpointsOne Saturday afternoon I was deep in thought driving home on mental “autopilot.” When I returned to awareness of my surroundings, I was disoriented, as I had inadvertently driven to…
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Big Bird on philanthropy
Categories: ViewpointsThat provocative question came not at a church revival meeting, but from a researcher speaking to a mostly secular audience about trends in Canadian philanthropy. Regular congregants give a disproportionately…
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