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
Opinion
“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
I have always been part of the Mennonite world, having been called to Jesus Christ in my early years; active in the fellowship of the church throughout my youth; and trained by... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints | Waldemar Regier
We expect a lot from our pastors, especially the part-time ones who are forced to be bi-vocational. They speak candidly about their roles and their congregation’s expectations in... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Editorial |
Reading the gospels led reader to ‘faith in a living Christ’ Re: “ The Bible is full of shortcomings and biases ” letter, May 9, page 10. As a Christian who is new to the... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints |
In a recent Bible study, we were looking at John 20 where Jesus appeared to the disciples. Gathered behind locked doors, Jesus appeared in the midst of them and said, “Peace be... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints | Willard Metzger
A long time ago, my high school physics teacher defined work as moving something from one place to another. “You could work all day trying to move a boulder,” he expanded, “and if... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
Alexander Fast (1888-1942), front row right, and his second wife Selinde Fast (1894-1973) fled to Germany from Russia during the Russian Revolution and were immigrants to Canada... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz
In an article entitled “Has militant atheism become a religion?” published on Salon.com (March 24, 2013), primatologist Frans de Waal writes, “In my interactions with religious... Read More
June 15, 2016 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
Prospects for an intense conversation on several issues appear to be gaining traction for our upcoming assembly in Saskatoon in July. The agenda features the conclusion of the... Read More
June 1, 2016 | Editorial |
Recommendation of same-sex inclusion will lead to exodus Re: “ It could soon be ‘time to run’ ” letter, April 25, 2016, page 10. This letter refers to the upcoming Assembly 2016... Read More
June 1, 2016 | Viewpoints |
Mennonites are blessed with traditions and aspirations that many admire: nonviolent peacemaking, mutual aid, voluntarism, relief efforts, generosity and so on. But these values... Read More
June 1, 2016 | Viewpoints | Tim Froese
“Don’t cry over spilled milk.” This little English phrase must have been coined by a parent watching her child pour milk into a cup. When our emerging independence turns to “... Read More
June 1, 2016 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler