Quizzes
Mennonite Hymn or Hippie Anthem?
So, here’s a challenging quiz for you! We’ve taken lyrics from the General Conference Mennonite hymnal of 1940 and we’ve also taken lyrics from the hippie era of the late 60s and early 70s. Your […]
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The Outside World
Granola Shortage Creates Panic in Wolseley
WINNIPEG, MB A massive granola shortage this spring has residents of the Winnipeg neighbourhood of Wolseley in quite the panic. Desperate residents met at an area United church to discuss the shortage. “Went to the […]
Mennonite Life
Hippies Mistake Steinbach’s Summer Festival for Woodstock
STEINBACH, MB More than twenty-thousand dirty hippies descended on Steinbach this weekend for the annual Summer in the City Festival, apparently under the false impression that it was “like the new Woodstock or something.” “I […]
Mennonite Life
Mennonite Couple Accidentally Ventures Into Osborne Village
WINNIPEG, MB Petey and Aganetha Hiebert of Altona, Manitoba found themselves in the “den of iniquity” after a GPS error led them to the Osborne Village neighbourhood of Winnipeg. “Oba, nay! Would you look at […]
Mennonite Life
Mennonites: Are They Hippies or Hipsters?
GOSHEN, IN This past week, an international conference in Goshen explored the question that many outsiders have asked when encountering Mennonites on the street: “Are they hippies or hipsters?” This identity crisis was debated and […]