Tag: Guest Editorial

  • A centuries-old offer of peace

    A centuries-old offer of peace

    During the Papal visit to Canada in the summer of 2022, observers and news-watchers likely caught glimpses of banners and heard chants to reject or repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. For some, this may have been a first introduction to the Doctrine; for others it represented decades of work to bring the Doctrine out of…

  • Caring for our family

    Caring for our family

    To the Anabaptist Mennonites and Brethren in Christ around the globe: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant disruption, pain and loss. We mourn with those who have lost loved ones and grieve the loss of livelihood for others. We long to gather freely again, to share a meal, and worship without constraints, because this is…

  • The Spirit is moving our body

    The Spirit is moving our body

    I knew everything would be okay as soon as the singing started. As I sat at a table positioned behind a small tower of crates half covered in cloth—a makeshift platform for the room’s main projector—I looked up from my detailed program schedule and smiled. Right, this is why we’re here. “Gathering 2019: Igniting the…

  • Beating hearts all year round

    Beating hearts all year round

    Over the past few months I have had the privilege of seeing a whole new side of camps, and this experience has only confirmed and strengthened my belief in the importance of a camp ministry for the broader church. Having been a camper, counsellor, Bible leader and kitchen volunteer, I thought there wasn’t much more…