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Maundy Thursday labyrinth
Every year our church hosts a Maundy Thursday service. I have been given the grace from my congregation that I can try new things, as long as I stick within the holy week theme. One year we had a kind of foot-washing service Last year we had informal stations of the cross where I…
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A Tale of Two Meetings
I would like to talk about two meetings with some obvious differences and some profound similarities. The first is a series of meetings that took place across Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba in the early 1920s. Members of various conservative, traditional Mennonite churches were gathering to discus how to respond to recent government policies put in…
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I forgot
I forgot how tired I felt when at two in the morning I was woken up by a crying baby and a frustrated wife. I forgot how keenly aware I was of the sleep I was losing, the productivity I would be sacrificing and how much my forthcoming decrease in mental alertness would cost me.…
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The Cat and the Mouse
I had hoped to post a new revised fairy tale each week as a new writing project this year, but that won’t be happening. This will be my final fairy tale related post for a number of reasons: It’s a lot of work. I could simply record myself as I reword the stories on the…
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Pepper Croote
This post is part of a series. To view the introduction to the series, click here. Pepper Croote is based on the story Rapunzel, taken from a The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales collection. The original is available here, via Project Gutenberg. ———- There were once a man and a woman who had been hoping for a long…
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Cap o’ Rushes
This post is part of a series. To view the introduction to the series, click here. Cap o’ Rushes is taken from a collection of English Fairy Tales. The original is available here, via Project Gutenberg. ———- Once there was a very rich man who had three daughters. One day he thought he would try to find…
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The Fish and The Ring
This post is part of a series. To view the introduction to the series, click here. The Fish and The Ring is taken from a collection of English Fairy Tales. The original is available here, via Project Gutenberg. ———- Once upon a time there lived a rich man named Simon. One day he met a…
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Anabaptist Fairy Tales
One of my favourite duties as a father of young children is putting them to bed. It’s nice to settle them down after an active day (easier said than done for some kids). I like being able to hold them close. I love hearing them say “good night” and “I love you,” even if it’s…
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In the news again
Mennonites are in the news again in Canada. Maybe in a good way, maybe in a bad way, and maybe both. The Canadian Mennonite, a periodical published by Mennonite Church Canada has been asked/warned by an agency of the government to refrain from partisan political activity. It referred to certain editorials and articles that covered…
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I Walk the Line
First thing this morning I went for a walk. I had a letter that needed to be mailed and the nearest post office is at our nearby grocery store. Since my letter needed an authorizing stamp, there needed to be an actual staff person there to receive it and that staff person wouldn’t arrive until…