Mennonite Foundation of Canada (MFC) is about to make a big change. In October, we will become Abundance Canada. This decision did not come easily. Our process was both cautious... Read More
Opinion
In John 14:6, Jesus claims that he is the truth. What does this mean? I used to think that the truth of Christ was a set of doctrines I needed to believe in, but I’ve become... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
I was grateful for the opportunity to attend your biennial meeting in Saskatoon in early July. As always, I was impressed by the creativity expressed in your worship services and... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Ervin R. Stutzman
When Mennonites came to Ontario and western Canada in the 1920s, they were helped by the “Swiss” Mennonites, such as those from The First Mennonite Church in Vineland, Ont. The... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz / Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies
In reflecting on Assembly 2016 in Saskatoon, one thing is certain: We are entering a period of uncertainty in the life of Mennonite Church Canada and its area churches. The most... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Editorial |
What about the pastors who are forced to refrain from moonlighting? Re: “ Meet the pastors who moonlight ,” June 20, page 4. The flip side of the scenarios presented in this... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints |
After nine years of working together on the Being a Faithful Church (BFC) process, by an 85 percent majority, delegates at Assenbly 2016 in Saskatoon approved the BFC7... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints | Ryan Siemens
We have abandoned the battleground. In a hope-desiring but hope-diminishing article, columnist Robyn Urbeck asks: “How do we know when to stop praying for Orlando and Texas, and... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
Helen Warkentin was a long-term missionary to India from 1920 to 1957, and took many orphans ‘under her wing.’ She received support from family and friends back in Winkler, Man... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz
“ By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps ” (Psalm 137: 1-2). These familiar words from the Psalmist, cited by... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Editorial |
Use land for food production, not burying the dead For some time, I have wondered whether we are good stewards when we use precious real estate to bury our dead. I do not now own... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints |
In a much-anticipated assembly, delegates have clearly spoken on behalf of Mennonite Church Canada. After an eight-year Being a Faithful Church (BFC) process, delegates approved... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints | Willard Metzger
“What does a healthy congregation look like?” I asked a pastor friend recently. He responded by telling a story of how he had led his congregation through a contentious issue. In... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
In my childhood home, we had a unique red velveteen bag. When you pressed on the bag in the right place, you heard the sound of someone laughing, really guffawing. The recording... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints | Dori Zerbe Cornelsen
American architect Frank Lloyd Wright said, “The truth is more important than the facts.” I agree, although I’m not sure that I could explain why. What is the difference between... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
An Old Order Mennonite farmer in Waterloo Region, Ont., works the fields by horsepower in 1950, much as his 19th-century counterparts would have done. We take the cycle of the... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints | Laureen Harder-Gissing
What will be the tenor of the conversation at Assembly 2016 in Saskatoon? Writing this 12 days before more than 500 delegates and denominational leaders gather to consider... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Editorial |
‘Testing,’ ‘nudging’ on sexual issues has already occurred The Being a Faithful Church document being presented at the Mennonite Church Canada assembly recognizes that “we differ... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints |
What direction will Mennonite Church Canada and its area churches be going into the future after the assembly in Saskatoon? Will we become a more faithful church? Crucial to our... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints | Peter Rempel
The team I serve with is blessed by the presence of an 80-year-old saint. He has lived a full life, including serving in high levels of government, so he’s garnered significant... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
My son will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. Along with feelings of excitement and uncertainty over seeing him go to school, and the adjustment it’ll mean for our family,... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints | Katie Doke Sawatzky
Irene Klassen is pictured touring a sawmill at LaCrete, Alta., in September 2003, when the Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta meeting was held in the northern Alberta town... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints | Alice Unrau
When Susanna Toews arrived in Litzmannstadt, Poland, in 1944, she was already a member of the Nazi racial elite. Her native village in Ukraine had come under German occupation in... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints | Ben Goossen
As parents, you hope that you have done all that you can to nurture and encourage your children on their faith journey, and yet there is that inner voice telling you that you... Read More
June 28, 2016 | Viewpoints | Ev Buhr
One thing became very clear during the Future Directions Task Force conversation: In the imagination of most of us, Mennonite Church Canada is an “it” or a “they.” Currently, we... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints | Gerald Gerbrandt