From education to formation
Categories: ViewpointsI hope no one will be too surprised or disappointed if I put aside my usual social justice subject matter to consider a more general question: How exactly do we…
Which hill to die on?
Categories: ViewpointsI’ve entered that stage in life where something called a “teenager” meanders and groans its pimpled way through our home. It’s interesting to watch and talk to. In this new…
For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How well would you score on a college entrance biblical literacy quiz? Do you know the answers to the quiz on this page? How/where did you gain knowledge about…
Bible literacy quiz
Categories: Feature Articles1. Put the following biblical characters in chronological order. A. Daniel / B. Adam / C. Moses / D. Paul / E. David 2. Match the quotes (A-E) with the…
Should there be a test for citizens of God’s kingdom?
Categories: Feature ArticlesIf I want to become a citizen of the U.S., I need to take a citizenship test. Something similar occurs in Canada when someone wants to become a citizen of…
Why and how should we study the Bible?
Categories: Feature ArticlesErvin R. Stutzman, the new moderator of Mennonite Church U.S.A., loves the Bible. He recently shared his passion for knowing the Bible and its story with John Longhurst of Mennonite…
Thy Word I haven’t hid in my heart
Categories: Feature ArticlesEvery year since 1995 Wheaton College—one of America’s preeminent Evangelical post-secondary schools—has tested the Bible knowledge of incoming freshmen students. These students are among the best and brightest of Christian…
The narrative endures
Categories: EditorialThe bad news: Our kids don’t know their Bibles. The good news: They are probably practising it better than many of their elders. If you take the time to talk…
Muslims, Christians can tackle conflicts together
Categories: Web FirstMuslim and Christian leaders need to set up permanent structures of relating to each other to head off potential conflicts in a world where religion is often seen as having…
War Resisters bill defeated
Categories: Web FirstA private member's bill, which would have allowed U.S. conscientious objectors to the Iraq War to remain in Canada, was defeated on second reading in the House of Commons on Sept.…
South African ‘moral compass’ Tutu officially retires
Categories: Web FirstNobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, often described as South Africa’s moral compass, officially retired on his 79th birthday saying he wishes to devote time to his wife, Leah,…
Peace buses roll through Saskatoon
Categories: Web FirstA grassroots response to Mennonite Church Canada’s Peace in the Public Square initiative is rolling through the streets of Saskatoon. On September 6, five king boards – the exterior posters…
‘Must reads’ for thoughtful Mennonites
Categories: Web First – OpinionThe Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith. Stuart Murray. Herald Press, 2010, 191 pages. To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy and Possibility of Christianity in the Late…
Mennonite German Soldiers
Categories: Web First – OpinionMennonite German Soldiers: Nation, Religion, and Family in the Prussian East, 1772–1880, by Mark Jantzen. University of Notre Dame Press, 2010, 384 pages. Mennonite German Soldiers traces the efforts of a small,…
Theological differences should be seen as a gift
Categories: Web First – OpinionThe Gift of Difference: Radical Orthodoxy, Radical Reformation. Chris K. Huebner and Tripp York, eds. Canadian Mennonite University Press, 2010, 240 pages. The Gift of Difference makes two substantial attempts—first to…
Mennonites described with biting wit
Categories: Web First – OpinionMennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home. Rhoda Janzen. Henry Holt and Company, 2009, 241 pages. My sister lent me her copy of Mennonite in a…
Spreading Positivity…
I’m trying to be less critical. Lately, I’ve noticed my tendency to critique everything. From the beginning. Often before I even have enough information to properly critique. I come in…
Inter-faith council condemns West Bank mosque burning
Categories: Web FirstThe Council of the Religious Institutions of the Holy Land has expressed “grave concern” over the Oct. 3 burning by militant Israeli settlers of a mosque in the West Bank…
Former MWC Executive dies in auto accident
Categories: Web FirstMatiku Thomas Nyitambe, a prominent leader in the Kanisa la Mennonite Tanzania (KMT), was killed in an automobile accident October 3, while driving from his native home of Kirongwe, Tanzania,…
From West Bengal to New York
Categories: Web FirstSumana Basumata dreams of working with an international organization that promotes peace education among children and youth. This year, she is taking a big step toward that goal by serving…
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