With God, all things are possible
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen you pass by aboriginal people lying in the gutters on skid row, do you think that they are just “drunk Indians who need to get a job”? Participants of…
MC Canada shares the pain of Indian Residential School legacy
Categories: Feature ArticlesDelegates to Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2010 struggled with just how to confess systemic complicity in the Indian Residential School (IRS) survivors issue while not admitting to being directly abusive…
A first step towards healing
Categories: Feature ArticlesAs prayers began, a hush fell over the crowd and numerous people pointed to the sky. The great spirit, the eagle, hovered overhead. Surely it was a clear sign of…
How complicit are Mennonites in Residential School Abuse?
Categories: Feature ArticlesAs the Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners begin their five-year sojourn across Canada to hear the stories of those who suffered under the Indian Residential School (IRS) system, Mennonites may well…
Poplar Hill’s closure remembered
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe Poplar Hill (Ont.) Development School—the only Mennonite-affiliated school being officially looked at by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) currently making the rounds of Canadian communities—has been out of…
For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How involved is your congregation with Mennonite Church Canada? How do you get information about what MC Canada is doing? What would strengthen the connection between MC Canada and…
‘Reclaim the Name’ assembly theme song
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhen the Worship Committee for Assembly 2010 couldn’t find a song that captured the essence of the theme, “Reclaiming Jesus™: Gladly Wear the Name,” Chad Miller and Doug Klassen teamed…
Quilting for art and prayer
Categories: Feature ArticlesFor Bev Patkau, quilting is a labour of love, her fabric and thread a form of expression. Patkau had several quilts on display at the Mennonite Church Canada assembly art…
Financial trends: Healthy or worrisome?
Categories: Feature ArticlesCongregational giving is up, so why are donations to area and national church bodies falling? The steady increase in Mennonite congregational giving is worth celebrating. “We are one of the…
Peace in public is breaking out all over
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhat started out as a small Saskatchewan church’s 2008 resolution to take acts of peace public has become a fairly widespread Canadian campaign with people all over the world getting…
Bible Q & A
Categories: Feature ArticlesAfter leading three study sessions on Colossians 3:15-17, the Bible theme text for Assembly 2010—Reclaiming Jesus: Gladly Wear the Name—retiring general secretary Robert J. Suderman found himself on the “hot…
MCC plans for global change
Categories: Feature ArticlesMennonite Central Committee (MCC) is changing how it does its work, but not the work itself. That’s how Arli Klassen, MCC Binational executive director, described MCC’s process of streamlining and…
For Discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How much does your congregation support Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)? Has this changed over the years? What MCC projects have you participated in? How satisfied are the people of…
MCC has ‘a place for everyone’
Categories: Feature ArticlesHere are multiple stories of how Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) began. One tells of Clayton Kratz, a young man who went to Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, to attempt to distribute…
What is Canadian Peacemakers International?
Categories: Feature ArticlesWith an office in Edmonton, Alta., Dave Hubert, who founded Canadian Peacemakers International (CPI) in 1997 following a 23-year career in post-secondary education (including eight years as college president) and…
For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. Dick Benner writes that, “in Latino culture, time is not a commodity, but a gift to be enjoyed.” What experiences have you had with cultures that have a similar…
Contentment not measured in goods
Categories: Feature ArticlesContentment. What thought comes to your mind when you reflect on the word? Paul, the first-century evangelist and church planter, wrote about contentment on a number of occasions, connecting the…
‘I never thought I’d be a landowner’
Categories: Feature ArticlesHoracio Cardenes, 36, grins from ear to ear. His is one of 11 peasant families in a rural hillside village in northern Honduras that has just taken title to their…
Stories to tell
Categories: Feature ArticlesAfter welcoming us into her new home, Suad Saidam promptly excuses herself, re-emerging with ice-cold water bottles on a silver tray. In Arab cultures, guests are always served refreshments in…
A refugee helping refugees
Categories: Feature ArticlesFor Serge Kaptegaine, the opening ceremonies for Ref-Nyota, a new business venture that promotes the skills and talents of refugees, was an answer to prayer. The event was held at…
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