Opinion
My youngest son, Cai, has developed a passion for working out, so for Christmas he asked for a home gym. More specifically, an Olympic barbell, bumper plate weights, an adjustable... Read More
January 11, 2023 | Opinion | Troy Watson
When Sofia Samatar took an American literature class at Goshen (Ind.) College more than 20 years ago, she wrote a paper about Walt Whitman, who is sometimes called the “good grey... Read More
January 11, 2023 | Opinion | Shirley Hershey Showalter
Sometimes I wish the perennial efforts to wring some fresh meaning from amidst the hecticness of Advent would abate. It feels like open season for religious cliches and... Read More
December 21, 2022 | Editorial | Will Braun
“I spy with my little eye, something . . . .” Most of you probably know the game. It’s one that has become a fun and important little ritual for me and my three-year-old daughter... Read More
December 21, 2022 | Opinion | Caleb Kowalko
Bethlehem Bible College sits within walking distance of the birthplace of Jesus and about 200 metres from the eight-metre-high concrete wall that hems in Palestinians such as... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Editorial | Will Braun
Two views on ‘sweet solace’ Re: “ The sweet solace of polarization ” series, Oct. 3; Oct. 17; and Oct. 31. At the heart of the gospel message is the admonition of Jesus to “love... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion |
I’ve probably preached half a dozen sermons on “Doubting Thomas” over the last decade or so. Thomas shows up faithfully in the lectionary readings each year after Easter Sunday... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion | Ryan Dueck
Vern Ratzlaff, centre, worked much of his life within Mennonite institutions in western Canada and internationally, serving as a church pastor, Bible school teacher and radio... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
I have a friend named Stella (a pseudonym), who will soon be 89 years old. She recently informed me that she had just taken delivery of a new car. I quizzed her about the new car... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
Christmas is a difficult season for many people, myself included. As a Christian, I “should” be celebrating the birth of Jesus. The angels sing of “great joy” as the lowly and the... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion | Randy Haluza-DeLay
As I read through the accounts of the kings in the Bible, Uzziah’s story doesn’t strike me as being overly unique. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, at least for a... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion | Joshua Penfold
Inspired by J.S. Bach and his prolific contribution to church music, Carla Klassen’s These Songs We Sing is a lovely collection of 52 short meditations and reflections on... Read More
December 7, 2022 | Opinion | Reviewed by Janice Schroeder
Let me share some wishes for Canadian Mennonite , which are largely my prayer for the overall endeavour of faith. These are topics I’m drawn to and challenges I note. Tuesday... Read More
November 23, 2022 | Editorial | Will Braun
In a conversation with an educated religious scholar, Jesus agreed that the most important thing is to love God and love one’s neighbour as oneself. Then the scholar asked Jesus... Read More
November 23, 2022 | Opinion | Troy Watson
On a Monday in the fall of 2014, Christopher Clymer Kurtz was supposed to be teaching middle-school English, but was distracted with an idea for a song. On Tuesday of that week,... Read More
November 23, 2022 | Opinion | Anneli Loepp Thiessen
I am frequently asked, “What was it like to be in Indonesia for the Mennonite World Conference [MWC] assembly?” There are many possible answers, but today I want to focus on... Read More
November 23, 2022 | Opinion | Arli Klassen
There is a lot to take in on this photomontage of the Mennonite Brethren Church Choir from Badamsha, Kazakhstan—in Soviet parlance, a “closed city”—in 1971. Individual portraits... Read More
November 23, 2022 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing and Leonard G. Friesen
One of my farmers annually invites me for a combine ride to educate this city slicker on “Ag 101.” It’s a thrill to watch the header of the harvesting machine munch through swaths... Read More
November 23, 2022 | Opinion | Patty Friesen
The pastor of a big rural church asked me to preach about climate. He had read my article, “ Grace, guilt and CO2 .” But between the invocation and the worship leader’s call for... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Opinion | Will Braun
What should we do? I have watched with great interest the flight of Russian soldiers from Russia and Ukraine following Russian president Vladimir Putin’s conscription of men into... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Opinion |
I recently attended a performance by crys cole, a Berlin-based sound artist at a small art gallery in Winnipeg’s Exchange District. The piece performed that night was entitled “... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Opinion | Jeff Friesen
Ron J. Sider was an inspirational Canadian-American leader in the Christian community. It was his sermon at the Mennonite World Conference assembly in 1984 that spurred the... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
In the final days of October, Holly and I reached an anniversary. Recently a relative reminded us that, in 1972, five cousins headed to five altars with their partners. Marie, a... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
This month’s column is precipitated by two written events. In the recent article announcing Will Braun’s appointment as Canadian Mennonite ’s new editor, Braun says he “views the... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Opinion | Randolph Haluza-DeLay