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COVID clean-up leads to inspiring discovery
Categories: Books & ResourcesWhen COVID-19 hit in March, Doris Daley of Trinity Mennonite Church in De Winton, Alta., decided to clean the house. Many families, stuck at home, have taken this “unprecedented time”…
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‘The Daily Bonnet’ creator publishes book
Categories: Books & ResourcesAndrew Unger shot to fame after creating the Mennonite satire website, “The Daily Bonnet.” Now he is branching out, adding to his repertoire a longer feat: his first novel. Once…
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Living at ‘home together’
Categories: Books & ResourcesUsing the metaphor of home, a new book relates the history of the Menno Simons Centre, a residence community for university students in Vancouver for more than 30 years. ‘Home…
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Pastor channels love of stories into children’s books
Categories: Books & ResourcesWhen Kevin Drudge needed a children’s story for his church’s Sunday morning worship service, he decided to write one himself. But what began as a one-time occasion has become more…
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Fall 2020 List of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, Spirituality Born Again and Again: Jesus’ Call to Radical Transformation. Megan K. Westra. Herald Press, 2020, 226 pages. Westra examines the meaning of salvation, calling for radical transformation of…
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Artist ‘aims to empower’ with webinar logo
Categories: Web FirstWorking with the theme of “What we need is here,” young Canadian artist Dona Park of Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford, B.C. was commissioned to illustrate the logo and banner…
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GAMEO offers knowledge for everyone
Categories: Web FirstWhether you’re looking for historical background for an academic paper, a church anniversary story, or to confirm a detail like “when was the Mennonite World Conference Assembly held in Curitiba,…
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‘A public witness to God’s love’
Categories: Web FirstThe 12 Mennonite World Conference (MWC) regional representatives gather online every quarter to reflect on the struggles and joys of the Anabaptist churches in their regions. During its latest gathering,…
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Pandemic offers new opportunities for students
Categories: Web FirstThe pandemic this year has turned the master of theological study (MTS) program’s teaching model on its head. Conrad Grebel University College professors have adapted and, in some cases, entirely…
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EMU’s Democrats and Republicans collaborate
Categories: Web FirstTwo clubs at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., did their best to get out the vote this month ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election—and contrary to the fraught…
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Credentials terminated for theologian-academic-pastor
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church Eastern Canada recently terminated the ministerial credentials of John D. Rempel of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., following an investigation into complaints of ministerial sexual misconduct. The complaints were brought to…
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Before you share
Categories: Editorial“What is truth?” Pontius Pilate asked Jesus two thousand years ago. Today, as we read the newspaper, watch YouTube and TV news, listen to the radio, and scroll through social…
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Faith forged in disorientation
Categories: Feature ArticlesThis is an unprecedented time. Unprecedented—it’s a word we’re hearing a lot in the last few months. The sense of disorientation has been palpable, from eerily empty streets to new…
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Readers write: October 26, 2020 issue
Categories: OpinionVoluntary service important in cross-border interaction Re: “Cross-border interaction in decline since integration” letter, Sept. 14, page 9. I appreciated Fred Martin’s letter listing some of the lost relations between…
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Reaping what you sow
Categories: OpinionAs I finish off another growing season on the farm, I reflect on how things grew, what went well, and what to tweak for next year. Aside from our various…
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Brubacher House
Categories: OpinionWithin this Mennonite hearth, we can read an environmental history. By 1850, when John E. and Magdalena Brubacher built this house, the forest stands of southwestern Ontario were well on…
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The neighbourhood community
Categories: OpinionSince living in a pandemic that has suddenly limited indoor socializing, I have been particularly thankful for the neighbourhood friendships we’ve created. In March and April, when we were all…
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‘You must be a Mennonite!’
Categories: OpinionAs a young adult I entered a Mennonite college knowing little about Mennonites. I grew up (mostly) Baptist. I was astonished to hear people say over and over again, “You…
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Finding the ‘growth edge’ in our lives
Categories: OpinionMy focus on growth may seem strange during this difficult season we’re in, but I believe that the best way to get through this pandemic is by growing. My understanding…
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Anabaptist health network responds to COVID-19
Categories: News“We are bound together as a community not only through this global pandemic, but through our faith,” says Rick Stiffney, steering committee member of the Global Anabaptist Health Network. The…
