Gregory Rabus and Jennifer Otto, Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers in Germany, are finding ways to respond to the needs of refugees flooding into the country from Syria and... Read More
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While the physical space has been there since the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union (MSCU) Centre for Peace Advancement was inaugurated a year ago, the Frank and Helen Epp Peace... Read More
October 21, 2015 | God at work in the World |
Nyantut Pal, left, Christina Chany and Balat Pal are ready for three-and-a-half-hour drive from Edmonton to Camp Valaqua in Water Valley, Alta., with their driver, Barry Andres. (Photo by Donita Wiebe-Neufeld)
What does it look like when two churches and Camp Valaqua partner toward a common goal? It looks like 18 enthusiastic campers! This past summer, the Service and Outreach branch of... Read More
October 21, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
Song leaders from a number of MC Saskatchewan churches participated in ‘Singing with the Spirit,’ a weekend music and worship event hosted by Nutana Park Mennonite from Oct. 2 to 4, 2015. (Photo by Donna Schulz)
“I will sing with the Spirit, but I will sing with understanding.” These words, from I Corinthians 14:15, formed the basis of Marilyn Houser Hamm’s recent music workshop at Nutana... Read More
October 21, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Donna Schulz
His name was David Schroeder, but those who knew him affectionately and respectfully referred to him as “Doc.” Schroeder, who worked as professor of New Testament and philosophy... Read More
October 21, 2015 | God at work in Us | Kevin Kilbrei
As a parent of young children, I read a lot of picture books. Some books I read under duress—my children love them and I tolerate them—and some books I read to my kids despite the... Read More
October 21, 2015 | Focus On | Natasha Krahn
Two Mennonite authors in British Columbia have recently published children’s picture books, both with across-the-world themes. Barbara Nickel of Yarrow is the author of the... Read More
October 21, 2015 | Focus On | Amy Rinner Waddell
Theology, Spirituality Changing Lenses: Restorative Justice for our Times . Howard Zehr. Herald Press, 2015. First published 25 years ago, Herald Press has re-issued this textbook... Read More
October 21, 2015 | Focus On | Compiled by Barb Draper, Books & Resources Editor
“Mennonites talking about sex? That would probably make world news!” So observes the latest original production by Ontario-based theatre company Theatre of the Beat. The hard-... Read More
October 21, 2015 | Young Voices | Ally Siebert
My mother Colleen Thiessen and I were out for a walk when I visited her a few months ago and we passed our church. I asked how she could attend every Sunday morning. She replied... Read More
October 21, 2015 | Young Voices | Brighton Thiessen
You don’t have to be a grain farmer to support the Canadian Foodgrains Bank through a growing project. And you don’t even need to be a farmer, as members of Petitcodiac Mennonite... Read More
October 20, 2015 | Web First |
On the weekend of Oct. 3 and 4, 2015, Shantz Mennonite Church congregation celebrated its 175th anniversary. Church members recalled how, in the late 1830s, Mennonite families... Read More
October 20, 2015 | Web First |
“You should do something with all this,” was the doctor’s prescription. “All this” were the art supplies scattered across Shannon Moroney’s husband’s studio in their house. Jason... Read More
October 19, 2015 | Web First |
Arnaud Mennonite Church youth group members Meagan Schlorff, left; Cole Holdrick, second from left; Liam Thiessen, third from right; and Adrian Thiessen, right, are pictured with youth leader Ewald Boschmann, third from left and Art Enns, the farmer who donated the land, to celebrate a successful harvest that raised $12,600 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. (Canadian Foodgrains Bank photo)
In the Bible, there’s a well-known story about Jesus miraculously feeding five thousand with only a few loaves and fish. That story inspired the Arnaud (Manitoba) Mennonite Church... Read More
October 19, 2015 | Web First | Amanda Thorsteinsson
“We don’t practise peace because it always works, but because we are called to be faithful to Christ’s way.” Scott Brubaker-Zehr, pastor of Rockway Mennonite Church in Kitchener,... Read More
October 19, 2015 | Web First |
Forty years after refugees fled Vietnam and communist oppression for Canada’s shores, the Vietnamese community in B.C. expressed gratitude to God at a celebratory evening on Aug... Read More
October 7, 2015 | God at work in the World | Amy Rinner Waddell
For years, Leon Kehl of Floradale (Ont.) Mennonite Church, has been working to build understanding and friendship between Christians and Muslims in Waterloo Region. Long before... Read More
October 7, 2015 | God at work in the World |
Why would a church of predominantly greying members build a playground for children? Betty Brown was thinking about children as she drove past the abandoned playground at Midway... Read More
October 7, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
“Dairy farming is not just a job,” said Lloyd Sawatzky, “It is a way of life.” For members of Osler Mennonite Church, dairy farming is a way of life that has come to an end. In... Read More
October 7, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Emily Summach
Two hundred people spent a sunny Saturday at Morden Mennonite Church in southern Manitoba to look squarely at how the church can deal with its same-sex crisis. “Biblical marriage... Read More
October 7, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Will Braun
In the words of David Martin, executive minister of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, at the 2015 annual church gathering, “Since our habit is to normally talk about God in the... Read More
October 7, 2015 | God at work in Us | David Martin
There’s nothing comfortable in the artwork of Edgar Heap of Birds. Especially for people whose ancestors came to this continent as settlers. Heap of Birds has described his art as... Read More
October 7, 2015 | Artbeat |
With its propulsive rhythm and alluring harmonies, “Light a Match”—the new single and title track on Chic Gamine’s latest album—seems like a simple pop song at first. That... Read More
October 7, 2015 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
'The emails were just horrible. Filled to the brim with cruel hate.' (Image by Ulrike Mai/Pixabay)
Jessica (a pseudonym) was bullied online to the point that she attempted suicide, but she rose above the hurt by meeting her tormentor and relying on two foundations of her faith... Read More
October 7, 2015 | Young Voices | Rachelle Girard
