The United Church Observer , an award-winning independent monthly magazine published for the country’s largest Protestant denomination, is revealing the results of “Imagine: Your... Read More
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Egyptian Copts pray in Tahrir Square during the 2011 Egyptian protests.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams took Britain’s Christian community to task last month when he said that Western Christians need to “grow up” and stop claiming they... Read More
September 5, 2013 | Web First | By MONIQUE EL-FAIZY
The old saying goes that it’s better to give than to receive, but Kristina Toews’ six months in Colombia have taught her differently. The 26-year-old Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church... Read More
August 28, 2013 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
Canada is known as a land of plenty but, through the eyes of a newcomer, it’s not necessarily the land of happiness. Paulin Bossou and his family moved to Winnipeg from Africa two... Read More
August 28, 2013 | Young Voices | Bethany Penner
Poet Sally Ito was born in Taber, Alta., and currently lives in Winnipeg. She has published three books of poetry, along with a collection of short stories. Her latest book of... Read More
August 28, 2013 | Young Voices | Canadian Mennonite
A simple game like roller hockey has turned into a ministry that has been going on at Eden Mennonite Church in Chilliwack for more than 17 years. Eden offers its church parking... Read More
August 28, 2013 | Back Page | By Amy Dueckman
If all the texts in the Bible are important, how do we decide which texts are the most important, the ones that deserve our utmost attention, discernment or devotion?Read More
August 28, 2013 | Artbeat |
Dave Rogalsky at the Coliseum in Rome during his sabbatical this May.
Before we took it, many people questioned my sabbatical.Read More
August 28, 2013 | God at work in Us | By Dave Rogalsky
By the end of a long day of hearings, there are few adjectives—short of “monstrous”—that can do justice to the plain words of old men who face the Truth and Reconciliation... Read More
August 28, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Roger Epp
Steve Plenert, left, peace coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba, prays at Winnipeg’s Honour the Apology rally on July 25.
Of the approximately 150 people who attended an Honour the Apology rally at the Forks in Winnipeg on July 25, more than 20 were members of the Manitoba Mennonite community.Read More
August 28, 2013 | God at work in the World | Story and Photos by Deborah Froese
Flood damage in High River, Alta., is the worst Mennonite Disaster Service Canada has ever experienced.
“It was extremely daunting, knowing it was only one small basement on one street,” says volunteer Nancy Thiessen, one of about 250 people who volunteered with Mennonite Disaster... Read More
August 28, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Trish Elgersma
In a world where differences and distance often divide people of faith, Mennonite youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo are participating in an exchange program to strengthen... Read More
August 28, 2013 | God at work in the Church | Sheldon C. Good
Editor's Note: The following article arrived too late to appear in our Aug. 19 'Fat Calf Festival' print issue. On July 30, 2013, I travelled to Camp Assiniboia to deliver a... Read More
August 22, 2013 | Young Voices | Joanne Moyer
The backlash against Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt comes as secular forces across the Middle East are rising up in opposition to political Islam. Divisions reach from top... Read More
August 20, 2013 | Web First | By OREN DORELL of USA Today
Songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty. Photo courtesy Getty Music
The dispute over dropping a beloved Christian song from a new Presbyterian hymnal has widened into a multi-denominational tussle, with Baptists joining the fray. At issue are... Read More
August 16, 2013 | Web First | By BOB SMIETANA of USA Today
Rageh Omaar travels to the place of Muhammad's birth to retrace the footsteps of the prophet in PBS' "Life of Muhammad". Photo courtesy PBS
He’s born poor. By age 6, he’s an orphan. Two years later, he loses his grandfather. Yet he overcomes his circumstances, develops a reputation for business integrity and... Read More
August 15, 2013 | Web First | By MENACHEM WECKER
Disrespect is nothing new for Michael Mifflin, who was born with spina bifida. In high school in Winnipeg, he was shoved into lockers and had his canes stolen and hidden by other... Read More
August 14, 2013 | Young Voices | Michael Wiebe
When I came back to church after a faith crisis in my early 20s, the first one I attended regularly was a place called Praxis. It was the kind of church where the young, hip... Read More
August 14, 2013 | Young Voices | Andrea Palpant Dilley
God loves you and he wants you to live life with him. That was the message youth from across Canada were left with at the Fat Calf Festival, Mennonite Church Canada’s 2013 youth... Read More
August 14, 2013 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
Hans Werner uses his father’s stories to reflect on questions of autobiography and Mennonite identity in the 20th century. The stories of his father’s (and mother’s) experiences... Read More
August 14, 2013 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Barb Draper
One of the plaques crafted by John Reimer.
John Reimer, who died on June 28 at age 86, left a lasting legacy to Mennonite Church Canada and its congregations. All of the wooden plaques depicting a dove with an olive branch... Read More
August 14, 2013 | God at work in Us | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Edward S. Curtis gained fame a century ago for his iconic photos of indigenous people. That fame was later tainted by revelations that he removed traces of western society from... Read More
August 14, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Will Braun
Masonry students such as 25-year-old Ronald Sadou Zami benefited from a 2012 MCC seminar on disaster-resistant construction.
In a decision that could have a direct impact on the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Haiti, the Canadian government has stepped up its contribution to the United... Read More
August 14, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Casey van Wensem
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada’s work with Low German-speaking Mennonite communities in Mexico will continue despite recent structural and administrative changes within... Read More
August 14, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Gladys Terichow
The Faith and Life Women’s Chorus is pictured by the Menno Simons monument at Witmarsum, the Netherlands.
An idea that began in a chat on the way to choir practice became a dream come true for members of Manitoba’s Faith and Life Women’s Chorus.Read More
August 14, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau