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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Inspired by ‘my second dad’
Categories: Feature ArticlesInspired by Western Canada’s prairie landscape and the ever-changing light in the sky there, Chai Bouphaphanh spends his leisure time exploring his surroundings through the lens of a camera. His…
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A history of private sponsorship
Categories: Feature ArticlesA new Immigration Act for Canada in 1976 included a provision for private sponsorship of refugees. A Mennonite Member of Parliament, Jake Epp from Steinbach, Man., had been advocating this…
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How to become a refugee sponsor
Categories: Feature ArticlesMennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario assists refugees who have suffered persecution, violence and human rights abuses to resettle in Canada through partnerships with churches and other constituencies. In partnership with…
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For Discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. What experiences have you or your congregation had in sponsoring refugees? What have been the most challenging and rewarding parts? What motivates a congregation to sponsor a refugee family?…
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From tension to cooperation
Categories: Feature ArticlesThis year the Mennonite Brethren Church is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a week-long celebration in B.C. in July. What have the MBs contributed to the wider Mennonite community during…
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Jacob D. Reimer’s tombstone discovered in Ukraine
Categories: Feature ArticlesOn a tour in Ukraine in October 2006, Gert and Katherine Martens experienced an emotional moment when a farmer in Oktaybreskoe removed a few planks from his wall and uncovered…
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Bert Loewen named to Order of Manitoba
Categories: Feature ArticlesAmong the 2010 recipients of the Order of Manitoba, the province’s highest honour, is Bert Loewen, a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church. The announcement was made on May 12…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. What is the relationship between the Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite Church Canada congregations in your community? Do you agree that the relationship between the MBs and other Mennonites has…
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How green is my MCC?
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhile Will Braun applauds Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) for its commitment to shrink its carbon footprint by 20 percent over the next 10 years, he wonders whether it is just…
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