The feast of grace
Recently, I found myself hungering for grace. With the world still entrenched in this pandemic, we witness the complexities around public safety, the angry words, the strained relationships, the exhaustion, and the challenges to everyone’s mental well-being. Is there any good news? I decided to revisit a movie from the 1980s, a parable called Babette’s…
We’re all in debt—and it’s not a bad thing
One of the terms I heard repeatedly at Gathering 2019 from June 29 to July 1 in Abbotsford, B.C. was “institutional church.” As in, “The institutional church would do things that way, but I’m different.” Or, “The institutional church is dying, but thankfully my friends and I have our own thing going.” Or, “Don’t blame…
Everyone is on a journey
We are uniquely created in God’s image. The key phrase for me is that we are unique, and with the uniqueness comes a journey that is all our own. Our journey may look vaguely similar to that of those around us but could also look vastly different to the journey of others. No one knows…
Encountering hospitality in rural India
For the past year, Sara Wyngaarden of Elmira, Ont., has been in India, participating in the Serving and Learning Together program (SALT) of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). This reflection originally appeared on her blog. Last week I had the privilege of visiting Jharkhand, a state in eastern India where MCC has partnered with local Mennonite…
Lower the pointing finger
Several months ago, our editor heard complaints from someone who wanted Canadian Mennonite to stop carrying letters to the editor because letters often cause too much friction. A small confession: We like to hear from our readers. As the main conversation venues for members of Mennonite Church Canada, our printed magazine and online presence offer…
Spirituality of Living Lightly
“Nowhere to lay his head…” We’ve been living lightly, moving lightly. Not that it’s been a bad experience, but we’ve been lay our heads down in a variety of places over the last six months. After getting rid of everything that did not fit in our small car, and trekking with our tent from Virginia…
