A more inclusive overview of Mennonite history
Categories: ArtbeatThe book Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History was first published in 1996 by Herald Press and presented the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church…
A lifelong joy of words
Categories: UncategorizedIf you open the front cover of the Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary, you’ll find acknowledgement of Victoria Neufeldt’s contribution in the preface. Lively illustrations make the book visually appealing and invite…
A new direction for Sam’s Place
Categories: UncategorizedSam’s Place, a used book store, café and performing arts venue, has developed into a welcoming meeting place for people living in Elmwood, a working class neighbourhood in the northeast…
Former panhandler wows MEDA audience
Categories: UncategorizedFor Frank O’Dea, a second chance led to the founding of Second Cup, Canada’s first specialty coffee chain. Speaking to the annual convention of Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) in…
An online voice for the ‘quiet in the land’
Categories: Uncategorized“The simple and quaint have raised their voices, loudly, on AnabaptistBlogs.com,” says the blog’s founder, Jeff McLain. Several hundred years ago, Mennonites and their Anabaptist predecessors educated and addressed their…
Growing and sustaining church leaders
Categories: ViewpointsIndeed the body does not consist of one member, but of many (I Corinthians 12:14). Mennonite Church Canada has identified the challenge of growing leaders for the church as one…
Why give?
Categories: ViewpointsIn early December, The Globe and Mail reported that the number of Canadians making charitable donations has dropped, the average age of donors has risen to 53, and the total…
A whole new game
Categories: ViewpointsWe live in a complex and rapidly changing world, a world that brings about dramatic changes in family lives. Most of us have personal experience with one or more of…
For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. Do you remember comments about physical appearance from when you were young? What attitude did your parents and family have about physical appearance? How did they communicate that attitude?…
Breaking down the pretty/ugly altars
Categories: Feature ArticlesI think you know a lot about Jesus’ body, so I invite you to close your eyes and picture some things. Picture Jesus as a baby, his tiny body wrapped…
Yes, we are online
Categories: EditorialWe do have a website, dear readers, a recently re-designed one, in fact. And we know many of you are reading Canadian Mennonite online. Our Google Analytics tell us that…
Small Town Murder Songs: Movie Review
Categories: Web First – OpinionSmall Town Murder Songs is a Canadian movie with a Mennonite connection, first shown at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The story, set in what is supposedly a small Mennonite…
Christ, Who Fills Everything in Every Way
This past Sunday I preached on Ephesians 4:4-16. I wanted to draw attention to two themes in the book. First is the abundance of language about abundance. Believers are filled…
A Prayer Week Reflection
To start off the school year, I decided to make the first week a personal prayer week. Although I usually prefer this kind of commitment together with others, like Will’s…
Goshen grad among finalists in theater festival
Categories: Web FirstGoshen College graduated senior Jenna Grubaugh, a theater major from Vancouver, British Columbia, placed in the top 10 percent of the almost 400 actors nominated in the American College Theater…
Epicurean Hootenanny produces fun and funds
Categories: Web FirstWearing strings of beads reminiscent of Mardi Gras in New Orleans 220 people were transported to Mississippi and Louisiana in Kitchener’s Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts on a cold…
Elizabeth Buhler dies just short of 112
Categories: Web FirstCanada's oldest living person, Winkler's Elizabeth Buhler, has died just two weeks shy of her 112th birthday. “Liese” (as she was known to family) passed away Sunday night, Jan. 23, at…
Compassion in Community
In the book Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life, Henri Nouwen, with co-authors Donald P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison, describe the current society’s obsession with news. All day…
Bonhoeffer biography examines a disciple’s life
Categories: Web First – OpinionDietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who spoke out against the Nazis, has been a controversial figure. Mennonites have valued him for his book, The Cost of Discipleship, but many people…
Christian Peacemaker co-founder remembered
Categories: Web FirstA video clip and book about the life of Gene Stoltzfus, co-founder of Christian Peacemakers, has been created at the direction of his widow, Dorothy Friesen of Fort Frances, Ont. …
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