In 1963, Gene Stoltzfus was a volunteer aid worker in Vietnam. One day he happened upon a number of military helicopters landing at a nearby field.
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Scarcely a week goes by without someone saying, “Give people fish and you feed them for a day; teach them how to fish and you feed them for life.”
After a few years of teaching in public universities, I arrived in 2005 at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) to teach English. People often ask me what the difference is, perhaps …
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The top 10 Mennonite Brethren stories of the decade
by Dora DueckThe transition from old to new year is always a great time for picks and pans, for looking back and making lists. Here, in no particular order, are my picks …
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Sustaining the mighty oaks
by James ToewsLord Nelson is known as Britain’s greatest naval commander. His victories over the French and Spanish in the late 18th and early 19th centuries fueled the motto: “Britannia rules the …
I have watched, with dismay, the growing disconnect between our local MB church families, and the provincial and Canadian conferences. There was a time when poverty, persecution, struggle, and common …
I was recently observing my dog Gabby eat. She would munch some kibble, stop for a while, and ponder whether or not she was done, then possibly eat some more, …
Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, and 150th anniversary of the publication of his On the Origin of Species, has provoked a flurry of media discussion on the man, his work, and …
For a short time, I was a youth pastor at Siksika First Nation in southern Alberta, under YMI-TREK. I asked some of the parents at a youth meeting why the …
Many Canadians followed the long and dramatic U.S. election campaign, then watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. In this excerpt from a column …
Christians who want to make a difference as they Christmas shop may feel tension between buying local, buying fair trade, or buying at all.
Christmas without snow? I was dreading it.
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A tale of two awards: Reflecting on Henry Morgentaler’s Order of Canada
by ContributorIt happened in Ottawa, our nation’s capital; one event June 11, the other July 1. Two awards were announced, one to a young man, the other to an older man.
I do not wear a poppy on Remembrance Day. OK, there, I said it. I’m afraid to admit it publicly because I know it will invite scorn from others.