My ears perked up at a recent seminar when a leader began to speak about crucial conversations. He defined such conversations as ones whose stakes are high, opinions vary and... Read More
Opinion
Helping people give money away over the past 15 years has been a tremendously rewarding part of my work at Mennonite Foundation of Canada. Many of these generous people are from... Read More
March 25, 2015 | Viewpoints | Mike Strathdee
“I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my... Read More
March 25, 2015 | Viewpoints | Russel Snyder-Penner
So what does the Bible say about thin places? Interestingly enough, in our Scriptures the human story begins in a thin place: the Garden of Eden. Regardless of one’s theology, and... Read More
March 25, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
So how are we doing 490 years later? We who anchor our faith expression in what has come to be called Anabaptism over nearly five centuries now number 1.7 million all over the... Read More
March 11, 2015 | Editorial |
Which spirit drives the gay marriage discussion? Re: “ A biblical and better way ,” and “ It felt like a big deal . . . it was so powerful ,” Jan. 19, pages 4 and 13, respectively... Read More
March 11, 2015 | Viewpoints |
Most humans really do not like conflict. We often see it as the brokenness of a relationship. Especially as the church, we desire relationship, we desire wholeness. And conflict... Read More
March 11, 2015 | Viewpoints | Rianna Isaak
My life is great viewing. Tonight I watched my one-year-old meticulously pick through a small box of knick-knacks looking for something she could treasure. I wanted to interrupt,... Read More
March 11, 2015 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
I’m in the thick of it. I had my second child earlier this year and life is still in the process of reordering itself. The predictable schedule went out the window and is slowly... Read More
March 11, 2015 | Viewpoints | Katie Doke Sawatzky
There is so much to be done. Extra demands at home and at work. More time with the family. Keeping up with an exercise program. Planning the next holiday. Time out with friends... Read More
March 11, 2015 | Viewpoints | Elsie Wiebe with Kathy Giesbrecht
“Many members are not happy with the direction and general content of the magazine,” writes a Mennonite pastor, in a solicited follow-up note after one of his members cancelled... Read More
February 25, 2015 | Editorial |
‘A biblical and better way’ is neither Re: “ A biblical and better way ,” Jan. 19, page 4. I was saddened and disappointed with Ronald J. Sider’s feature article. I have much... Read More
February 25, 2015 | Viewpoints |
Summer is an exciting time, and one that most of us tend to look forward to. Warm temperatures, long weekends at the lake or on the porch, summer sports, and, for many in the... Read More
February 25, 2015 | Viewpoints | Kirsten Hamm-Epp
I mostly managed to ignore it the first time it came around. But now when I go to the movies, there are huge, impossible-to-miss posters blaring the news that a film has been made... Read More
February 25, 2015 | Viewpoints |
A number of people glanced over as they passed the elderly woman working in her front lawn. She had finished planting flowers in the garden and was now struggling to plant a... Read More
February 25, 2015 | Viewpoints | Harold Penner
I’ve always been intrigued with “thin places” long before I ever heard the term “thin place.” Since childhood, I’ve been curiously drawn to old churches, temples, cathedrals,... Read More
February 25, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
While personally rejuvenated from my four-month sabbatical, I am saddened to come back to a faith community that seems wounded and immobilized with what one of our interim editors... Read More
February 11, 2015 | Editorial |
Conscience Canada offers ‘peace tax’ alternative to taxpayers Current global events feel overwhelming. Here we are on a globe that seems to be rolling down a mountain, swelling... Read More
February 11, 2015 | Viewpoints |
The Pharisees were Jesus’ nemesis, his constant sparring partners, fellow citizens who conspired eagerly against him. The Pharisees (spit) are the bad guys in the story even as it... Read More
February 11, 2015 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
As I scan the directory of pastors and congregations in our area church, I am inspired and immensely grateful. I know that very fine pastoral leadership is happening. I know that... Read More
February 11, 2015 | Viewpoints | Jerry Buhler
Before things “broke badly” for the actor Bryan Cranston, he was in a great family TV show called Malcolm in the Middle. If you’ve seen it, you will remember the catchy theme song... Read More
January 28, 2015 | Editorial | Henry Krause
When I first started hanging out with Mennonites in the 1990s, I noticed a lot of them talked more about the Sermon on the Mount than the cross. They seemed to have a different... Read More
January 28, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
This past December I learned that many Catholic churches designate the Sunday following Christmas as “the feast of the Holy Family.” It’s a relatively new designation, officially... Read More
January 28, 2015 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
The practice of regularly passing the collection plate in churches has only been around for about 100 years, and thankfully it replaced church revenue streams such as the annual... Read More
January 28, 2015 | Viewpoints | Dori Zerbe Cornelsen
My recent project, a downloadable study booklet called “Come Lord Jesus, be our Host,” inspired me to dig more deeply into the table manners of Jesus. I’m not referring to how he... Read More
January 28, 2015 | Viewpoints | Elsie Rempel