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Learning fluency step by step
Categories: Feature ArticlesRecovering a lost language or learning to speak a language doesn’t happen overnight. But a desire to learn will unbolt the door—swinging it wide open—and fill our lungs with sparkling…
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Readers write: July 19, 2021 issue
Categories: OpinionBeware of pulling up the crop with the weeds Re: “Author, bookstore owner dispute ‘censorship’ claim,” June 7, page 21. Censorship versus freedom of speech is a hot topic in…
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‘It is so good to connect!’
Categories: Opinion“It is so good to connect with each other.” In my role as executive minister of Mennonite Church Alberta, I have heard this sentiment expressed many times in many different…
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Cairn unveiled
Categories: OpinionHochstadt, Man., near Altona was the location of the first delegate meeting of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (CMC) in 1903. A cairn was unveiled in July 1978 at…
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A pretty big leap for Arthur
Categories: OpinionIt’s Friday. I drive to Rosthern, Sask., and pull in at the Good Neighbours Food Centre, where I will spend the day volunteering. My task, besides praying before the doors…
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Is it moral to bike?
Categories: OpinionWhat is a bike to you: Exercise? A commuter vehicle? Opportunity for a family outing? Tool for close-by errands? A connection to simple living? Related to your spirituality? One day,…
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Discovering my dross
Categories: OpinionI remember singing in various youth-group settings the once popular, and now dated-sounding, worship song, “Refiner’s Fire.” Admittedly, I never really took the time to ponder the metaphor of being…
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Former Mennonite church building vandalized
Categories: News“When I first saw it, I thought, ‘We might as well burn it down.’” says Patty Neufeld, of the former Horse Lake Mennonite Church building. “It was really depressing.” The…
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B.C. churches welcome in-person gatherings
Categories: NewsFollowing the recent move to Stage 3 of the provincial Covid Restart Plan, some Mennonite Church B.C. congregations are gladly worshipping in person once again. In a letter to member…
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Ribbon cutting celebrates capital project’s success
Categories: NewsAfter two years of construction, a pandemic, and a decade of dreaming and planning, Conrad Grebel University College’s new kitchen and renovated dining room are complete. More than a thousand…
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Velo Renovation reimagines construction in the climate-crisis era
Categories: NewsIf you see someone cycling in Winnipeg, toting behind them stacks of lumber, buckets of paint or even a ladder, it’s probably a member of Velo Renovation. They are used…
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Grandma’s soup expressed love and care
Categories: PeopleMy grandmother’s chicken noodle soup was the stuff of legends. My father has told me that when he was a young boy, his mother would make chicken noodle soup for…
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Grandma’s chicken noodle soup
Categories: PeopleMy grandmother didn’t write down her recipe, but my aunts put their heads together to recall how Grandma made her chicken noodle soup. I received lots of help from my…
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Living ‘in a prophetic way’
Categories: PeopleMennonites across Alberta know her. Her heart for Muslims and those who are newcomers to Canada is well known. She has fed hundreds of refugees and immigrants over the past…
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MDS in Shenandoah Valley celebrates creativity of volunteers during pandemic
Categories: Web FirstDozens of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers in Harrisonburg, Virginia gathered for a picnic in May to celebrate the creative ways they had responded to community needs during the pandemic.…
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Is church online for good?
Categories: Web First – Opinion“We’re all going through the same storm, but we’re not all in the same boat. Context is everything.” These words, spoken by a North American pastor, address the divergent responses…
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Voices Together and creation care
If you are anything like me, you are missing singing hymns as a congregation during this pandemic. Hymns are such a vital part of expressing our faith. We find comfort…
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Watch: MCI students express hope through dance
Categories: Web FirstSet aside those tired clichés about Mennonites and dancing, and enjoy an inspired performance by the dance class at Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna, Man. To mark the end of…
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What makes you happy?
Categories: Opinion“So . . . what’s next??” The dreaded question for every graduate. It’s been a few years (plus a few more!) since I graduated from high school and university, but…
