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Readers write: October 31, 2022 issue
Categories: OpinionProtest organizers accused of ‘revisionist history’ Re: “The sweet solace of polarization, Part 2,” Oct. 17, page 20. While the protest organizers may have believed they did a “good job…
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Eco-theology: On Earth as it is in Heaven
Categories: OpinionOur shared home, planet Earth, is a miracle. I’ve known this intuitively since I was a child growing up under the expansive skies of the Saskatchewan prairies. Stunning sunsets, stars,…
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Flourishing with creation
Categories: NewsEarlier this fall, members of the Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal had the chance to escape the bustle of the city and submerge ourselves in nature. For the first time in…
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David K. Jantzi
Categories: OpinionDavid K. Jantzi came from an Old Order Amish family. He felt obligated to become a conscientious objector during the Second World War because “the church required it.” In his…
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CM event explores concrete steps for reconciliation
Categories: NewsThis September, Canada marked its second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Throughout the month, people talked around dinner tables, in the media and at workplace meetings, about Indigenous-Settler…
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‘There’s enough for all’
Categories: Opinion“Jesus had a lot to say about money, but the songs we sing in worship rarely do.” These words from the album description of Bryan Moyer Suderman’s 2007 album, My…
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Kelowna church celebrates 75 years of faithfulness
Categories: NewsMembers and friends gathered to mark the 75th anniversary of First Mennonite Church, Kelowna, in a celebration service on Sept. 11. The service was a time of reflection on the…
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The end is probably nigh, but I’m optimistic
Categories: OpinionThis summer, I met a wildlife conservationist named Leo. His life passion began in California as a young adult, when he joined the California Condor Recovery Program. In 1987, there…
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What you see is what you get
Categories: News“When L’Arche comes, the lack of pretense, the joy, the enthusiasm, the simple faith and the light in Jesus, it was and is so refreshing,” says Ryan Dueck, pastor of…
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One decade, two deaths and a wealth of affirmation
Categories: OpinionOn my first day as senior writer for Canadian Mennonite, one of the two most important elders in my life died. Gene Herr, along with his wife Mary, created the…
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Passing the conductor’s baton
Categories: People“I remember so fondly the tours and travelling,” says Richard Janzen, the long-time music educator and choir director at RJC High School. “In 2002, we went on a tour along…
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CM online event asks ‘Why are you a Mennonite?’
Categories: Opinion“Why are you a Mennonite?” That question is the basis of Canadian Mennonite’s next online event. Hosted by Aaron Epp, CM’s online media manager, the event will take place on…
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The sweet solace of polarization, Part 3
Categories: PeopleI’m nervous about presenting non-orthodox views about COVID. Some of my mandate-abiding friends will look askance. “Yes, but . . . ,” they will say, then demarcate limits of tolerance.…
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Finding and calling a pastoral leader
Categories: OpinionTimes have changed. Few argue the accuracy of that statement as it relates to congregations seeking and calling individuals for pastoral leadership. Congregations rarely receive multiple candidates to fill an…
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What is the future of Mennonite church leadership?
Categories: OpinionLike Amos, I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet. Yet it is apparent to most people involved in church ministry that, to quote another non-prophet prophet,…
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The Meeting Place joins MC Eastern Canada
Categories: Web FirstThe Meeting Place started under the leadership of Sue Carr. (Photo courtesy of fivefortyone.ca) Earlier this year, the Meeting Place, an urban church plant in Hamilton, Ont., joined Mennonite Church…
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Three hundred attend Growing Project barbecue
More than 300 supporters attended the Coaldale-Lethbridge Foodgrains Growing Project harvest barbecue on Sept. 1. The project involves groups of people managing, harvesting and selling a crop and then donating…
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The gift of sewing
Categories: Web FirstWorking in a long-term-care home in Vineland, Ont., Helga Bergen saw a need among the elderly residents. She came up with an idea to alter clothing for the bed-ridden residents,…
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Three questions about content
Categories: EditorialMovies and TV shows about journalism always catch my attention. How do publishing enterprises work? How do reporters and editors gather information? How are decisions made about the content that…
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Planning a people’s Bible
Categories: Feature ArticlesAnabaptism began in 1525 in Switzerland, when bold young Christians challenged authorities with the radical idea that Scripture spoke clearly to ordinary people who studied the Bible together. Nearly five…
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