Missionary to the city of Winnipeg, Anna Thiessen, is seated with some girls she worked with in 1919. Rural life has been an important part of Mennonite life and self-... Read More
Opinion
September 9, 2015 | Viewpoints | Conrad Stoesz
I can hardly find words to describe the experience of worshipping, singing, eating and fellowshipping with about 7,500 others at Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly, held in... Read More
September 9, 2015 | Viewpoints | Liz Koop
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has long been part of the DNA of the North American Anabaptist church, linking us to the world and providing a sense of relation to “the least of... Read More
September 9, 2015 | Viewpoints | Will Braun
Chris Brnjas, a young pastor from Ontario and a delegate to the Global Youth Summit held prior to Mennonite World Conference assembly last month, came back with a reminder that we... Read More
August 26, 2015 | Editorial |
Mennonites should denounce Canadian arms sales Peter McKenna, chair of political science at the University of Prince Edward Island, questions the Canadian arms deal with Saudi... Read More
August 26, 2015 | Viewpoints |
Life is never static. As I transition from eleven years of leadership with Mennonite Church Canada into a season of semi-retirement and new opportunities, I’m struck by the... Read More
August 26, 2015 | Viewpoints | Dave Bergen
On a recent visit to extended family, I greeted my nephew’s wife Emily and their year-old son Kenneth. She immediately thrust her child out to me, introducing him to his “auntie... Read More
August 26, 2015 | Viewpoints | Melissa Miller
Hollywood loves a good surprise ending. My wife and I experienced that first-hand when we recently watched the Nicholas Sparks film, The Longest Ride . It is a romance with... Read More
August 26, 2015 | Viewpoints | Peter Dryden
There seems to be a growing interest in the “slow church” movement as an alternative to “fast food church.” What is fast food church? Sociologist George Ritzer in his book The... Read More
August 26, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
The irony couldn’t have been more self-evident. Here were 7,500 modern-day Anabaptists celebrating the beliefs and convictions that hold them together in 65 countries around the... Read More
August 12, 2015 | Editorial | Dick Benner
TRC not a road map forward Re: “ What do we take away from the TRC ?” editorial, June 22, page 2. What do we take from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Not... Read More
August 12, 2015 | Viewpoints |
As the new moderator of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, I am dealing with feelings of anticipation, apprehension, excitement and a little fear. As with the other area churches, we... Read More
August 12, 2015 | Viewpoints | Ken Warkentin
In the last couple decades, most churches caught the mission statement bug. To revisit, renew, or finally wrestle with a reason for being is crucial for any organism. As human... Read More
August 12, 2015 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
I’m not exactly a new Canadian as I arrived in Vancouver back in 1989, leaving behind my hometown of Dadwan, Punjab, India. My grandparents were traditional Hindu and Sikh, but my... Read More
August 12, 2015 | Viewpoints | Charanjit Kumar
Mennonite World Conference held its first assembly in 1925, which was the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Anabaptist movement. With the 500th anniversary now only 10... Read More
August 12, 2015 | Viewpoints | Gordon Houser
The sky was a deep blue, the sun shining brightly as we gathered in the Zion Memorial Gardens to bury the ashes of a beloved family friend, my brother-in-law Frank R. Keller, in... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Editorial |
Thanks to those who attended TRC report in Ottawa I would publicly like to thank and acknowledge the presence of Mennonite Church Canada personnel and other Mennonite workers who... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Viewpoints |
“All through the long winter I dream of my garden. On the first warm day of Spring I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy and my spirits soar.” ~Helen... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Viewpoints | Laura Loewen
So Jesus was striding down the street one day when a kid in front of him turned around and asked for a bus ticket. Jesus had noticed the boy—a skinny teenager wearing a too-big T-... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Viewpoints |
“Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, ‘Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?’” (... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Viewpoints | Sherri Grosz
The fragrance of old books mingled with stale pipe tobacco washed over me like finely aged wisdom, fermented from years of deep contemplation. Every wall of the late history... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
In the year 2000, world leaders set themselves a deadline for dramatically decreasing global poverty. That deadline was 2015. The global betterment plan was contained in the... Read More
July 22, 2015 | Viewpoints | Will Braun
I have had a recurring dream that began after a trip to Italy. During my time there I visited at least 50 churches and was struck with the fact that many claimed to be the home of... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints | Ken Warkentin
A modern-day wannabe prophet calling himself a “marginal Mennonite” audaciously predicts that this year’s Mennonite World Conference gathering will see a “mass exodus” from that... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Editorial |
If Christ is not the head, the church suffers dementia My wife has Alzheimer’s disease and is presently in long-term care. While visiting her I have observed other residents... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints |