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Advent and idolatry
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year, so it would be appropriate to greet each other with the recognition that a new year has begun.…
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Readers write: November 8, 2021 issue
Categories: OpinionReaders respond to ‘living simply’ Re: “What is enough?” Sept. 13, page 11. Randy Haluza-DeLay beautifully draws our attention to a way of life marked by enough—sufficiency. Without discerning what…
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We are a global family of faith every day
Categories: OpinionI remember a conversation with my mom when I was a child. “Why is there a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day, but no Children’s Day?” I asked. My mom’s…
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Gluten free
Categories: Opinion“Gluten free” proclaims the sign on one of these desserts at a Waterloo North Mennonite Church potluck in 2011. How have the offerings at your congregational potluck changed over the…
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But then there’s those snakes
Categories: OpinionOur lives—Holly’s and mine, that is—changed to a significant degree. Our oldest granddaughter, Maeve, who is 19, has moved into our home. Maeve comes to us from Ontario, where she…
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Reading is (mostly) good
Categories: OpinionWhat is the most dangerous place in your community? The speaker at a large gathering of Christian university students queried us. “It is the library!” he answered. Not the power…
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Remembrance, regret, resolution
Categories: OpinionI miss my Opa. A few years ago, my daughter Ellie had a school assignment for Remembrance Day to to write about someone she remembered that served in the armed…
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Two Vancouver churches revitalize through music
Categories: NewsA church choir is a rarity these days when worship teams predominate; even more rare is one made up entirely of members under age 30 from two different congregations. But…
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Seeing God in the lives of others
Categories: PeopleEight years ago, I received an e-mail from then editor Dick Benner, asking me whether I’d consider being Canadian Mennonite’s Saskatchewan correspondent. It sounds trite to say that I felt…
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Fall 2021 List of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, Spirituality The Baby and the Bathwater: Aspiration and Reality in the Life of the Church. Robert J. Suderman. Privately published with Tellwell, 2021, 120 pages. In this little…
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Retired church workers archive MC Canada history
Categories: Books & ResourcesThousands of files languish in the basement of Mennonite Church Canada’s Winnipeg office, holding decades of history but forgotten by many. Irene and Jack Suderman are bringing these records to…
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Writer’s struggles offer reassurance to young mothers
Categories: Books & ResourcesWhen it comes to motherhood, Shari Zook asks, “Why don’t we get more training for the hardest job of our lives? Why do we feel that we have to do…
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Podcast creator shares insights into his craft
Categories: Books & ResourcesKen Ogasawara counts it a “sacred gift” when he is trusted with another person’s story. As he shapes that into a podcast episode, he is mindful of “doing justice to…
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Book mixes Menno history, cocktail recipes
Categories: Books & ResourcesThere are countless Mennonite cookbooks, but last month saw the debut of what is likely the world’s very first Mennonite cocktail book. Menno-Nightcaps: Cocktails Inspired by that Odd Ethno-Religious Group…
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Creation care resource a timely tool for congregations
Categories: Web FirstSenior environmental studies students from The King’s University in Edmonton have compiled a creation care resource for Mennonite Church Canada congregations. “God’s Green Church: Becoming a Creation Care Congregation” is…
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The story behind a 500-year-old book
Categories: Web FirstThe Mennonite Library and Archives (MLA) at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. is inviting the public to view the oldest book in its collection, which celebrates its 500th birthday…
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CMU formalizes relationship with Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre
Categories: Web FirstLast month on Treaty One territory, where the forest meets the river and wild rice grows, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) and Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre (SSSC) exchanged bundles to honour…
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New book explores God’s vision for the church
Categories: Web FirstIn his new book, The Baby and the Bathwater: Aspiration and Reality in the Life of the Church, Robert J. Suderman, former general secretary for Mennonite Church Canada, makes a…
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In the headlines
Categories: EditorialMennonites are in the news. Since late September, various articles in the secular press have brought attention to Mennonites living in Canada. An Ontario production company is producing virtual tours…
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Tending the cairn
Categories: Feature ArticlesA public apology is one of many ways that a church may address past wrongs and those persons who have been harmed. Right now, for example, even following the apology…
