Why give?
In early December, The Globe and Mail reported that the number of Canadians making charitable donations has dropped, the average age of donors has risen to 53, and the total amount donated to charity has fallen in the last two years. Shortly after this, it ran a series on the future of faith in Canada,…
A whole new game
We live in a complex and rapidly changing world, a world that brings about dramatic changes in family lives. Most of us have personal experience with one or more of the following: couples choosing to cohabit before marriage or as an alternative to it; divorce and blended families; same-sex intimate relationships; and decisions related to…
For discussion
1. Do you remember comments about physical appearance from when you were young? What attitude did your parents and family have about physical appearance? How did they communicate that attitude? How many mirrors do you have in your house today? 2. What do you think Jesus looked like? If you were drawing Jesus, what characteristics…
Yes, we are online
We do have a website, dear readers, a recently re-designed one, in fact. And we know many of you are reading Canadian Mennonite online. Our Google Analytics tell us that as many as 2,400 unique visitors a month are coming to the website for some 16,000 page views and staying an average of three minutes…
