Enough with trying to save the world – that’s an impossible and thankless job. Our task is to save Baby Jaguar. As I sit on the living room couch with …
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The promise of peace as well as the sword
by ContributorWhen Jesus was born, the heavenly host announced, “peace on earth, among those on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14).
A kilted piper and the sounds of Amazing Grace shattered the opening silence at my daughter’s November 11 service at her school. She was in Grade 3.
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Being truly Christian in times of conflict
by ContributorSince the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, militarism and the polarization of the world into “good guys” and “bad guys” has been up. The current war in Afghanistan has …
He runs through the kitchen with a flurry of “bangs,” “pows,” and “zings,” brightly coloured plastic toys flapping around his waist. How many daggers, lasers, and water pistols can one …
On Christmas Eve, 1941, in the front lines of a World War II battlefield, a young German officer named Siegfried Bartel had an experience that changed his life.
Books profiled are: Keeping in Step with the God of Peace: The Biblical Theology of Pacifism, Author: Arden Thiessen; Defenseless Christianity: Anabaptism for a Nonviolent Church, Authors: Gerald J. Mast …
Delegates from across Canada met at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, June 5–7 for the 10th annual meeting of Mennonite Church Canada. The theme was “living inside out” (Colossians …
“I never thought I’d see the day when a soldier in uniform, a federal politician, and a representative from Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) shared the same platform on Sunday at …
The Peace Church and the Ecumenical Community: Ecclesiology and the Ethics of NonviolenceAuthor:Fernando Enns, translated by Helmut Harder Fernando Enns (keynote speaker at the Believers Church Conference held in Winnipeg …
We’re all afraid of something. Last month, after hearing the thunderous rev of a Harley Davidson engine outside his house, my two-year-old nephew turned to his grandparents and declared, “Motorcykies …
Although our Anabaptist peace position calls us to speak against the evils of war and to work as peacemakers, we live in a country that has participated in many major …
Title:Peaceable Witness Among Muslims Author: Gordon D. Nickel This book makes a significant contribution to the study of Muslim-Christian encounters in its two particular emphases: (a) the need for Christians …
She was my elderly Sunday school teacher. She said the story, about a young boy growing up with a father who believed in peace, was true, and I believed her. …