Preaching on the Sunday morning after the George Zimmerman/ Trayvon Martin verdict seemed daunting. It turned out not to be so. The worship bulletin was already printed. Hymns had... Read More
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On the first anniversary of his inauguration as Egypt’s first ever elected president Mohamed Morsi found himself facing demonstrations, unprecedented in size, demanding his... Read More
July 4, 2013 | Web First | Dina Ezzat
The Archbishop of San Salvador is calling for international support in shutting down a Canadian-owned gold mine just across the border in Guatemala. Archbishop José Luis Escobar... Read More
July 4, 2013 | Web First | Michael Swan
As a Ph.D. student studying Mennonite history, Susie Fisher Stoesz finds it hard sometimes to explain to her family what exactly she does when she goes to her office at the... Read More
July 3, 2013 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
Saida Sheikh, a Somali young woman who fled to a refugee camp in northwest Kenya when she was just nine years old, is one of two initial graduates of a World University Service of... Read More
July 3, 2013 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
On any given summer day, you will find 22-year-old David Leitch at Investors Group Field receiving passes from the Winnipeg Blue Bomber quarterbacks, joking around with coaches or... Read More
July 3, 2013 | Young Voices | Julia Sisler
Late in this summer’s first blockbuster film, Man of Steel, Superman declares, “I’m as American as it gets!” Truer words were never spoken. But when the overt underlying message... Read More
July 3, 2013 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Vic Thiessen
In recognition of National Aboriginal Day in Canada, on June 21, 2013, Herald Press released Buffalo Shout, Salmon Cry: Conversations on Creation, Land Justice and Life Together... Read More
July 3, 2013 | Artbeat |
Engbrecht
“It was an amazing time when I think back,” says Henry Engbrecht. “How could I be so lucky to grow up in that experience?”Read More
July 3, 2013 | God at work in Us | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Oil sands or tar sands? The economy or the environment? The issues are divisive. How can the Mennonite church helpfully engage them constructively?Read More
July 3, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
During its May 2013 meeting in Akron, Pa., MWC Executive Committee members planted a tree at the Mennonite Central Committee Welcoming Place. From left to right, taking their turn placing sod around the tree, are: Cisca Mawangu Ibanda, Democratic Republic of Congo; Ron Penner, Canada; and Adi Walujo, Indonesia.
“An excellent car, but little fuel.” This is how treasurer Ernst Bergen described the situation currently facing Mennonite World Conference (MWC) when the Executive Committee met... Read More
July 3, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Ron Rempel
A group of Old Order Mennonite families who moved from southern Ontario to rural Manitoba just over six years ago, to escape the encroachments of society, have run headlong into... Read More
July 3, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Sometimes a court opinion is more than just a court opinion. Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 26-page decision Wednesday (June 26) striking down a federal ban on same-sex marriages... Read More
June 26, 2013 | Web First | Kevin Eckstrom
A group of Old Order Mennonite families who moved from southern Ontario to rural Manitoba just over six years ago to escape the encroachments of society have run headlong into the... Read More
June 26, 2013 | | Evelyn Rempel Petkau
The house on the bottom right corner belongs to Erinne Wolfe, a member of Trinity Mennonite Church. She is scheduled to leave for Europe on Thursday but can’t get into her house to retrieve her passport. They tried to get through yesterday but weren’t successful, according to Rita Janzen.
Editor's Note: With our Alberta correspondent, Donita Wiebe-Neufeld , on sabbatical, we asked Rita Janzen to give a first person account as an update to after-flood conditions in... Read More
June 25, 2013 | Web First | Rita Janzen
A woman who has lived legally in this country (US) for more than 30 years was granted her request to become a naturalized United States citizen Thursday (June 20) after initially... Read More
June 21, 2013 | Web First | By KIMBERLY WINSTON
At 31, Ryan Anderson has become one of the leading millennials debating gay marriage. Photo by Benjamin Myers
Ryan Anderson has planted himself on arguably the most unpopular stance for his generation: opposing gay marriage. At 31, Anderson has become one of the leading voices in the “... Read More
June 21, 2013 | Web First | By SARAH PULLIAM BAILEY
Exodus International, a group that bills itself as “the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality,” announced late Wednesday (June 19) that it’s... Read More
June 20, 2013 | Web First | By SARAH PULLIAM BAILEY
A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that the already high level of restrictions on religion in the Middle East and North Africa – whether resulting from government... Read More
June 20, 2013 | Web First | Researchers
Martin Luther, founder of Germany’s Protestant (Lutheran) Church, nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. Religion News Service file photo
Lutherans and Catholics have pledged to celebrate together the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, with both sides agreeing to set aside centuries of... Read More
June 19, 2013 | Web First | By ALESSANDRO SPECIALE
Long, voluminous hair has long been regarded as an archetypal feminine trait. Anna-Marie Janzen, 25, currently has long curly blonde hair, but she won’t have it for much longer... Read More
June 18, 2013 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
In addition to being smart, funny, politically conservative and an entrepreneur, Jude (a pseudonym) is also same-sex-oriented, a secret he has kept from his parents and most of... Read More
June 18, 2013 | Young Voices | Laura Tait
In North American society, where most people have been blessed with an abundance of resources, many see short-term missions as a way to use what we have to help others. But is... Read More
June 18, 2013 | Young Voices | Bethany Daman
Jamie Arpin-Ricci, pastor of Little Flowers Church, left, and Janet Conrad take part in the I’m Sorry campaign at this year’s Gay Pride Parade in Winnipeg on June 2, to express regret for the way Christians have not shown love to their LGBTQ neighbours.
For the second year in a row, a group of Christians gathered in Winnipeg to say “I’m sorry.” They joined the crowds on the sidelines of the annual Gay Pride Parade in downtown... Read More
June 18, 2013 | Back Page | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Max Wiedmer’s Peace Maker film, created in ‘portrait’ format, rather than as a conventional ‘landscape,’ was shown seven times over seven hours on May 17 in Basel’s Theodorskirch as part of the city’s first Night of Faith Festival.
More than a thousand people saw the movie Peace Makers at the Theodorskirch during the first Night of Faith Festival that took place in Basel on May 17.Read More
June 18, 2013 | Artbeat | By Michael Sommer