Victory through Christ
Categories: Feature Articles“Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Paul, in I Corinthians 15:57). Easter is the most joyous holiday on our calendar. Nature decorates…
On the road to Emmaus
Categories: Feature ArticlesOn that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about 11 kilometres from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.…
A crisis of faith and plumbing
Categories: UncategorizedLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in…
A Mennonite artist in the Canadian landscape
Categories: ArtbeatA cornucopia of events and exhibits in Waterloo Region has celebrated the centenary of artist Woldemar Neufeld’s birth. Shows in St. Jacobs, at the Waterloo Children’s Museum, Kuntz Gallery in…
MDS: Sixty years of service later
Categories: UncategorizedAfter 60 years of building homes for other people, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is doing a little building of its own. The years of trying to run the operation from…
‘Youth ambassadors’ a new addition to Assembly 2010
Categories: UncategorizedFor the first time ever, the 2010 Mennonite Church Canada assembly will include youth ambassadors as participants in delegate sessions. “Youth are an integral part of the church,” says MC…
Reclaiming Jesus at Assembly 2010
Categories: UncategorizedFrom June 29 to July 3, delegates from across the country will meet at Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alta., for Mennonite Church Canada’s Assembly 2010, with the theme, “Reclaiming…
Leadership through sacrifice, self-surrender
Categories: UncategorizedArthur Paul Boers was installed in the R. J. Bernardo Family Chair of Leadership at Tyndale Seminary, Toronto, on Jan. 26. Boers, who formerly taught at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary…
Abundance in times of need
Categories: ViewpointsSometimes preaching and hearing about God’s abundance is harder than one might expect. Take, for example, Jan. 17, the Sunday after the devastating earthquake in Haiti. On that Sunday, pastors…
Handling each other’s pain
Categories: ViewpointsA month ago, I took an astoundingly fast fall on the ice. Instinctively, I did the wrong thing, putting down my wrist to break the fall, and cracking my right…
Gladly wear the name of Jesus
Categories: ViewpointsAs one who is preparing for the upcoming Mennonite Church Canada assembly in Calgary, I have had the theme, “Reclaiming Jesus™: Gladly wear the name,” on my mind for months.…
For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How are country churches different from city churches? Do you agree with Phil Wagler that country churches are more traditional? What are the advantages of living in the city…
Pastoring the flock out along the fenceline
Categories: Feature ArticlesThere I was, the country-bumpkin pastor amidst all the really important people at the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa. Such an event is quite the shindig for someone from the…
Computers, cell phones and camps
Categories: EditorialI am not addicted to food or money, but I might be to my computer. I’m having difficulty remembering what life was like 25 years ago before this new technology…
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