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Herman Walde
Categories: OpinionHerman Walde stands in front of the sign of First Mennonite Church in Edmonton, where he served as pastor from 1963 to 1966. Historically, as Mennonites became more accepted, their…
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A precious gift
Categories: OpinionI visited an elderly friend in a small-town hospital. Gaining permission to see “Esther” (all names are pseudonyms) involved a slight untruth, but it was merely a sin of omission,…
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What does UN ‘peace’ mean?
Categories: Opinion“Making Peace with Nature” is the peculiar title of a scientific report recently tabled by the United Nations. That’s an attention-getting title for a peace-church eco-geek. My inquiring mind begs…
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Matters of life and death
Categories: OpinionI waffle a lot when it comes to death. Sometimes I welcome the idea, especially when faith in being united with Christ is high, when the weight of the world…
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Panel discussion explores economic justice
Categories: News“Loose the chains of injustice . . . set the oppressed free and break every yoke.” These words from Isaiah are not confined to dusty village squares thousands of years…
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MC Alberta ends fiscal year with $95K surplus
Categories: NewsBrenda Tiessen-Wiens, Mennonite Church Alberta’s moderator, said “Wow!” Peter Za Zor Sang, the secretary of the Calgary Chin Christian Church, kept repeatedly asking, “How blessed were we?” And Werner De…
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Canada-Colombia relations revived
Categories: NewsMennonites in Colombia and Canada are reinvigorating a 76-year-old relationship. It started last fall when Iglesias Cristianas Menonitas de Colombia (IMCOL)—the Colombian conference of 25 congregations—shared a statement about violence, suffering…
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‘Think of others first’
Categories: NewsWith some Fraser Valley congregations insisting on their right to meet for public worship during the current pandemic, Mennonite Church B.C. leadership is encouraging its churches to follow current COVID-19…
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‘Covid composition’ wins Chronos competition
Categories: PeopleWhen the novel coronavirus pandemic broke out last spring, shutting down so many activities, Leonard Enns gave himself a challenge: to write a short choral work of three to four…
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Finding connection through communion cups
Categories: Books & ResourcesWhat does one do with a cracker box full of used communion cups? This was the dilemma facing Lois Siemens as she drove from Saskatoon to Winnipeg in July 2016.…
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Stories give insight into refugee experience
Categories: Books & ResourcesCanadians who sponsor refugees often discover that the task comes with surprises and challenges. This collection of essays provides insight into Canada’s changing refugee policy and how difficult it can…
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A wizard, a child, a goblin and grief
Categories: Books & ResourcesA new book invites readers to explore themes of loss and grief while imagining their own story. Once a Wizard is a wordless children’s book created by Winnipeg author and illustrator…
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Spring 2021 List of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, Spirituality The End of Religion: Encountering the Subversive Spirituality of Jesus, Expanded Edition. Bruxy Cavey. Herald Press, 2020, 375 pages. Cavey has updated and added five new chapters…
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Margaret Ediger dead at 87
ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Margaret Ediger, 87, died Dec. 18, 2020, at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. She was born Oct 29, 1933, in Rosetown, Sask., Canada, to Marie (Unger) and William Voght. Margaret…
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Digital corner
Categories: Books & ResourcesTo watch “Who cares? The elderly among us… ” (length 1:27:30). In the light of COVID-19, a panel explores how the pandemic has challenged systems that care for elders and…
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How to join the MWC family
Categories: Web First“Hello. How can I join you?” This question often comes through the social media accounts of Mennonite World Conference (MWC). But what does it mean to be a member of…
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New MCC dignity kits offer support for vulnerable women and girls
Categories: Web FirstThe newest Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) resource kit will support vulnerable women and girls with dignity. The new dignity kit contains hygiene and sanitary items tailored for women and girls…
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Making welcoming spaces for all
Categories: Web First – OpinionWhen I was a pastor, I learned we had a few young people with autism in our youth group. In order to begin creating an environment that felt more comfortable,…
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Former ‘Courier’ editor dies
Milka Rindzinski was born in Uruguay in 1932 to an immigrant father and died on March 5, 2021. She served Courier/Correo/Courrier magazine from 1992 to 2008 and attended every Mennonite…
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The good news of ‘holy terror’
In our Holy Week journey toward the cross, we already know that the story ends with the good news of resurrection. But Mark gives us a different take on Jesus’…
