In our transformation from Mennonite Foundation of Canada to Abundance Canada, we have received several responses from our clients and constituency. While most of the feedback has... Read More
Opinion
Consider the possibility that truth is not a thing or group of things (e.g. ideas, facts, doctrines, etc.) but a Spirit. This seems to be the apostle John’s understanding. For... Read More
September 21, 2016 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
The Fenian Invasions, in which Irish American Civil War veterans used raids into pre-Confederation Canada to further the cause of Irish independence, were launched in 1866... Read More
September 21, 2016 | Viewpoints | Laureen Harder-Gissing
On his Aug. 11, 2016, podcast, journalist Malcolm Gladwell used the concept of “generous orthodoxy” to frame the story of Chester Wenger. It’s a positive approach to faith that is... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Editorial | Paul Schrag
Feature on seasonal workers ‘very timely’ Re: “ The lucky struggle ,” July 4, page 4. Will Braun’s feature article is very timely for us at the farm where I work, in that we have... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Viewpoints |
Assembly 2016 was an excellent example of a very integral aspect of the life of our national church, our area churches and our congregations. The process of discernment was on... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Viewpoints | Dan Jack
So, after 22-and-a-half years of marriage to an incredible woman and friend, I may finally be starting to get it. She is a treasure, but, truth be told, I don’t always treat her... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
The time has come. At the beginning of September, I began full-time journalism studies at the University of Regina. Our family moved back to Regina for this reason, and after a... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Viewpoints | Katie Doke Sawatzky
Rad and Pat Houmphan, centre, have a long history of working in the Mennonite church. When they came to Canada as refugees in 1979, Otto and Florence Driedger of Regina, far left... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz
Transition is something that we all face! From the time we are born until we breathe our last breath, we are transitioning from one stage of life to another. Some of these... Read More
September 7, 2016 | Viewpoints | Liz Koop
It’s been a couple years now, but the experience stands out in my mind as if it were yesterday. Engin Sezen, executive director of the Waterloo, Ont., Intercultural Dialogue... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Editorial |
Dealing with mental illness is ‘hard enough already’ Thank you for the recent special issue of Canadian Mennonite on “mental health.” It is an important topic if we are to love... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints |
In October 2014, Wame Chiepe invited us to dream. Wame lives near an abandoned park in Gaborone, Botswana. Young children play on a rusty, broken-down slide. Surrounded by... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Daniel Horne
It’s an exciting time for many people in my extended family. Three nieces are university students, preparing for careers in education or medicine. One niece, with BA newly in hand... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
Mennonite Foundation of Canada (MFC) is about to make a big change. In October, we will become Abundance Canada. This decision did not come easily. Our process was both cautious... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Darren Pries-Klassen
In John 14:6, Jesus claims that he is the truth. What does this mean? I used to think that the truth of Christ was a set of doctrines I needed to believe in, but I’ve become... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
I was grateful for the opportunity to attend your biennial meeting in Saskatoon in early July. As always, I was impressed by the creativity expressed in your worship services and... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Ervin R. Stutzman
When Mennonites came to Ontario and western Canada in the 1920s, they were helped by the “Swiss” Mennonites, such as those from The First Mennonite Church in Vineland, Ont. The... Read More
August 24, 2016 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz / Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies
In reflecting on Assembly 2016 in Saskatoon, one thing is certain: We are entering a period of uncertainty in the life of Mennonite Church Canada and its area churches. The most... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Editorial |
What about the pastors who are forced to refrain from moonlighting? Re: “ Meet the pastors who moonlight ,” June 20, page 4. The flip side of the scenarios presented in this... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints |
After nine years of working together on the Being a Faithful Church (BFC) process, by an 85 percent majority, delegates at Assenbly 2016 in Saskatoon approved the BFC7... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints | Ryan Siemens
We have abandoned the battleground. In a hope-desiring but hope-diminishing article, columnist Robyn Urbeck asks: “How do we know when to stop praying for Orlando and Texas, and... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
Helen Warkentin was a long-term missionary to India from 1920 to 1957, and took many orphans ‘under her wing.’ She received support from family and friends back in Winkler, Man... Read More
August 10, 2016 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz
“ By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps ” (Psalm 137: 1-2). These familiar words from the Psalmist, cited by... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Editorial |
Use land for food production, not burying the dead For some time, I have wondered whether we are good stewards when we use precious real estate to bury our dead. I do not now own... Read More
July 20, 2016 | Viewpoints |