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MWC PA 2015 opens with celebration, call for walking together
Categories: Web FirstThe 16th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly opened July 21, 2015, in Harrisburg, Pa., with a parade of Mennonites from across the globe, with confession of past treatment of Native…
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First ever Anabaptist World Cup set for PA 2015
Categories: Web FirstThe first ever Anabaptist World Cup will be played on the afternoons of July 22, 23, 24, and 25, 2015, as an optional recreational event during PA 2015, the Mennonite…
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On confessions of faith
You may have heard about what happened at Mennonite Church USA’s convention earlier this month, specifically with regard to same-sex marriage and LGBTQ Mennonites. And, like me, you may be…
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Klassen named MWC coordinator of regional reps
Arli Klassen has been named coordinator of regional representatives for Mennonite World Conference (MWC), effective July 1, 2015. In this new half-time role, Klassen will work closely with the MWC…
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International music ensemble to lead music at PA 2015
Categories: Web FirstA 19-member international ensemble of singers and instrumentalists will lead the morning and evening worship each day at PA 2015, the Mennonite World Conference Assembly to be held in Harrisburg…
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Trauma healing in Nigeria
Categories: Web FirstMusa* grew up in a close-knit family that did not change even as they became adults. The siblings looked out for each other and their parents. When Boko Haram insurgent…
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Classic restorative justice book re-issued
Categories: Web FirstChanging Lenses: Restorative Justice for Our Times, by Howard Zehr, remains the go-to text in the restorative justice field, even twenty-five years after it was first published. Herald Press launched…
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Lassana Kanneh is healing
Categories: Web FirstIn 1999, along with more than 20,000 Liberian children, 11-year-old Lassana became a soldier. He was kidnapped and forced to use drugs and alcohol, destroy property, and kill in the…
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Canadian Christians call for action on climate change
Categories: Web FirstCanadian Christians concerned about climate change are calling for government action in response to the impact of global warming on the country’s coastlines and vast Artic region. In early July…
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Bike to GROW tops $100K entering Ontario
Categories: Web FirstAs they biked across the Manitoba border into northern Ontario, Mary Fehr and Sarah French had extra power pushing their pedals. Past MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) interns Fehr and…
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Metzger elected VP of Canadian Council of Churches
Willard Metzger, executive director of Mennonite Church Canada (MC Canada) was recently elected as vice president of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC). He has represented the MC Canada on…
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They can’t keep up
Categories: Web FirstThe fastest growing Mennonite Church in the world can’t keep up with its need for leadership training and Bibles. The Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) in Ethiopia, a member of Mennonite…
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Commitment to faith puts farmers at risk
Categories: Web FirstIn the village of Sidi, Burkina Faso, a group of Mennonite Christians risk losing access to the land they farm and to their place within the village community, because of…
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Engaging women’s voices
Categories: Web FirstSeveral women in post-graduate theological studies at Toronto School of Theology (TST) challenged the 20 women and men who gathered on a Saturday in early May with new ways of…
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Nepali churches respond to quake victims
Categories: Web FirstA group of Nepali Anabaptist fellowships is reaching out to communities affected by the April and May 2015 earthquakes in Nepal, with a goal of assisting 2,000 families. The group…
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Reconsidering sacred symbols
Categories: ViewpointsI have had a recurring dream that began after a trip to Italy. During my time there I visited at least 50 churches and was struck with the fact that…
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Humility over hubris
Categories: EditorialA modern-day wannabe prophet calling himself a “marginal Mennonite” audaciously predicts that this year’s Mennonite World Conference gathering will see a “mass exodus” from that body and maybe the end…
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The Sermon on the Mount: living it out in mind and heart
Categories: Feature ArticlesI was down in Mississippi, at a small African-American church. My parents were volunteering there with a ministry that had many different programs going. They had a farm, a clinic,…
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Readers write: July 6, 2015 issue
Categories: ViewpointsIf Christ is not the head, the church suffers dementia My wife has Alzheimer’s disease and is presently in long-term care. While visiting her I have observed other residents suffering…
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You must die
Categories: ViewpointsOn our deck there sits a small pot. It has been sitting in much the same spot for over a year. My youngest son is a budding gardener, and in…
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