Early in the new year many congregations hold their annual general meetings. This is often the time when various leadership positions and volunteer roles are confirmed. But how... Read More
Opinion
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December 24, 2014 | Viewpoints |
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was toward God.” I remember vividly the moment in an introductory Greek class that this sentence surprised me. We were asked to... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Editorial | Les Klassen Hamm
Feature takes us ‘where we need to go’ Re: “ What is truth? ” feature, Oct. 27, page 4. I want to thank writer Dave Rogalsky and Canadian Mennonite very much for this excellent... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Viewpoints |
This is my seventh year living in Canada. My transition from Japan to Canada wasn’t easy, since I love my country and my family. I especially love the church where I became a... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Viewpoints | Rie Neufeld
I have a goatee. I’ve had it for a while and, as my wife reminds me, my kids can’t even remember me without it. I can barely remember me without it. So, given that I’m already... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
When I was a child, my mother used to bake buns every Saturday. It seemed to me that she would make hundreds of them. She baked so that on Sunday we could have faspa. There was... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Viewpoints | Ken Warkentin
Several years ago, a fellow pastor sighed in resignation as we talked about the approach of Advent, a pastor’s workload equivalent to an accountant’s tax season. “I don’t like... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Editorial | Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
‘Open invitation’ leaves reader saddened and disturbed Re: “Come out: An open invitation,” Oct. 13, page 14.Read More
November 19, 2014 | Viewpoints |
“When the disciples saw him they worshipped him, but some of them doubted.” That’s how the disciples responded to the risen Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (28:17). So what were... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
What is central to our relationship with God in Christ through the Holy Spirit? Do we experience vitality in this relationship? What happens when we encounter people who can’t, or... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Viewpoints | Norm Dyck
The best moment of my Sunday school teaching career happened when the children were nearly stumped by a question. My co-teacher began the Bible lesson by asking the 8- to 10-year-... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
I didn’t grow up in a home steeped in Christian heritage. Instead, my childhood includes only a handful of memories that involve the church or religion. But in 1980, that all... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Viewpoints | Peter Dryden
Among other shifting sands in the Mennonite world is how we view our relationship to the state, moving from a stance of a nonviolent witness but not participation, to one of... Read More
November 5, 2014 | Editorial | Dick Benner
If lesbians can’t be ordained is there still a place for ordination? Re: “MC U.S.A. will not recognize pastors in same-sex unions,” Sept. 15, page 19. The controversy as it... Read More
November 5, 2014 | Viewpoints |
My mother sternly warned me against doing such a thing, and I’m sure I echoed her feelings to my children and grandchildren as they grew up. Yet, as the years flew by, I had a... Read More
November 5, 2014 | Viewpoints | By Phyllis Ramer
For most of my life, I’ve driven to church. Growing up in Regina, the Alliance church I attended was a 15-minute drive away. In Winnipeg, while living at Canadian Mennonite... Read More
November 5, 2014 | Viewpoints | Katie Doke Sawatzky
Do you remember playing Follow the Leader? Do you recall the squabbles over who got to lead? Most everyone wanted to set the pace and be the example at some point. I’m intrigued... Read More
November 5, 2014 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
I had the privilege of spending the first week of October on a learning tour in the United Kingdom with eight young adult leaders from Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. The... Read More
November 5, 2014 | Viewpoints | Jeff Steckley
Several months ago, our editor heard complaints from someone who wanted Canadian Mennonite to stop carrying letters to the editor because letters often cause too much friction. A... Read More
October 22, 2014 | Editorial | Virginia Hostetler
Communitas follows in the footsteps of L’Arche founder Re: “ Good work ” and “ Differently gifted ,” Sept. 1, pages 4 and 8. I am writing to thank you for your recent articles by... Read More
October 22, 2014 | Viewpoints |
A curious lyric caught my attention as I was listening to “Don’t Swallow the Cap,” a song by The National, a melancholic indie rock band: “I have faith but don’t believe it.” What... Read More
October 22, 2014 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
Pride goeth before a fall, I ruefully thought last month, as I limped away from the place where I had taken a nasty tumble. I fell in the Detroit airport just before stepping onto... Read More
October 22, 2014 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
I remember a special gift from my Grandpa: a $20 bill in a Christmas card. It came with one instruction: Grandpa had to see my purchase. It was a lot of money for a 10-year old!... Read More
October 22, 2014 | Viewpoints | Sherri Grosz
Part of my role in overseeing Mennonite Church Canada’s assemblies includes reading every word on assembly feedback forms. As I reviewed the 128 forms we received this year—a... Read More
October 22, 2014 | Viewpoints | Vic Thiessen