News & Stories
In his “Remembering Jack” soliloquy at Jack Dueck’s memorial service, the famous Mennonite novelist and writer, Rudy Wiebe, termed his friend, “a very large and complex human... Read More
December 24, 2014 | God at work in Us | By Cal Redekop
Directed by Francis Lawrence. Screenwriters: Peter Craig and Danny Strong. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. A Color Force/Lionsgate release, 2014. Rated PG-13. “... Read More
December 24, 2014 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Vic Thiessen
For the second time in four months Mennonite World Conference issued an urgent appeal for prayer, this time for the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria... Read More
December 23, 2014 | Web First |
Mennonite World Conference is seeking gifted vocalists to join the International Vocal Ensemble for the Pennsylvania 2015 Assembly. This ensemble will lead congregational singing... Read More
December 19, 2014 | Web First |
Mennonite World Conference is establishing a prayer network, recognizing the importance of prayer as preparations are made for PA 2015, the global Assembly being planned for July... Read More
December 19, 2014 | Web First | Phyllis Pellman Good
It’s not just you. The news was been particularly bad last year. Islamic State is gaining ground, while videos of beheadings and other violence circulate online. In the same... Read More
December 18, 2014 | Web First | Emily Loewen
As a youth group leader at Trinity Baptist Church in Kelowna, B.C., I know how difficult it can be to capture young people’s imaginations. But when the Color, a Christian rock... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Young Voices | Nicole Block
Early this past October, I sat with a cup of peppermint tea in a church in the small town of Cobridge, England. The church had four walls, long windows and high ceilings. In place... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Young Voices | Ellery Penner
It’s been 25 years since a Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly has been held in North America, but next year Mennonites from all over the world will congregate in Harrisburg... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
“Do more. Be more.” These words sound a little like the mantra of a motivational speaker. They are, in fact, the name given to a new five-year strategic fundraising plan for... Read More
December 10, 2014 | God at work in the Church | Story and photo by Donna Schulz
For the past year-and-a-half, residents of Winnipeg have watched as Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) built a pedestrian bridge linking its north and south campuses over a busy... Read More
December 10, 2014 | God at work in the Church | Story and photos by Evelyn Rempel Petkau
To celebrate its 50th anniversary Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Manitoba planned an event to be held on Nov. 15, 2014, at the Immanuel Pentecostal Church in Winnipeg, a venue... Read More
December 10, 2014 | God at work in the World |
The landmark event was intended, in part, to promote reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. That goal will likely be achieved to a far greater extent than organizers... Read More
December 10, 2014 | God at work in the World | By Will Braun
“Regardless of our perspectives on ‘just war’ and pacifism, as Christians we are all united in our desire for peace and justice in our community and around the world,” says... Read More
December 10, 2014 | God at work in the World | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
“We’re not meant to save the world; we’re meant to leave it.” So says the protagonist of Interstellar , a grand science fiction epic from Christopher Nolan. One of Hollywood’s... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Vic Thiessen
Karl Kessler and Sunshine Chen openly admit to being inspired by Harvey Wang’s New York, a 1990 book of photographic “portraits of men and women in vanishing jobs and professions... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Artbeat | By Dave Rogalsky
"Whatever you believe, there is something about the way words and music combine that allows us to see beauty, find comfort and connect with history.” This is the essence of the “... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Artbeat | By Janice Schroeder
Combining their gifts for words and pictures, two Mennonite Church Canada pastors who are long-time friends have produced a 2015 inspirational daybook. Lois Siemens, pastor of... Read More
December 10, 2014 | Back Page | By Amy Dueckman
Canadian Mennonite University will celebrate the grand opening of Marpeck Commons, CMU’s new library, learning commons, and bridge, on Sat., Nov. 29, 2014. The public is invited... Read More
November 28, 2014 | Web First |
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers often describe their service as being “the hands and feet of Jesus.” During the weekend of Nov. 21-23, those hands—and backs—were... Read More
November 25, 2014 | Web First | Barbara Weaver
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has invited its member churches and partners to join the World YWCA campaign “NoXcuses for Violence against Women.” “There is no excuse for... Read More
November 25, 2014 | Web First | World Council of Churches
Bobby Switzer did not grow up going to church or singing, but he has become passionate about hymns and congregational music since coming to Goshen College four years ago. When he... Read More
November 21, 2014 | Web First |
Every Sunday after church, a woman in my congregation hands out candy to children in Sunday school who can recite a Bible verse from memory. My guess is that the goal is to... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
Most university students use reading week to study or go on a quick vacation, but not the members of Pocket Change, a Winnipeg rock band. While their peers were hitting the books... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
Ben Borne, 24, who self-identifies as gay, was talking to Krista Loewen and Joe Heikman, his co-pastors and friends, after attending a Mennonite Church Saskatchewan meeting to... Read More
November 19, 2014 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen