World Day of Prayer focuses on struggle of women in Chile
Categories: Web FirstThe potent symbol of bread will take pride of place this week as an annual common day of prayer focuses on the struggle of women in Chile. This year's commemoration…
School for Leadership Training: Mennonites and Pentecostalism
Special Training with Nate Yoder consisted of a fascinating walk through a history of Mennonites in the U.S. and their relationship with Pentecostalism. It explained a lot. For example, in…
The mockery of careful planning
I have always been a little uneasy with Jesus’ parable of ‘planning’ (Luke 14:28-31). Jesus asks whether the people would not plan ahead of time to make sure they had…
MCC workers return to Egypt
Categories: Web First“Our workers are trickling back,” report Mennonite Central Committee workers Tom and Judith Snowdon from their office in Cairo. “The airport is operating very efficiently and is not over-crowded. We…
Born to Run
I have never been so excited to get a pair of shoes. Let me tell you, I’m not the kind of person to care about clothing. To me, clothing is…
Thoughts on School for Leadership Training Opening Worship
The chapel was filled with faces, many of them known to each other, younger, older, in between, all excited, anticipating the next few days. We began in worship. The room…
Are American clothing donations really needed?
Categories: Web FirstOn a recent family trip to Africa, spotting locals wearing T-shirts and baseball caps bearing American brands or slogans became something of a parlor game — a way to pass…
Fire in church camp’s dining hall
Categories: Web FirstEmbers from a large stone fireplace found their way under the floor of the Silver Lake Mennonite Camp dining hall. Aided by blustery winds, the hot embers caused a fire…
Rempel named MWC finance director
Categories: Web FirstLen Rempel has been appointed the new director of finance and administration for Mennonite World Conference, replacing Karen Martin Schiedel. Effective March 14, he will work out of MWC’s North…
Southern Cone Anabaptists explore pastoral models
Categories: Web First“Effective Pastoral Models” was the focus of the 14thbiennial meeting of Latin America’s Southern Cone Anabaptist Mennonite Congress in San Bernardino, Paraguay, January 26 to 30. Some 170 participants gathered…
Movie not true to Mennonite life
Categories: ArtbeatSmall Town Murder Songs is an independently produced Canadian movie with a Mennonite connection, first shown at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The story, set in what is supposedly…
A thousand hallelujahs
Categories: Artbeat“For God is great and worth a thousand hallelujahs!” proclaims the psalmist (The Message). On Jan. 23, a mass Faith and Life Male Choir united to celebrate more than 25…
Testimonies strengthen cross-generational bonds
Categories: UncategorizedRelationships between youths and seniors within congregations are often strained, as neither group understands the other. Sometimes both groups are content not to know one another at all. This was…
MCC revisioning loses connection with people in the pew
Categories: UncategorizedSixty-two executive directors, board chairs and senior staff from Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and MCC member churches met for a summit in Akron, Pa., on Jan.…
Ernie Regehr receives Pearson Peace Medal
Categories: UncategorizedErnie Regehr, cofounder of Project Ploughshares and longtime peace advocate, was honoured with the 2010 Pearson Peace Medal at a special ceremony in Ottawa last month. Established by the United…
Identity, leadership and Mennonite World Conference
Categories: Uncategorized“Our children and young people have no idea what it means to be Anabaptist or Mennonite. What is MWC going to do about that?” This concern, forthrightly expressed, came from…
What are we afraid of?
Categories: ViewpointsI am increasingly convinced that most unsavoury behaviour in our world, particularly unkind and violent behaviour, can be traced back to fear. It is not surprising that biblical literature contains…
Was Jesus tough on crime?
Categories: ViewpointsOur government’s attitude towards offenders is clear. It wants to see them punished. It wants tougher laws, longer sentences and bigger prisons. Ottawa recently announced 3,000 new corrections staff as…
Skating in another’s sledge
Categories: ViewpointsWhere were you on Feb. 28, 2010? For Canadians, that was the glorious day of the golden goal: St. Sidney’s slick shot that eluded American goaltender Ryan Miller. Not only…
Creating a new culture for recovery
Categories: Feature ArticlesDr. Mark Ragins, a well-known American psychiatrist who has dedicated his life and practice to recreating, improving and sustaining mental health recovery programs, spoke to 200 people who attended the…
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