Third way community
If Joe Heikman had to choose a single distinctive Anabaptist value, it would be community.
Volume 28 Issue 7
From the 'centre of the military universe' to central Alberta
‘People who grew up in it can lose sight of what makes Anabaptism unique,’ says Debbie Bledsoe. Supplied photo.
Debbie Bledsoe wants people to know about the beauty she sees in the Mennonite Church.
Writer reflects on 50 years of ministry in Latin America
‘The God I know now is a bigger God than I knew growing up,’ says Helen Dueck.
Photo by Aaron Epp.
Helen Dueck occupied herself during COVID lockdowns by writing. The result is a book that tells the
Catholic and Mennonite worlds collide on YouTube
Kristen and Scott Hertzog started their YouTube channel in 2022. Photo by Dale Ebersole.
What happens when an Italian American actress and model from Edison, New Jersey marries a Mennonite farm boy from Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
Risking introspection
Dirk Willms rescues his enemy. Holland, 1569. Engraving by Jan Luyken in Martyr’s Mirror. File from Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
I recently met someone who is new to Anabaptism after decades in other churches.
Rehoboth Inner Healing Church among five churches joining MCEC
Rehoboth Inner Healing Church in Toronto. Photo from Facebook.
For Paulos Berhe, being Anabaptist means taking what has been received from Jesus Christ and sharing it with others.
Married in
Nicole and Josh Weber with their daughters. Supplied Photo.
Mennonites, they love sweet things,” Nicole Weber says with a laugh.
Raising the steaks
CM event explores food, faith and dietary decisions. Photo by David Griffiths/Unsplash
Jason and Sandy Yuen grew up in traditional Chinese-Canadian homes where meals included meat, but today the Toronto couple and their three children follow
Running toward Jesus
Wendy Rankin. Photo by Aaron Epp.
My faith story is one of conversion.
Readers Write: May 2024
Graphic by Betty Avery
Taxing ideas
Learning unity
Photo by Caglar Oskay/Unsplash.
As Christians, we are called to be in the world but not of the world. We are urged to be transformed and renewed by the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:2).
To talk about God
Photo by Abdghat/Pexels
When I started seminary three years ago, I realized I didn’t know how to talk about God.
What is the essence of Anabaptism?
Photo by Diego Gonzalez/Unsplash.
We asked numerous people to share three to five words that express the essence of Anabaptism for them.
Volume 28 Issue 7
Cover Date:
April 26, 2024
Am I Mennonite?
Photo by Pixabay/Pexels
Although I’ve been a Mennonite pastor for over 25 years, I’m reluctant to call myself Mennonite. For several reasons.
