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Amish bicentennial
Categories: OpinionYou are looking at one of the oldest original photographs in the Mennonite Archives of Ontario, likely taken in 1867. The father and daughter are John (or Jean) and Anna…
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50 years of change
Categories: OpinionI was in Ottawa recently for the anniversary of the church that my parents started 50 years ago. In 1972, we were five families eager to start a new—and different—church…
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Water music for the soul
Categories: Opinion“Come to the water, living water. Come to the water, come all, singing.” These are the words of Voices Together No. 35, “Come to the Water.” For its composer, Carol…
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The Paradox of Enoughness
Categories: OpinionIn an episode of the television show The Simpsons, Homer complimented his boss, Mr. Burns, on being the richest person he knew. Mr Burns replied, “Ah yes, but I’d trade…
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Adding friends and funds
Categories: NewsShekinah Retreat Centre, located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley, hosted its annual Move-A-Thon fundraiser on Sept. 17, with 120 people participating in the volunteer-led event. Participants were invited to…
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A walk through Mennonite history
Categories: NewsA new trail, spanning almost 55 kilometres across southeastern Manitoba, has been created by a group of Mennonites. The Peace Trail was dreamed up and implemented by the EastMenn Historical…
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Praising God in our neighbourhood
Categories: NewsThree Mennonite Church B.C. congregations joined together for the annual Neighbourhood Fall Festival on Sept. 11. First United Spanish Mennonite, Vancouver Vietnamese Mennonite and Sherbrooke (English & Korean) churches invited…
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Stories by the shore
Categories: PeopleAfter a rainy day on Aug. 30, about a hundred guests enjoyed a balmy evening on the shore of Lake Ontario, listening to stories shared by various Mennonite Central Committee…
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The sweet solace of polarization, Part 1
Categories: PeopleI knew I would eventually have to interview my neighbours who staunchly resisted COVID-19 mandates and proudly supported the Ottawa trucker convoy. Actually I have many such neighbours. But it…
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Westgate appoints new principal and vice-principal
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate kicked off the 2022/2023 school year under new leadership, after long-running principal Bob Hummelt retired this summer. The independent school in Winnipeg, Man., appointed James Friesen as…
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Why more Canadians are leaving a gift to charity in their wills
We are lucky. Supporters of Canadian Mennonite are thoughtful individuals, who share an interest in faith-based journalism and are committed to building a better future. Often people think about contributing…
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Change ahead
Categories: EditorialI once knew a young child for whom change was extremely difficult. Whether the change came as a surprise or whether the child anticipated the happy results of an expected…
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Faithful constancy
Categories: Feature ArticlesHe might be the youth leader, enthusiastically singing the loudest, or the young mother protectively watching over her children as they run among the pews, or the strong-willed divorcée who…
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Readers write: September 19, 2022 issue
Categories: OpinionTwo editorials lauded Re: “Two things not up for debate” and “Acting ‘a little strange’ ” editorials, May 16 and June 27, respectively. What a great editorial. You are expressing my…
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A narrative of hope
Categories: OpinionThis fall is unlike any fall in my memory. As a new Mennonite pastor, I am entering this fall listening to the hearts and minds of the congregation at Foothills…
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Zollikon church
Categories: OpinionFor a few brief months in spring 1525, the first Anabaptist congregation flickered to life in this house in Zollikon, a village on the edge of Zurich, Switzerland. According to…
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A tale of two clans
Categories: OpinionThis summer, I attended two family reunions separated by one week. The Olferts, my paternal family, gathered at Pike Lake for several days, while the Warkentins, the maternal side, met…
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Climate imagination
Categories: OpinionFaith and imagination go hand in hand. Addressing climate change decidedly requires both. Can Christians imagine a different world that takes better care of creation and all human brothers and…
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Grasping God’s glory
Categories: OpinionSometimes I wish God would indisputably appear in some fantastically obvious way, eliminating my wrestling, struggling and doubt. Something like what happens in II Chronicles 7: “When Solomon finished praying,…
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Canadian Mennonite online event will explore Indigenous-settler reconciliation
Categories: OpinionThe second event in a series of online discussions that Canadian Mennonite is hosting will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by Aaron…
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