Opinion

By 1961, men’s groups in General Conference churches had proliferated to the point where a national organization, “Mennonite Men of Canada,” was formed. Here, in 1962, are... Read More
May 18, 2023 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing
Recently, another of my old aunts died. Aunt Anne was my dad’s sister. The Olfert family was a large one, with six boys and six girls. Three sisters and a brother remain. Aunt... Read More
May 18, 2023 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
This column is going to attempt two tasks, because, well, everything is connected! As usual, I may be trying to do too much—let’s see! First of all, May is mental health month... Read More
May 18, 2023 | Opinion | Randy Haluza-DeLay
I grew up believing that God’s will was specific. God had a plan for my life and I was either living faithfully along that path or veering from it. It wasn’t necessarily defiant... Read More
May 18, 2023 | Opinion | Joshua Penfold
With this issue of Canadian Mennonite , Ross W. Muir completes his time with the magazine. As managing editor for almost 18 years, he has undertaken a central piece of the work... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Editorial | Will Braun
Reader finds assurance in the Holy Spirit’s presence Troy Watson has exposed us to the topic of the Holy Spirit among us as believers, in his April 7 column, “ Many Christians do... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion |
I am looking ahead to my last summer as associate program director of Mennonite Church Manitoba’s Camps with Meaning (CwM) program; my last summer spent travelling to and from... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion | Janet Peters
This picture is of the Pauingassi Trading Post, located 276 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg and 16 km from the Manitoba and Ontario border. Mission worker Henry Neufeld brought a... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
It was Easter Sunday, and after the sun came up over the horizon during our congregational sunrise service, we all tramped inside to share an amazing potluck breakfast spread. My... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion | Arli Klassen
When Sarah Kathleen Johnson was an undergraduate student at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ont., she wrote a hymn text based on Psalm 139. More than a decade later... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion | Anneli Loepp Thiessen
According to a recent Wall Street Journal -Norc poll, the smallest percentage of Americans (12 percent) said they were “very happy” since 1972. These “very happy” people share a... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion | Troy Watson
Once upon a time, there was a belief in the Canadian Mennonite church that if it welcomed new people of colour, immigrants and refugees, these newcomers would eventually join and... Read More
May 4, 2023 | Opinion | Joon Park
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... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Editorial | Jonathan Neufeld
The religion of peace The week the F-35 fighter jet was on the cover (Jan. 30), I had pulled an antique book of sermons off the shelf that my wife had from her grandmother... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Opinion |
Have you ever heard of the 4 Cs? In education, the 4 Cs refer to 21st century learning skills including critical thinking, creative thinking, communicating and collaborating. In... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Opinion | Ann L. Schultz
In 2023, the Mennonite Heritage Archives celebrates 90 years of service to the Mennonite community. It can trace its roots to the Conference of Mennonites in Canada’s annual... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
A recent weekend was exhausting, delightful, enlightening, hilarious, touching . . . and exhausting. The stars lined up in such a way that we kept our youngest grandchild, seven-... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
A dandelion tattoo festoons my left forearm, a puffball ready to launch its wispy seeds. Asked to speak at one of our congregations one Sunday, I intended to start the children’s... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Opinion | Randolph Haluza-DeLay
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1). Despite regular self-reminders of my abundance, I want. Despite the ongoing conversations with my children about our... Read More
April 20, 2023 | Opinion | Joshua Penfold
“I am convinced more so now than ever before that every neighbourhood deserves a Jesus-centred, disciple-making peace presence.” Norm Dyck starts the 2022 Church Planting Resource... Read More
April 6, 2023 | Editorial | Will Braun
Adjusting to ‘no longer being dominant’ In his “ Is the ban back? ” editorial in the March 13 issue, Will Braun encourages readers to “ask Mennonite professors, pastors, students... Read More
April 6, 2023 | Opinion |
How much can we learn from a list? This image is from a list of Mennonite immigrants from the Soviet Union (Russlaender) living in Vineland, Ont., in 1924. We can see family... Read More
April 6, 2023 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing
The regional churches have identified several key ministry areas which receive nationwide coordination and support from Mennonite Church Canada: International Witness, Indigenous... Read More
April 6, 2023 | Opinion | Arlyn Friesen Epp
I am always interested in the impact of culture on faith, and vice versa. Western culture places a high value on personal agency, the ability to make individual decisions that... Read More
April 6, 2023 | Opinion | Arli Klassen
In Canada, conversations about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples are often at the forefront of community and public life. These discussions extend to our worship practices as... Read More
April 6, 2023 | Opinion | Anneli Loepp Thiessen

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