A woman who was raised in both the Lutheran and Catholic churches is now a member of my congregation. When Shannon described what led her to the Mennonite church, she observed a... Read More
Opinion
September 11, 2019 | Editorial | Tobi Thiessen
Reader gives biking story a ‘wow’ Re: “ Cycling into the future ,” July 22, page 30. I enjoy Canadian Mennonite very much. This story really impressed me. Philip Martin had the... Read More
September 11, 2019 | Opinion | Various Contributors
We have a lot of pastoral transitions happening at the moment in Mennonite Church British Columbia. It is a time that has given me pause to think about how we do church ministry... Read More
September 11, 2019 | Opinion | Garry Janzen
In 1894, Anna Enss (1855-1914), left, and Peter Regier (1851-1925) moved their family from Prussia (now Poland) to Tiefengrund, Sask., where Regier was the founding leader of the... Read More
September 11, 2019 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
A woman I’ll call Adelle stops by the church from time to time, looking for food or for a ride to another part of the city. My congregation has supplied me with non-perishable... Read More
September 11, 2019 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
Many conversations about the Old Testament are determined by questions of modernity. What are the facts? What really happened? The facts are then loaded as ammunition in the... Read More
September 11, 2019 | Opinion | Reviewed by David Driedger
It’s 10:30 on a sunny August morning and the lodge at Camp Koinonia, near Boissevain, Man., is bursting with shouts and harmonies. People dance and laugh together. The group... Read More
September 11, 2019 | Opinion | Nicolien Klassen-Wiebe
A while back, a friend pondered whether it is possible to have a meaningful experience of church primarily through digital means. I doubt it. But that got me thinking about how... Read More
August 28, 2019 | Editorial | Virginia A. Hostetler
I have worked at Camp Valaqua for a total of six summers, and this summer I am back on staff after being away for a few years. Valaqua is a place where I learned many things. It... Read More
August 28, 2019 | Opinion | Michael Taves
If you wear clothes, then you need to care about how they were made and who made them. Even if you aren’t interested in “fashion.” Even if it means giving up your favourite stores... Read More
August 28, 2019 | Opinion | Elise Epp
It has become a routine yet still shocking news report: another shooting in a quiet neighbourhood or at a shopping centre, nightclub, school or place of worship. Then come the... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Editorial | Virginia A. Hostetler
The message of Jesus is ‘superior and important’ Re: “ Reaching out requires letting in ,” June 24, page 13. Troy Watson’s column talks about “[t]his barrier is about our subtle... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Opinion | Various Contributors
“With” may be the most important word in the Christian faith. So argues Sam Wells, an Anglican priest-theologian, in Incarnational Ministry , a book about being with the church... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Opinion | Garth Ewert Fisher
The Petitcodiac (N.B.) Mennonite Church Council is pictured during a meeting in 1996. Whether around a kitchen table or a purposely built boardroom, church councils are the... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing
At the Mennonite Church Canada Gathering earlier this summer, my husband Darnell and I led a workshop on the theme of inspiring the imagination of the local church. While we... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Opinion | Christina Bartel Barkman
The song “Wonderwall” by Oasis came on the radio. I was about to change the station when these lyrics hit me, “Backbeat, the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Opinion | Troy Watson
On June 30, at our annual general meeting in Abbotsford, B.C., Mennonite Women Canada elected to dissolve our nationwide ministry for the purpose of releasing energy and assets to... Read More
August 14, 2019 | Opinion | Elsie Rempel, MW Canada secretary, and Shirley Redekop, MW Canada president
Twenty-five years ago, reading a magazine meant holding paper in your hands. Today, it just as easily means looking at a screen. Reading on a screen—whether it’s a smart phone,... Read More
July 31, 2019 | Editorial | Virginia A. Hostetler
Throughout my years of ministry, being involved in the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step program has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my work. No, I am not an addict. But at... Read More
July 31, 2019 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
Recently, a Kubota utility vehicle pulled into my driveway where my sons and their friends were playing hockey. Out popped Tim Taylor, a former NHL player and two-time Stanley Cup... Read More
July 31, 2019 | Opinion | Troy Watson
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... Read More
July 17, 2019 | Editorial | Katie Doke Sawatzky
Headline ‘diminishes and sensationalizes’ church article Re: “ Church ditches ‘overt religiosity’ to become ‘community resource ,’ ” May 27, page 18. We were delighted to connect... Read More
July 17, 2019 | Opinion | Various Contributors
I didn’t used to get nervous leading singing. There were times before leading at Mennonite Church Canada’s Gathering 2019 when I was nervous. I was less nervous leading 6,500... Read More
July 17, 2019 | Opinion | Darryl Neustaedter Barg
New Canadian initiatives around multiculturalism in the 1970s—celebrating anniversaries like Canada’s centennial in 1967, Manitoba’s in 1970, and the arrival of Mennonites in... Read More
July 17, 2019 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
