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
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At 31, Ryan Anderson has become one of the leading millennials debating gay marriage. Photo by Benjamin Myers
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
Three former staff members of Mennonite Pioneer Missions and Native Ministry, the predecessor organizations of Mennonite Church Canada Indigenous Relations, passed away in April... Read More
June 18, 2013 | God at work in Us | Mennonite Church Canada
James Jakob Fehr of the German Mennonite Peace Committee, left, presents Judy da Silva, a member of the Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario, right, with the 2013 Michael Sattler Peace Prize for her environmental advocacy work against multinational logging companies in her community.
Judy da Silva, a member of the Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario, was this year’s recipient of the Michael Sattler Peace Prize from the German Mennonite Peace... Read More
June 18, 2013 | God at work in the World |
Syrian refugees are pictured in an informal settlement in Lebanon known colloquially as ‘a gathering.’
“Every night I go to bed thinking about what I will feed my family in the morning,” says a Syrian woman who fled with her family to a refugee settlement in Sidon, south of Beirut... Read More
June 18, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Emily Cain
‘Act justly,’ from Micah 6:8, was one of the three theme days at this year’s Walk, Witness, Worship Youth Retreat, held at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp on the May long weekend.
Our youth group from Petitcodiac Mennonite Church in New Brunswick had the opportunity to travel to Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, Hepworth, Ont., on the May long weekend for the... Read More
June 18, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Mika Driedger
Will native son and national hero Nelson Mandela survive his latest bout with illness? That is the single question dominating headlines, speeches, Twitter and conversation... Read More
June 18, 2013 | Web First | by Zaheer Cassim and Catherine Featherston, USA Today
Quebec's decision to ban Sikh religious headgear on the soccer field is having national repercussions. Last week, the Canadian Soccer Association suspended the Quebec Soccer... Read More
June 17, 2013 | Web First | Ron Csillag
Cris Derksen and choir
East Vancouver is one of the city's most culturally diverse areas. Thus, it was entirely fitting that Tim Corlis brought his Vancouver Peace Choir there to give a very special... Read More
June 14, 2013 | Web First | Lorne Brandt
Nearly 35 years after conservatives launched a takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, a new divide is emerging — this time over the teachings of 16th-century Reformer John... Read More
June 7, 2013 | Web First | Greg Horton
A discussion among us thirty-something Mennonites has been heating up online. It’s a discussion that cuts to the heart of nearly everything the church worries about us. The... Read More
June 5, 2013 | Young Voices | Peter Epp
Zoe Matties describes the four months she spent taking groups on tours between Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Georgia and Antarctica with One Ocean Expeditions as “holy moments... Read More
June 5, 2013 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
“Imagine spitting into a Dixie cup. After doing so, how would you feel if you were asked to drink the contents of the cup?” This is the opening image used by Richard Beck in... Read More
June 5, 2013 | Artbeat | Reviewed by David Driedger
Amanda Falla
Amanda Falla believes that miracles appear to be uncommon because people don’t talk about them. But she cannot keep quiet about hers.Read More
June 5, 2013 | God at work in Us | By Kelsey Hochstetler
Todd Hanson’s picture taken in Chengdu, China, was named first-place News Photo at this year’s Canadian Church Press Awards held last month in Toronto.
Canadian Mennonite received four awards at this year’s Canadian Church Press (CCP) ceremony held in Toronto last month at the conclusion of the association’s annual convention.Read More
June 5, 2013 | God at work in the Church |
Douglas Mennonite young adults Emily Penner, foreground, and Kristi DeFehr help prepare a bed frame for assembly.
You don’t need to travel the globe to find a place to serve. That’s what the young adults at Douglas Mennonite Church in Winnipeg came to realize when they decided on a local... Read More
June 5, 2013 | God at work in the Church | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, centre, who will leave office this month as Iran’s president after serving two terms, is pictured at a February 2007 meeting with members of a Mennonite Central Committee-led delegation.
After Iranians replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a two-term president, in this month’s elections, much of the world will remember him as an enigmatic hardliner from a far-off place... Read More
June 5, 2013 | God at work in the World | By Will Braun