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Assembly location a good choice
Categories: Web FirstWould the attendees of Pennsylvania 2015 accept “an occasional farm smell” in their meeting space? That’s just one of the many questions Howard Good, national coordinator of PA 2015, asked…
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First Anabaptist World Cup offers time for fun
Categories: Web FirstTwo-hundred and sixty-nine individuals played in the Anabaptist World Cup in Logan Park in Dillsburg, Pa. This was the first soccer tournament for Mennonite World Conference and took place during…
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Mysticism for toddlers
I was happy to discover another gem of a children’s book on the subject of faith at my public library recently: it’s called The Song of Francis, written and illustrated…
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Having second thoughts (and 3rd, 4th, 5th…) about Mennonite World Conference
Categories: Web FirstFor my “First thoughts” see here. I will begin at the end. There was the installing of a new president of MWC. When the outgoing president, Danisa Ndlovu of Zimbabwe,…
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Love means taking initiative to do good, Cavey tells MWC assembly
Categories: Web FirstLove for neighbour is absolutely central to the gospel, speaker Bruxy Cavey said in the final mass worship service of Pennsylvania 2015, July 25, 2015. This service saw the passing…
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Calls for action in mission and evangelism
Categories: Web FirstEnergy was still high in the penultimate mass session of PA 2015, July 25, 2015, and speakers issued sharp challenges to Anabaptists, calling for a more active and evangelistic discipleship.…
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Assembly called to wrestle with independence and community
Categories: Web FirstEach person is never alone. They must live in community. Yet each also craves independence and autonomy. Citing Jacob wrestling with God in Genesis 32, Wieteke van der Molen told…
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Confession and forgiveness part of loving your neighbour
Categories: Web First“We are here today, celebrating our common Anabaptist faith and our position in the Lord Jesus Christ,” was the greeting from Shantkumar S. Kunjam of India, who took the platform…
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Mukawa calls for reconciliation with God, others
Categories: Web FirstNzuzi Mukawa, a Congolese Mennonite Brethren pastor and educator and the MB Mission team leader for Sub Sahara Africa, challenged his audience Thursday evening to leave Mennonite World Conference Assembly…
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Testimony of a church-conflict casualty
Categories: Web FirstRemilyn Mondez of the Philippines warned about the perils of church conflict and then sprung a surprise. Speaking July 23, 2015, at the morning worship service of the Mennonite World…
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Anabaptist World Cup starts Thursday
Categories: Web FirstAnabaptist World Cup started on July 23, 2015, in at Logan Park in Dillsburg, Pa. This is the first soccer tournament for Mennonite World Conference in Harrisburg, Pa. Players range…
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Praising in painful times
Categories: Web FirstYukari Kaga, a pastor from Japan, admitted Peter’s praise in his letter to the early church seems “a little strange to me.” Peter wrote this letter (1 Peter) in such…
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First thoughts of a first-time Mennonite World Conference participant
Categories: Web FirstMany people have gathered here in Harrisburg, Pa. Many more, I think, than I have been a part of in worship. Being a part of many people gathering, of many…
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Speakers share doubts from their settings, journeys
Categories: Web FirstThree speakers—one each from Kenya, Canada and Ethiopia—shared stories of doubt in their local contexts at Mennonite World Conference’s (MWC) morning worship on July 22, 2015. “We are learning, in…
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Mennonites & Brethren in Christ to lament drone warfare
Categories: Web FirstParticipants in Mennonite World Conference Assembly, a global gathering of Mennonites and other related Anabaptist groups in Harrisburg, Pa., will be invited to assemble for prayer, lament and witness focusing…
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Riding for affordable housing
Categories: UncategorizedKen and Debbie Martin are ready to head out from Elmira (Ont.) Mennonite Church on a countryside tour as part of the MennoHomes fifth annual bike-a-thon for affordable housing on…
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My soul brother
Categories: EditorialThe sky was a deep blue, the sun shining brightly as we gathered in the Zion Memorial Gardens to bury the ashes of a beloved family friend, my brother-in-law Frank…
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It takes a (global) village
Categories: Feature ArticlesThe last in a five-part series leading up to Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Harrisburg, Pa. When someone asks you to use a few words to describe yourself, what words…
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Readers write: July 27, 2015 issue
Categories: ViewpointsThanks to those who attended TRC report in Ottawa I would publicly like to thank and acknowledge the presence of Mennonite Church Canada personnel and other Mennonite workers who attended the…
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Garden dreams
Categories: Viewpoints“All through the long winter I dream of my garden. On the first warm day of Spring I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its…
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