Where might you find coffee grounds, potato skins and egg shells mixed with meat, napkins and leftover spaghetti? Typically, beside other garbage in the dump. In fact, for years,... Read More
News & Stories
Kenton Lobe, left, and Megan Klassen-Wiebe harvest basil at the urban Canadian Mennonite University Community Shared Agriculture farm.
“The health of the land is probably the best indicator of the health of the covenant between God and God’s people.”Read More
March 13, 2013 | Focus On | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Young chicken farmer Colin Brown of Carstairs, Alta., holds a Light Brahma chick in his hand. Note the feathered feet common to the type.
Not many aspiring Alberta farmers find inspiration in Hawaii, but that is exactly what happened for 11-year-old Colin Brown of Carstairs, Alta. While on a family vacation three... Read More
March 13, 2013 | Focus On | Story and Photo by Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
My cousin Arthur’s book about clocks of the Russian Mennonites, and about Kroeger clocks in particular, is the result of a life-long labour. He is the last in a Krueger/Kroeger... Read More
March 13, 2013 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Henry A. Regier
Nolan Andres, left, puts on a Conrad Grebel University College tie given him by Paul Penner, Grebel’s director of operations, at the Feb. 20 fête honouring Andres as he leaves PeaceWorks Technology Solutions, which he founded 17 years ago.
In his first year working in information technology (IT) in 1996, Nolan Andres was living at Conrad Grebel University College and his roommate was Tim Miller Dyck, later to become... Read More
March 13, 2013 | God at work in Us | Story and Photo by Dave Rogalsky
Canadians of European ancestry generally don’t pay much attention to the benefits and advantages they enjoy because of their skin colour. So says Sue Eagle, a director of... Read More
March 13, 2013 | God at work in the World | Story and Photo by Gladys Terichow
Lee Dyck, left, the new moderator of Mennonite Church B.C., talks with Ray Cymbaluk of Crossroads Community Church, Chilliwack, at the area church’s annual delegate sessions.
Mennonite Church B.C. managed to accomplish in one day what used to take two.Read More
March 13, 2013 | God at work in the Church | Story and Photo by Amy Dueckman
Craig Neufeld, as Jesus, tells the parable of the Sower and the Seed during one of the worship sessions at last month's annual delegate session. Organizers chose to use a lot of Scripture as one way of 'dusting off the Bible,' says Jerry Buhler, area church minister.
At times, there seemed to be more questions than answers. But for those in attendance at the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan delegate sessions at the end of February, there was also... Read More
March 13, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Karin Fehderau
Stuart Murray Williams, keynote speaker at last month’s Mennonite Church Manitoba annual delegate session, chats with Byron Rempel-Burkholder about what the future may hold for the area church.
Mennonite Church Manitoba is at a critical juncture as it faces issues that reflect changing times.Read More
March 13, 2013 | God at work in the Church | Story and Photo by Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Allaby
Gordon Allaby is grateful for the services his wider church provides. But he is deeply concerned about how charitable giving is changing.Read More
March 13, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Dan Dyck
When I interviewed her in her studio overlooking Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District, artist Chantel Mierau was hard at work putting together materials for her first-ever solo... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
On my recent two-week visit to Palestine/Israel, I had the pleasure of meeting the renowned author and archbishop, Elias Chacour. Referring to the Israeli occupation of his... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Young Voices | Kayla Drudge
Doubt is common to everyone, but it seems to be especially so for young adults, since we are the ones who are starting our own independent lives and have uncertainties about our... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Young Voices | J.D. Dueckman
“This will be my last year!” say the 16-year-olds, sadly bemoaning the fact that after this summer they will be too old for Ontario Mennonite Music Camp, held each summer at... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Focus On | By Ingrid Loepp Thiessen
With its very name meaning “place of refuge” in the local Salish dialect and its location on Sto:lo territory, Camp Squeah has always felt an innate connection with first nations... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Focus On | By Amy Dueckman
‘Mudfest’ is a popular activity at Glenbrook Day Camp.
As a parent, you know that for your son or daughter to be successful in life they need to be well rounded. They need to be strong academically, but also socially, emotionally,... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Focus On | By Eric Musselman
Nathan Warkentin leads a lakeside worship service at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp.
“I’m a better person when I get home from camp.”Read More
February 27, 2013 | Focus On | By Dave Erb
I-J Bellamy climbs Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp’s rock wall.
As Hidden Acres prepared to introduce and inform our many supporters about our new Camper Subsidy Fund at our 50th anniversary benefit concert I had a few butterflies in my... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Focus On | By Tina Wheaton
Toews (left) and Manzullo-Thomas (right)
Last year, the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) General Council approved a global communication strategy calling for changes in the reach, frequency, form and content of the... Read More
February 27, 2013 | Artbeat | Mennonite World Conference
Block
Bill Block has more than 1,300 sermons that sit in his bottom filing cabinet drawer, evidence of his many years of working for the Mennonite church as a pastor, chaplain and... Read More
February 27, 2013 | God at work in Us | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Mar Elias High School students Sally Dabbah, left, and Miyas Nassar, right, are pictured with Westgate Mennonite Collegiate student Avery Letkemann during a recent visit from Israel/Palestine. Letkemann and other Westgate students will be making a return visit to Israel later this year.
The hallways at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate in Winnipeg were abuzz with excitement. Eight students and their teacher, Emil Haloun, had arrived from Mar Elias High School in... Read More
February 27, 2013 | God at work in the World | Story and Photo by Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Speakers at this year’s Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand conference include, from left, Dave Andrews, who has lived among marginalized people groups for more than 30 years, and Nora Amath, chair of Australian Muslim Advocates for the Rights of All Humanity.
Jan. 26 is Australia Day, the equivalent of Canada Day. Over the Australia Day weekend the Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand held its biennial conference in... Read More
February 27, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Mark S. Hurst and Nathan Hobby
If you want a crash course on how papal politics really works, look no further than the saga of Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien. On Friday, Britain's most senior Catholic cleric... Read More
February 26, 2013 | Web First | David Gibson
When Robert Mugabe clung to power after Zimbabwe's 2008 election he was quick to wield the power of the law and the authority of the state, reported Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC's... Read More
February 26, 2013 | Web First | Anna Maria Tremonti