‘Open invitation’ leaves reader saddened and disturbed Re: “Come out: An open invitation,” Oct. 13, page 14.Read More
Opinion
“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
Mainstream Mennonites tend to be doers. We have been taught to work hard and take satisfaction from getting things done, whether that is fixing up houses through Mennonite... Read More
October 8, 2014 | Editorial | Barb Draper
Love our enemies because we worship the same God Re: “‘ Global caliphate’ a Muslim goal, not a myth '” letter, Sept. 1, page 15. It is my prayer that someday we will all come to... Read More
October 8, 2014 | Viewpoints |
When it comes to graphic design and communications, everyone has an opinion. It’s nearly impossible to please everyone, but we live in a day and age when we must engage in design... Read More
October 8, 2014 | Viewpoints | Aften Thiessen
The New Testament speaks of time in two ways: there is chronos (chronology, the movement of time by clock and calendar), and there is kairos (the opportune time, the right moment... Read More
October 8, 2014 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
One of the many challenges that are common to most new churches is leadership. Those who have decided to be part of Mennonite Church Canada’s area churches are not immune. This... Read More
October 8, 2014 | Viewpoints | Fanosie Legesse
In a chapter on “Sabbath” in her book An Altar to the World, Barbara Brown Taylor confesses to “holy envy” of how the Jews practise the Sabbath, beginning with a proper Friday... Read More
September 24, 2014 | Editorial | Dick Benner
Reader addresses what he believes are ‘inaccuracies’ Re: “ From milk and honey to a land of rubble ,” Aug. 18, page 4. There are a several inaccuracies in this article that need... Read More
September 24, 2014 | Viewpoints |
It’s disturbing that the “religious industrial complex” is cashing in on the desperation of many churches today. It’s common for struggling churches to look to more “successful”... Read More
September 24, 2014 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson