Solution must be negotiated, not dictated I read with interest, and some disgust, Richard Penner’s letter (“Readers write”) in your January 26 issue and offer a few responses... Read More
Opinion
A couple winters back, I read Peace Shall Destroy Many , Rudy Wiebe’s landmark 1962 novel, for the first time. And the second and third. The story brims with drama, insisting that... Read More
March 28, 2024 | Editorial | Will Braun
It has been more than eight years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report, including 94 Calls to Action that various levels of government and... Read More
March 28, 2024 | Opinion | Jonathan Neufeld
I remember it like it was yesterday. I clutched the oversized cup of bubbly liquid in my hands. The room was dark, and I navigated the stairs frightfully. We were late. I was with... Read More
March 28, 2024 | Opinion | Justin Sun, Anika Reynar, Ryan Dueck & Cindy Wallace
To pay the price of peace Thank you for the February 21 webinar with Maoz Inon . He reminds me of the many Israelis who work for peace by embodying forgiveness, hope, justice and... Read More
March 7, 2024 | Opinion |
By avocation, I am an historian with a strong interest in global geopolitics, so it feels odd to be a subsistence farmer. I spend much of my time just meeting my daily needs,... Read More
March 7, 2024 | Opinion | Theo Wiederkehr
I am a huge advocate for the local church. It is the gathering of people around the life, teaching, death and resurrection of Jesus that frees our imaginations and forms our... Read More
March 7, 2024 | Opinion | Shelby Boese
I recently attended the Mennonite Church Manitoba annual general meeting (AGM) in Winkler. I find those events both energizing and demoralizing, which is why I have attended only... Read More
March 6, 2024 | Opinion | Will Braun
I saw a commercial during a hockey game recently that ended with an image of an Uber Eats bag sitting beside a bowl of macaroni and cheese and a Kraft Dinner box. This struck me... Read More
March 6, 2024 | Opinion | Troy Watson
I’ve been writing this column for four-and-a-half years, and I’m sure I’ve used the same ideas more than once. In this, my last column, I return to the two core ideas that I get... Read More
March 6, 2024 | Opinion | Arli Klassen
I was sitting on Dave Scott’s porch on the Swan Lake First Nation a few years back when he started talking about a handshake treaty between his Ojibwe ancestors and Mennonites. I... Read More
February 22, 2024 | Opinion | Will Braun
Review the confession of faith In response to “Jewish perspectives” (January 26), I note that Article 22 of the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective states: “We believe... Read More
February 22, 2024 | Opinion |
Each year, A Common Word Alberta brings Muslims and Christians together in Edmonton to plan an annual interfaith dialogue. As the facilitator of Mennonite Church Alberta’s Bridge... Read More
February 22, 2024 | Opinion | Suzanne Gross
In Ndebele, my language, we have a proverb that says, Inala kayihambi, kuhamba indlala. It says that times of abundant harvest are not reported, but times of hunger and famine... Read More
February 22, 2024 | Opinion | Barbara Nkala
I’ve been thinking about simplicity. Are today’s Canadian Mennonites committed to faith-motivated simple living? Am I? I first encountered the spiritual discipline of simplicity... Read More
February 22, 2024 | Opinion | Cindy Wallace, Justin Sun, Anika Reynar & Ryan Dueck
Grace has increasingly become my lens for reading both scripture and other people. I have come to think grace—the wildly undeserved favour dispensed by God—is the most important... Read More
February 22, 2024 | Opinion | Randy Haluza-DeLay
With this issue, we bid farewell to columnists Ed Olfert, Joshua Penfold and Joon Park. While we are excited to welcome new columnists, the end of existing columns is a loss... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Editorial | Will Braun
History lesson Will Braun’s editorial about Di Brandt (“The institution of messiness,” September 22, 2023) is a valuable piece that I hope many people will read. In the past two... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion |
New Year’s Day is often a time we reflect on the events and experiences of the past year. It is also the time we look forward to what might lie ahead. At the beginning of 2023, I... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion | Gary Peters
When I first started working out at a CrossFit gym, my muscles ached constantly. After a few months, I asked one of the trainers, “When does the pain go away?” After clarifying... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion | Troy Watson
Since Will Braun’s strong editorial in the December 1, 2023, issue ( “What kind of peace church are we?” ), the pages of Canadian Mennonite have included some passionate responses... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
How many sermons do you remember from 25 years ago? Likely not many. Even the most meaningful and formative sermons from long ago tend to fade and become less a specific memory... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion | Joshua Penfold
Becoming an intercultural church does not happen by accident or by wishful thinking. It takes a lifetime to create space in which everyone can gather and be welcomed, celebrated,... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion | Joon Park
The following is adapted from a sermon that Kevin Barkowsky, pastor of Sherbrooke Mennonite Church in Vancouver, preached on January 28. Reprinted with permission. Key Stat #1:... Read More
February 8, 2024 | Opinion | Kevin Barkowsky
