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An Ignorance Both Deep and Wide

January 27, 2017

A number of years ago, my daughter’s grade school class was given the task of preparing and presenting a short speech to the class about their personal family history. No problem. We’ve got that covered. Or, we did until a week or so before her turn when one of her classmates presented and told the … More An Ignorance Both Deep and Wide

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The Great Mennonite Identity Crisis

July 5, 2016

This post first published in July, 2015 under a different title (But am I a real Mennonite?). In addition to changing the title, I have also corrected a typo. Every now and then a blog post gets derailed. This one, for instance, was intended to be a little glossary of Mennonite insider language, a guide … More The Great Mennonite Identity Crisis

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Happy Canada Day, Mennonites!

June 30, 2016

I wrote this post last year for Canada Day. I’ve tinkered with the cocktail a bit but have otherwise mostly left it as it was. I am a Mennonite who lives in Canada. Or perhaps I’m a Canadian who is Mennonite.  Sometimes our cultural stereotypes get blurred and it’s hard to tell whether I’m being … More Happy Canada Day, Mennonites!

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Not That Kind of Mennonite

January 20, 2016

This post was previously published on the old site in January 2015. If you know other Mennonites, you might have heard that before. In every relationship/acquaintanceship, with a Mennonite, there will come a time when  it is necessary to have “the talk.” I believe, dear reader, that we have come to that time. If you’ve … More Not That Kind of Mennonite

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