Fall 2010 Listing of Books&Resources
Categories: UncategorizedTheology, Spirituality Ecclesiastes. Douglas B. Miller. Herald Press, 2010, 300 pages. This is the 23rd volume of the “Believers Church Bible Commentary” series. Miller is professor of biblical and religious…
Would Doris use Facebook?
Categories: UncategorizedIf she were alive today, would Doris Janzen Longacre, author of the More-With-Less Cookbook and Living More With Less, have a Facebook account? That’s the question being asked by a…
Confessions of an editor
Categories: UncategorizedEditing a book about living simply has a way of throwing one’s own hypocrisy into stark relief. When I began work on the 30th-anniversary edition of Living More With Less…
Soli deo gloria
Categories: UncategorizedCanadian Mennonite University (CMU) presented its inaugural Blazer Distinguished Community Service Award on Sept. 25, naming Altona, Man., citizen Ted Friesen as the first recipient. The award recognizes distinguished achievement…
Grassroots movement plants seeds for peace in Saskatchewan
Categories: UncategorizedA grassroots response to Mennonite Church Canada’s Peace in the Public Square campaign is rolling through the streets of Saskatoon, Sask. On Sept. 6, five posters adorning the outside of…
‘Be ready to get engaged’
Categories: UncategorizedWillard Metzger began his post as Mennonite Church Canada’s new general secretary on Nov. 1, taking over from the retiring Robert J. Suderman. Metzger has felt called to national ministry…
Introducing Willard Metzger
Categories: UncategorizedMost 10-year-old boys express their dreams of being astronauts, firefighters or police officers when they grow up. For Willard Metzger, the new general secretary of Mennonite Church Canada, who took…
Life with a ‘boomerang’ child
Categories: ViewpointsUp until a few days ago, there were three different kinds of toothpaste in our bathroom, one belonging to each of the three people living in our home. My husband…
Being the global church
Categories: ViewpointsI was privileged to participate in the 2010 International Mennonite Pastors Coming Together (IMPaCT) program this year in British Columbia. It proved to be a very valuable experience in learning…
Buyer beware . . . especially at church
Categories: Viewpoints“Christians are particularly vulnerable to con artists,” a retired Ontario accountant says. Sadly, Bruce Karcher’s comment is more than just speculation. For the past five years, he has walked with…
Sharing with each other
Categories: ViewpointsIn a world rich with Christian re-sources, the Anabaptist perspective offers a prophetic voice that is both refreshing and disturbing. It can challenge and it can affirm. It can create…
What’s really under the bonnet?
Categories: Feature ArticlesOn Oct. 2, 2006, the world was stunned by the killing of five Amish schoolgirls in a small schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa. Within hours, the Amish community forgave the…
Peeking under the bonnet
Categories: Feature ArticlesA few years ago, when conducting research for my Ph.D. on Amish women in business, I visited a gift shop and noticed a rack of romance novels with pictures of…
Canadians need stake in new media merger
Categories: EditorialCanadians have every right to ask questions about the merger of Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN), with offices in Waterloo, Ont., and Scottdale, Pa., and Third Way Media, located in Harrisonburg,…
Conrad Grebel University College Establishes Centre for the Study of Religion and Peace
Categories: Web FirstConrad Grebel University College has just established The Centre for the Study of Religion and Peace (CSRP) to "advance knowledge and awareness of religious contributions to peace, and to enhance the…
Autumn church cleanup turns tragic
Categories: Web FirstAssisting with autumn cleanup and yard maintenance at one's church is a common activity for many MAX members. On Oct. 16, this annual activity turned tragic for Leonard Gerbrandt, 69,…
Central American women theologians consider role of women
Categories: Web FirstA sense of solidarity and fellowship took a leap forward September 6 to 8, at the thirdmeeting of the Encuentro de Mujeres Teólogas Anabautistas de Centro América, Belice y Panamá (Meeting…
Sara Wenger Shenk inaugurated as seminary president
Categories: Web First“Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb,”the congregation called out, led by Sara Wenger Shenk in her inaugural address as the new…
Peace is more than protest, says Buhler
Categories: Web FirstJake Buhler is a man with a different pair of glasses. They reflect a steely determination to pursue peace and help others do the same. “Peace is the lens through…
Crystal Cathedral files for bankruptcy protection
Categories: Web FirstThe Crystal Cathedral, the gleaming Southern California megachurch known for its “Hour of Power” television broadcast, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors. Senior Pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman…
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