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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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The Bible and the billionaire
Categories: Books & ResourcesBillionaire media titan Rupert Murdoch has made headlines over the phone-hacking scandal that forced him to shut down his British tabloid, News of the World. But few people know that…
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Capitalism under an imperialistic logic
Categories: Books & ResourcesTodd Gordon’s Imperialist Canada is not theology, nor is it written for or about the church. And while Mennonites are nowhere mentioned within its pages, the content of this book…
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A new publishing day
Categories: Books & ResourcesFrom today’s news: Book sales in the U.S. are down 9 percent. Amazon reported that sales of e-books exceeded paper copies in the previous 12 months. Apple exceeded all expectations…
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Speaking to people through music
Categories: Uncategorized“I never had a question. There was never an alternative. I kind of envied the people who had to figure out what they had to do in their careers and…
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Can ‘free’ speech be ‘hate’ speech?
Categories: UncategorizedGranted permission to present oral arguments by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. William Whatcott case, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada—whose membership includes Mennonite…
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EMU honours Nobel laureate
Categories: UncategorizedLeymah Gbowee of Liberia, a recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, was honoured for her devotion to peace and relief of suffering on Oct. 16 at Eastern Mennonite University…
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Engaging with new media
Categories: UncategorizedGeoff Vanderkooy of PeaceWorks Technology Solutions, Waterloo, spoke to a group of mostly pastors and church administrators at a Mennonite Church Eastern Canada-sponsored seminar on social media last month at…
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Letters to my sister
Categories: ViewpointsWith this issue, we begin a three-part series of back-and-forth letters between two elderly twin sisters, Faith Elaine Linton and Joyce Gladwell, on the topic of homosexuality. Elaine, who is…
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Navigating through the ‘decision decade’
Categories: ViewpointsAs people move closer to the magic age of 65 that society has deemed the age of retirement, they may find themselves wondering if they are ready for the transition.…
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As you wish
Categories: ViewpointsIn The Princess Bride, a 1987 comedy film, the haughty princess takes great pleasure in giving orders to her farmhand. He readily complies, often with the slightest of smiles on…
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Whose story do we tell?
Categories: ViewpointsThe adage, “those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it,” acknowledges the benefits of looking back in time. Historical reflection not only keeps us from repeating…
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Readers write
Categories: ViewpointsReaders say YES to Jets’ logo For the most part, I appreciate the content of Canadian Mennonite and how it links me to Mennonites across Canada and the wider Mennonite…
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On using Scripture to discern sexual issues
Categories: Feature ArticlesDelegates to the 2011 Mennonite Church Canada assembly responded to the Being a Faithful Church (BFC) 3 process with more than 750 recorded comments being turned in from the 800…
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