Will the day ever come when I will be able to look at the beauty of a flower in its original home without feeling the urge to pluck and pull and cut until it is firmly forced into... Read More
Opinion
We’re at a fun and befuddling stage of life. We have little children, our youngest is just six months, and teenagers. I enjoy both, and the opportunity to escape one for the other... Read More
August 13, 2014 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
Canada has conscientiously gained a worldwide reputation as a donor country to a variety of humanitarian and beneficial causes. Private enterprises like nongovernmental... Read More
August 13, 2014 | Viewpoints | Noe Gonzalia
Conflict is a normal human phenomenon. We become aware of conflict when there is a clash between individuals or groups. Differences butt up against one another. The clash may be... Read More
August 13, 2014 | Viewpoints | By Vern Neufeld Redekop
When Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Alberta asked Adrienne Wiebe and me to attend the May 31-June 1 conference on the Alberta oil sands and treaty rights in Fort McMurray, it... Read More
August 13, 2014 | Viewpoints | By Jim Shantz
Words, words, words—millions of them filled the Loewen Auditorium during the four days of Assembly at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, earlier this month. Conversations,... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Editorial | Dick Benner
Church should fund prison visitation In Matthew 25, Jesus says, “[A]nd I was in prison and you visited me.” In Hebrews 13:3, the author writes, “Remember those in prison as if... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints |
This winter on an evening journey to the airport, I encountered a substantial snow storm. Strong winds drove heavy snow across the roads. Even with my eyes wide open I was blinded... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints | Willard Metzger
When our boys were younger, I wanted them to see how much we were giving to our church. I wanted to model cheerful generosity, and to demonstrate that this was normal and very... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints | Arnie Friesen
“I’m turning 60 and I need help,” I wrote in the invitation to my recent party. I was disquieted by the approach of this milestone birthday, beset with, and surprised by, regrets... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
“Look outside,” Dan blurted through the phone before my mother could even say hello. She walked over to the front window and was astonished to see Dan sitting in his car parked in... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
Shortly after my birth I was registered as a Canadian citizen. Birth cast me into a life that was not of my choosing or making. The Mennonite commu-nity into which I was born has... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints | David Driedger
The auditorium tingled as the keynote speaker took the stage. A tall black guy—a CNN personality, New York Times best-selling author, and former White House staffer who advised... Read More
July 23, 2014 | Viewpoints | By Will Braun
‘ Honor your father and mother’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself .’ (Matt. 19:19 NIV) In our frenzied, everyday lives, it’s essential that we celebrate important ministry... Read More
July 2, 2014 | Viewpoints | By Waltrude Gortzen
By the time this editorial sees the light of print and the Internet, some 500 delegates attending our national assembly in Winnipeg will have discerned, debated, parsed and... Read More
July 2, 2014 | Editorial | Dick Benner
Keep national, area churches out of LGBTQ decisions The May 12 issue of Canadian Mennonite contains the recognition that the local congregation is gaining prominence within our... Read More
July 2, 2014 | Viewpoints |
I write this from what must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. We’re on a family holiday on one of the small Gulf Islands in British Columbia’s Strait of Georgia. I... Read More
July 2, 2014 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
This past spring, from March to May, I attended a series of classes at Spirit of Life Lutheran Church in Vancouver. The classes or “gatherings,” as they were called, were part of... Read More
July 2, 2014 | Viewpoints | Katie Doke Sawatzky
Cultural norms and values from one generation to the next are a moving target. While this isn’t a new concept, there are many challenges associated with the increased rate of... Read More
July 2, 2014 | Viewpoints | Justin Zacharias
They sat in rapt attention, taking in every word from the 80-year-olds sitting in front of them. The usual restlessness was gone. The children took in every word. It was children’... Read More
June 18, 2014 | Editorial | By Dick Benner
Informed scientists agree global warming is man-made Stephen Kennel’s letter in the May 26 issue of Canadian Mennonite unwisely attacks editor Benner for suggesting Mennonites... Read More
June 18, 2014 | Viewpoints |
From July 3-6, our extended family of faith gathers underneath the Assembly “tent.” We welcome newcomers and greet old friends, drawing closer together through praise, worship,... Read More
June 18, 2014 | Viewpoints | Hilda A. Hildebrand
The green-eyed monster twined through my family tree in an almost funny way. It began with my 88-year-old grandmother. She was irritated because her older sister had just planted... Read More
June 18, 2014 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
The most surprising “friend” request I ever received on Facebook came from someone I knew only slightly. That may not seem unusual, except the person was dead. When I clicked the... Read More
June 18, 2014 | Viewpoints | Mike Strathdee
As we seek to better understand how we attune ourselves to Divine Spirit, it’s helpful to look at how Jesus’ original disciples attuned themselves to the Holy Spirit. Acts 1 tells... Read More
June 18, 2014 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson