‘Call to me and I will answer you’
Categories: UncategorizedLeaving home to attend university exposed Frew Zinna to new attitudes and lifestyles that pulled him away from his family’s legacy of faith, but the words of Jeremiah 33:3 called…
Contentment not measured in goods
Categories: Feature ArticlesContentment. What thought comes to your mind when you reflect on the word? Paul, the first-century evangelist and church planter, wrote about contentment on a number of occasions, connecting the…
Getting a perspective with numbers
Categories: ViewpointsSometimes we find it helpful to use numbers as a way to gain perspective. Like the time I discussed a grievance with a consultant. He replied with numbers: “In my…
For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. Dick Benner writes that, “in Latino culture, time is not a commodity, but a gift to be enjoyed.” What experiences have you had with cultures that have a similar…
What is Canadian Peacemakers International?
Categories: Feature ArticlesWith an office in Edmonton, Alta., Dave Hubert, who founded Canadian Peacemakers International (CPI) in 1997 following a 23-year career in post-secondary education (including eight years as college president) and…
‘I never thought I’d be a landowner’
Categories: Feature ArticlesHoracio Cardenes, 36, grins from ear to ear. His is one of 11 peasant families in a rural hillside village in northern Honduras that has just taken title to their…
Lessons from the Third World
Categories: EditorialIn our presumed sophistication as First World residents, we often consider ourselves a gift to the rest of the planet. By comparison, aren’t we far more educated, resourceful, wealthy and…
Mission and identity under construction
Categories: EditorialNot only is the younger generation, labelled “natives” in my last editorial, holding authority and institutions in less regard, the modality of leadership has also changed in the last half-century.…
Men need to understand their ‘warrior’ side
Categories: ArtbeatGareth Brandt has written a personally grounded book on men’s spirituality as a resource for men’s prayer or discussion groups. His goal is to re-frame the basic contours of the…
New Cree translation celebrated
Categories: UncategorizedA large group of educators, church workers and Cree speakers turned out last month to help celebrate the release of a new Cree translation of the New Testament Gospel of…
Remembering God’s future: Youth Assembly 2011
Categories: UncategorizedAs delegates begin to register for Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2010, planners for Youth Assembly 2011 are remembering the future—a reference to the assembly’s theme text which calls on Christians…
Celebrating faithful servanthood: ‘Jesus is here!’
Categories: UncategorizedMembers of Siksika Nation and Mennonite Church Alberta gathered twice on May 2 to give honour to God for a lifetime of faithful ministry by Alvin and Helen Lepp. With…
No more cheap church
Categories: ViewpointsNearly four score years ago Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote The Cost of Discipleship. Every Christian should read it because the German martyr was on to something: He exposed the scourge of…
A five-year retrospective
Categories: ViewpointsThis is my 30th New Order Voice column since Aiden Enns and I started writing for Canadian Mennonite five years ago. It’s not a huge milestone, but an occasional look…
Discerning alone and together
Categories: Viewpoints“Discernment” is the latest buzzword among leaders, not only in the church but also in corporate and business circles. Every day, it seems, a new book appears and promotes a…
For Discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. What experiences have you or your congregation had in sponsoring refugees? What have been the most challenging and rewarding parts? What motivates a congregation to sponsor a refugee family?…
How to become a refugee sponsor
Categories: Feature ArticlesMennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario assists refugees who have suffered persecution, violence and human rights abuses to resettle in Canada through partnerships with churches and other constituencies. In partnership with…
A history of private sponsorship
Categories: Feature ArticlesA new Immigration Act for Canada in 1976 included a provision for private sponsorship of refugees. A Mennonite Member of Parliament, Jake Epp from Steinbach, Man., had been advocating this…
Inspired by ‘my second dad’
Categories: Feature ArticlesInspired by Western Canada’s prairie landscape and the ever-changing light in the sky there, Chai Bouphaphanh spends his leisure time exploring his surroundings through the lens of a camera. His…
A refugee helping refugees
Categories: Feature ArticlesFor Serge Kaptegaine, the opening ceremonies for Ref-Nyota, a new business venture that promotes the skills and talents of refugees, was an answer to prayer. The event was held at…
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