Christians are taught that taking a Sabbath from work is an important spiritual discipline, but some Mennonites in Winnipeg organized a Sabbath from consumption. Consumption... Read More
News & Stories
Earth Day Tent Revival at Memorial Park, in front of the Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Sunday, April 22 350 people of all ages attended. 200 participated in a walk to the event. Brother Aiden John (aka Aiden Enns), in the hat, delivered the sermon and altar call. Charleswood Mennonite Church and Hope Mennonite Church were among the sponsors.
April 23, 2012 | Web First | Rachel Bergen, Young Voices co-editor
Will Braun: "But MCC is something beyond organizational structures or national borders."
The four-year, $ 2.5-million Mennonite Central Committee ( MCC ) review process is over, and the single most significant outcome is a power shift from MCC's Akron, Pa., office to... Read More
April 23, 2012 | Web First | Will Braun, senior writer
Sue Clemmer Steiner
We Mennonites are not going to run out of stories anytime soon! How could we, after the resplendent feast of Mennonite creative writing enjoyed by 170 of us in Virginia’s... Read More
April 23, 2012 | Web First | Sue Clemmer Steiner
David Kubovsky is talking about Fair Trade products from Kenya to a student group.
During World War II, the Historic Peace Churches in the U.S. negotiated “Alternate Service” options for Conscientious Objectors ( “COs” ). As followers of Jesus, they saw military... Read More
April 23, 2012 | Web First | Ike Glick
When Jefferson Bethke posted his YouTube video titled 'Why I hate religion but love Jesus,' it quickly went viral. In the spoken word piece he talks about problems within the... Read More
April 20, 2012 | Young Voices | Emily Loewen
An influential black pastor says the Southern Baptist Convention should repudiate remarks about race by the head of its ethics commission, and if Richard Land does not repent he... Read More
April 20, 2012 | Web First | Ron Allen, managing editor
Henry Paetkau
Henry Paetkau , former president of Conrad Grebel University College, has been named area church minister for Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, succeeding Muriel Bechtel, who is... Read More
April 18, 2012 | Web First | news release
Ann L. Schultz
Ann L. Schultz will assume the role of Principal at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, commencing January 2013, succeeding outgoing Principal Betsy Petker who will be retiring this... Read More
April 17, 2012 | Web First | news release
Are there similarities between the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and the musical approach of experimental American composer John Cage? Scott Bergen thinks so. Last... Read More
April 12, 2012 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
As Christians, we are not called to be consumers or profiteers. We have been chosen to be servants of Jesus Christ called to serve others. It’s one thing to read and understand... Read More
April 12, 2012 | Young Voices | Vincent Rodrigue
Masculinity, the concept of home, identity, religion, mythology and work are themes that visual artist Seth Woodyard explores in his paintings, sculptures and installation art—... Read More
April 12, 2012 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
Canadian Mennonite is at an exciting place in its history, Larry Cornies told board members of the Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service (CMPS) at their annual meeting and... Read More
April 11, 2012 | Artbeat | Canadian Mennonite
The Hunger Games is on its way to becoming one of the biggest blockbuster films of all time. Two sequels are assured. Since it is aimed at a teenage/young adult demographic—in... Read More
April 11, 2012 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Vic Thiessen
Gerd Bartel retired from his position as Mennonite Church Canada’s western director of resource development late last year, a job he describes as primarily visiting and saying “... Read More
April 11, 2012 | God at work in Us | Deborah Froese
Northern Manitoba aboriginal churches that met with Mennonite Church Manitoba congregations in the southern part of the province last month for their semi-annual Partnership... Read More
April 11, 2012 | God at work in the Church | Evelyn Rempel Petkau
The relationship between culture and faith is intimate and difficult to describe. But understanding that relationship is the first step towards building bridges between culture... Read More
April 11, 2012 | God at work in the Church | Deborah Froese
After an unsettling year of cuts to ministry and staff, financial news from Mennonite Church Canada’s spring leadership assembly is cautiously hopeful. “Individuals and corporate... Read More
April 11, 2012 | God at work in the Church | Deborah Froese
Taking a hard look at how to prioritize activities in the face of change proved central to council discussions at Mennonite Church Canada’s spring leadership assembly at First... Read More
April 11, 2012 | God at work in the Church | Deborah Froese
Doug Dyck operates an 850-hectare mixed-grain farm near Plum Coulee with his brother-in-law and nephew, where he faces two realities: that of the wonderful, intergenerational,... Read More
April 11, 2012 | God at work in the World | Evelyn Rempel Petkau
F-35 alone
It doesn’t help a bit, but we all take satisfaction from time to time in saying, “We told you so.” The Canadian F-35 Joint Strike Fighter story has already provided many such... Read More
April 4, 2012 | Web First | Kenneth Epps, senior program officer
The Dalai Lama, already a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is the recipient of the 2012 Templeton Prize, often called the most prestigious award in religion. The announcement, made on... Read More
March 29, 2012 | Web First | By Chris Herlinger
“Find us empty and wandering, we the lost and the least. Find us in the wilderness and fill us with your feast.” (From “Fill us with your Feast” by Phil Campbell-Enns.) When Satan... Read More
March 28, 2012 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
One Sunday morning I was sitting in the pew trying to pay attention and think critically about the sermon I was listening to, and my mind started to wander. As the sermon moved to... Read More
March 28, 2012 | Young Voices | Kirsten Hamm
The first time Ugandan Stephen Owoni saw Invisible Children’s online video, Kony 2012, he figured it was just another western advocacy video about Africa. He is used to seeing his... Read More
March 28, 2012 | Young Voices | Amanda Thorsteinsson
