Opinion

On our deck there sits a small pot. It has been sitting in much the same spot for over a year. My youngest son is a budding gardener, and in the pot that sits on that spot, he... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
In a couple weeks, my family and I will move to my hometown, Regina, where I’ll start school next fall. Maybe it’s because I’m in a time of transition in my personal life—books... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints | Katie Doke Sawatzky
It’s been 25 years since the military faced off against Mohawk Warriors in the pine forest between the village of Oka and the community of Kanehsatake, 53 kilometres west of... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints | Will Braun
In the summer of 1990 the Canadian military faced off against Mohawk Warriors between the village of Oka and the community of Kanehsatake, 53 kilometres west of Montreal, Que... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints | Will Braun
What do Martha Stewart and Yvonne Johnson have in common? They both spent time in prison. Stewart, wealthy and famous, served five months for manipulating stocks, while Johnson... Read More
June 30, 2015 | Viewpoints | By Kate Janzen
The ripples from the final Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing and report held in Ottawa early this month after five years of hearings across Canada are far-reaching and... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Editorial |
Integrity doesn’t hinge on the name ‘Mennonite’ Re: “ ‘Mennonite’ name should stay ” letter, March 30, page 10. My friend Albert Isaac used the former Niagara Credit Union as an... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Viewpoints |
’Tis the season of graduations. Society recognizes graduation as an important transition in the lives of young people and so we ritualize the event with special ceremonies. At a... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Viewpoints | Dan Epp-Tiessen
Looking out the café window on a warm spring day, I watched as a short, rotund man pulled off his shirt and bared his quite large tummy to the friendly rays of the sun. “There’s a... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Viewpoints |
A will is your last communication with your family. Many of us are uncomfortable planning for our death, but the chaos, confusion and potential for conflict in families where... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Viewpoints | Kevin Davidson
The brilliant Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, “The world is in truth a holy place.” He was echoing the words of the prophet Isaiah who wrote, “the whole earth is... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
It was a huge painting. At least 3 x 3 metres. It was part of a show in the Dominican church of San Domingo, built over and incorporating Qurikancha, a central Inca complex in... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Viewpoints |
As of the end of 2015, the Mennonite Brethren Herald , the 54-year-old periodical of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, will cease to exist. This untimely... Read More
June 3, 2015 | Editorial |
‘What a blessing’ the Bible is Re: “ Bible reading meant less Canadian Mennonite reading ” letter, March 30, page 13. The Bible cannot be read like any other book. The truths of... Read More
June 3, 2015 | Viewpoints |
How to plant a church is not a big mystery. Any good Mennonite gardener knew how to take a clump of bulbs from her front garden, split them up and transplant them into the bed at... Read More
June 3, 2015 | Viewpoints | David Martin
I’m in a beautiful and sorrowful place. My travels have brought me to a stunning seaside within a country that significantly restricts the proclamation of Jesus as Messiah and... Read More
June 3, 2015 | Viewpoints | Phil Wagler
I am, and always have been, a “doer,” and my late husband was the same. If people needed help, we found a way to help them. If something was broken, we found a way to fix it. I... Read More
June 3, 2015 | Viewpoints | Maciel Hernandez
History of Niagara Township Credit Union clarified by a founder’s son Re: “‘ Mennonite’ name should stay ” letter, March 30, page 10. Albert Isaac’s comments about the Niagara... Read More
May 21, 2015 | Viewpoints |
The Anabaptist/Mennonite worldwide communion has come a long way since the first Mennonite World Conference some 90 years ago. Organized by Christian Neff, a German Mennonite... Read More
May 20, 2015 | Editorial |
When I was called to serve on the Mennonite Church Canada General Board in 2006, church participation and financial giving were in slow decline. The looming threat of cutbacks... Read More
May 20, 2015 | Viewpoints | Hilda Hildebrand
“There’s a gift for you in my office,” my husband announced cheerily. “What?!?” I exclaimed, puzzled at such a development. He repeated the news and added, “It’s a dress to wear... Read More
May 20, 2015 | Viewpoints |
On a sunny lunch break while attending high school, I went for my customary walk into town. A classmate drove up in his shiny two-door coupe and offered a ride. Because he had... Read More
May 20, 2015 | Viewpoints | Arnie Friesen
One minute César García is talking with awe about a postmodern work of art in a thriving Amsterdam Mennonite church, and the next he’s speaking with similar awe about a Mennonite... Read More
May 20, 2015 | Viewpoints | Will Braun
One of my atheist friends told me about a unique encounter with a “holy” man that ignited her spiritual awakening. She met a Buddhist monk visiting the city she lived in, and her... Read More
May 20, 2015 | Viewpoints | Troy Watson
That’s right—the mere cost of a cappuccino at Starbucks by 33 of your friends every day for three months provides relief for 1,000 refugees or some 200 families in war-torn Syria... Read More
May 6, 2015 | Editorial |

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