I’m not waiting for marriage. Like many other evangelical teenagers, I signed a yellow “True Love Waits” index card in youth group and wore a chastity ring. These symbols may…
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A discussion among us 30-something Mennonites has been heating up online. It’s a discussion that cuts to the heart of nearly everything the church worries about us. The question is the…
I was getting desperate. It was the last of four days at the Montreal Truth and Reconciliation Commission meetings. Sorrow, despair, hope, anger, defeat, defiance, and confusion washed over me like…
Every morning, our group piles into a van that drives us to the MCC Colombia office. Every morning, we laugh in disbelief at the way traffic flows: steadily moving bumper…
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Pope Francis: What this new leader means for evangelicals
by Harold JantzA Roman Catholic cardinal from Argentina has generated worldwide applause and some disquiet: what does his election as pope mean for Mennonites and the evangelical community? Pope Francis brings an attractive mystique.…
My brother and I wander through the bustling old market. It’s a struggle to wend our way through hordes of people, motorcycles, and cars. The aromas of fish, spices, perfumes, fresh fruit, and diesel exhaust combine to create a smell as strange to our Western sensibilities as the shawarmas in our stomachs. Shopkeepers shout out their wares, each trying to outdo the next.
Perhaps it’s our long Canadian winters. Or maybe it’s the proliferation of other people’s glib Facebook status updates about their warm southern vacations. Every February, a general malaise seems to…
An MCC Ottawa Office intern reflects on God and GovernmentIf you were to turn on the television today and catch a clip on Canadian political debate, you would likely see a disheartening display of partisanship, negativity, and false speech…. As Christians, we may wonder, “Is this really a government that’s been ‘established by God’?” (Romans 13:1).
Another take on the War of 1812 Question: How are the Niagara Region, bicycles, and the War of 1812 related to each other? Answer: On July 28, MCC Ontario recognized…
A leader learns what forgiveness looks like It was Monday morning, June 10, 1996. I filed into the room with a variety of other leaders to participate in the first Canadian ReFocusing…
A church planter learns 3 important lessons I recently read an article based on Mark 4:35–41. It’s the story of Jesus on the Sea of Galilee, where he says to…
If you’re a church planter, chances are you’re wasting money. The sales pitch Let’s be honest: the U.S. is home of free-market capitalism [and Canada isn’t far behind]. There is…
“I just want a hug from my sisters.” The pain in the grandmother’s voice is heart-rending, as she gives voice to the hurt and estrangement that has splintered her family. It’s a story all too familiar to thousands of First Nations families across Canada,
Modesty has fallen out of vogue. Fashion has always interested me. Perhaps it was due to the fact my mother was a tailor and sewed most of my clothes as a teenager, and also my elegant wedding dress. She had an eye for materials, style, and colour, and cut out her own patterns to enhance our figures with fashionable modesty.
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Hyderabad: How one cynic changed his mind about missions
by ContributorI must have been about ten years old, sitting in one of the front pews of East Chilliwack (B.C.) Mennonite Brethren Church, probably on a Sunday evening. The young woman on the platform was reporting on her missionary trip to India. She’d worked in Hyderabad.