Conservative U.S . Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Jan. 19, saying that the Presbyterian Church (USA) is too consumed by internal conflicts and bureaucracy to nurture... Read More
News & Stories
When Kelsey Enns started at the North End Family Centre, Winnipeg, he stood out from everyone else using the drop-in centre. So as a young white man serving at a facility that... Read More
January 18, 2012 | Young Voices | Emily Loewen
I was recently asked by a friend in his 20s if I could offer some financial advice before he got married. Without knowing the specifics of his situation, I offered some financial... Read More
January 18, 2012 | Young Voices | Tobin Reimer
Like many people his age, Joel Wiens would like to buy a smartphone. He could probably afford to buy one now, but that would mean taking from the money he and his wife Jacquelyn... Read More
January 18, 2012 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
Mutual Aid eXchange (MAX) Canada Insurance Company is increasing the support for its Mutual Aid Ministries program. “Mutual Aid Ministries is the heart and soul of the MAX... Read More
January 18, 2012 | Focus On |
Peter Etril Snyder is known the world over for his sensitive paintings of Old Order Mennonites in the Waterloo Region. Although he had just retired from his gallery and painting... Read More
January 18, 2012 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Dave Rogalsky
Peter Etril Snyder is known the world over for his sensitive paintings of Old Order Mennonites in the Waterloo Region. Although he had just retired from his gallery and painting... Read More
January 18, 2012 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Dave Rogalsky
During a lunch gathering on their last day at AMBS, Irene and Robert J. (Jack) Suderman reflect on 40 years of ministry. A prevailing theme, Jack noted, is the important role of the church in the lives of Christians and in the world. ‘The peoplehood of God is the primary strategy God wants to use to heal the world,’ he said.
Robert J. (Jack) and Irene Suderman say it was a gift to spend five weeks at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary ( AMBS ), where they studied almost 40 years ago. Jack was a... Read More
January 18, 2012 | God at work in Us | Story and Photo by Mary E. Klassen
Shaun Loney, executive director of Building Urban Industries for Local Development, at the microphone, addresses a Nov. 8 rally in Winnipeg against the federal government’s crime omnibus bill.
The federal government’s Bill C-10—part of a wider crime omnibus bill—had already met opposition in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia by the time Manitobans... Read More
January 18, 2012 | God at work in the World |
I had the opportunity to participate in a symposium hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community women in Surrey, B.C ., late last year. The meeting took place in a store-front temple... Read More
January 18, 2012 | God at work in the World | By Angelika Dawson
A plaque marks the Mennonite tree in the Luthergarten, in Wittenberg, Germany.
Mennonites planted two trees in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg, Germany, in early October to mark the deepening of Mennonite-Lutheran relations. The project, initiated by the... Read More
January 18, 2012 | God at work in the Church | By Ron Rempel
Why did the Lutheran World Federation issue an apology to Mennonites in July 2010? This question is at the heart of a congregational study guide commissioned by Mennonite Church... Read More
January 18, 2012 | God at work in the Church | By Margaret Loewen Reimer
The hands of a cattle-herder. --Photo by Peter Muller of Safer World
Christian humanitarian agencies are delivering relief aid to thousands of people displaced in inter-tribal conflict in South Sudan, the world's newest nation. The assistance is... Read More
January 17, 2012 | Web First | By Fredrick Nzwili
From November 14-30, 2011, Jack and Irene Suderman and Bert Lobe participated in a series of workshops and training sessions with Asian Mennonite and Brethren in Christ leaders in... Read More
January 17, 2012 | Web First | Robert 'Jack' Suderman
Gene Herr, May 11, 1932 – Jan. 1, 2012
Over a lifetime of ministry Gene Herr served as a wise, lively and ever-affirming companion to many pilgrims on the path to deeper spiritual wholeness. Along with his wife Mary,... Read More
January 17, 2012 | Web First | Will Braun, senior writer
Paul Simon: 'Always a spiritual dimension to his work.'
In a career that has spanned half a century, American musician Paul Simon says there's always been a spiritual dimension to his work. But the overt religious references in his... Read More
January 16, 2012 | Web First | By Kim Lawton
Abram Thiessen is like his fellow students at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in many ways. But unlike his classmates, he has a heart condition called ventricular tachycardia... Read More
January 10, 2012 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
Christians have the lowest growth rate among the Israeli population, according to an Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics report released on Jan. 6. According to the report, the... Read More
January 9, 2012 | Web First | By Judith Sudilovsky
South African President Jacob Zuma: "But our roots are Christian and they will shine through whatever our present problems."
The Christian roots of the African National Congress (ANC) were cited during weekend celebrations in South Africa marking the centennial of Africa's best known liberation and... Read More
January 9, 2012 | Web First | By Trevor Grundy
The Cardinals
Pope Benedict XVI's announcement on Jan. 6 of 22 new cardinals shows that he is continuing a pattern of stacking the College of Cardinals with Europeans (mainly Italians) and with... Read More
January 9, 2012 | Web First | By David Gibson
Patricia Kisare
On November 28, 2011 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its second presidential and legislative election. The Independent National Election Commission ( CENI ) announced... Read More
January 6, 2012 | Web First | Patricia Kisare, Legislative Assistant
$4 million heifer of 2011.
After 30 years of raising funds for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), volunteers for the Heifer Sale are still going strong.Read More
January 6, 2012 | Web First | Darren Kropf
Christian leaders in Egypt are meeting to discuss opening a dialogue with Islamic groups as a way of addressing sectarian violence. Ahead of the Eastern Christmas celebrated on... Read More
January 6, 2012 | Web First | By Fredrick Nzwili
With raucous shouts of “Occupy Advent,” the youths of Langley Mennonite Fellowship interrupted the worship service on the first Sunday of the Christmas season. Assisted by many of... Read More
January 4, 2012 | Young Voices | Kirk Shields-Priddy
For Scott Feick, fitness is not just a matter of physical health; it is a matter of mental and spiritual health as well. “I do believe it’s important to be healthy physically,... Read More
January 4, 2012 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp