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Dreaming of a good night’s sleep
Categories: OpinionTo some, rest is a four-letter word. There are a myriad of reasons why people avoid sleep: some restrict it in a counterproductive attempt to increase work output; others devalue…
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Helena Reimer
Categories: OpinionTo celebrate Manitoba’s 150th birthday, the Trailblazer’s Award was established. Helena Reimer (1905-1993) of Steinbach, Man., was a recipient. Reimer was a nurse, educator, administrator and a pioneer. She was…
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Saying goodbye, then hello again
Categories: OpinionFrom 1992 to ’95 I worked at Rosthern (Sask.) Junior College as dean in the men’s dormitory. It was my first step away from the farm. I was 40 when…
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Vaccination colonialism
Categories: OpinionSome of us are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, and more are on lists, anxiously waiting for supplies to become more robust, and hoping dearly that the end of the pandemic…
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Whoever has a nose, let them smell
Categories: OpinionIt was the first Sunday of Advent and we had lit a single candle in our living room as part of our online worship service. Our Advent wreath was neatly…
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Mennonites in Myanmar facing desperate situation
Categories: NewsAmid mass protests, lethal military response and UN warnings of Myanmar becoming a “new Syria,” one Mennonite source in the country said, “We are in darkness, full of fear and…
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Why not a letter?
Categories: News“Let us consider how we may spur one another toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one…
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MC Eastern Canada looks to where God is calling the church
Categories: NewsHow is the church like kimchi? At Mennonite Church Eastern Canada’s spring gathering, held virtually on April 23 and 24, many of the more than 250 in attendance tried making…
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Zoar Mennonite closes after 111 years
Categories: News“It was not a sudden oh-my-goodness-what-are-we-going-to-do conversation,” says Liz Baerwald of her church’s decision to close. As she sees it, the conversation began more than a decade ago. When long-serving…
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Artist explores faith through scrap-metal sculpting
Categories: PeopleOld agricultural equipment left to languish in junkyards or alongside highways gets a second life in Don Engbrecht’s workshop. He has created approximately 200 works over the 20 years he…
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Stand by me
Categories: Focus on Mental HealthWith one in five Canadians experiencing mental illness in any year, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association, it is likely that most people might be called upon to support…
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‘A fine line between surviving and falling apart’
Categories: Focus on Mental HealthOver the past year, everyone—pastors included—found themselves in situations requiring problem solving and emotional fortitude. Pastor Ken Tse, from Edmonton Christian Life Community Church, talks about the stress of seeking…
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Let’s talk about our generosity
Categories: Web FirstLori Guenther Reesor, a speaker, writer and consultant on stewardship practices for churches and charities, released her first book this spring. Growing a Generous Church: A Year in the Life…
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During the pandemic, MDS-MCC project ‘shows God’s leading’
Categories: Web FirstDoing Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteer work in Canada during a pandemic isn’t easy—as members of the MDS Ontario Unit know only too well. Volunteers in that province were excited…
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Making connections through paska
Categories: Web FirstNutana Park Mennonite Church in Saskatoon came up with a creative way to celebrate Easter and care for their congregation at the same time. They called the event a paska…
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Peace Africa nurtures relationships between Christians and Muslims
Categories: Web First“Peace Africa explores how the global Mennonite community can support peacebuilding initiatives between Christians and Muslims in African countries,” says Tany Warkentin, Mennonite Church Canada’s liaison to ministry in Africa.…
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Raise hard truths and turn toward healing
Categories: Web FirstIn their new book Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization (Cascade Books, 2021), authors and life partners Elaine Enns and Ched Myers confront hard truths about settler complicity…
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Words and community
Categories: EditorialHow can helpful, respectful conversation happen in the church? Who can speak? What are they allowed to say? How can words cause harm? These questions emerge from time to time…
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Phoebe, the bright one
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe Epistle to the Romans has been called the Apostle Paul’s great masterwork, the summing up of all his thought. It is a rich, dense and complex work of theology…
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Readers write: April 26, 2021 issue
Categories: OpinionThe value of solar power Re: “Avoiding an environmental shipwreck,” March 29, page 4. A few comments related to Tim Wiebe-Neufeld’s feature on reducing his carbon footprint by using solar…
