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Katharine Jefferts Schori: "the reign of God lies in the direction of more porous borders."

In a world where crossing borders is becoming a literal fact of life in economics, work and culture, U.S. and Canadian Lutheran and Episcopal/Anglican church leaders crossed the... Read More
May 5, 2011 | Web First | By Chris Herlinger

EMU professor Lisa Schirch with Pakistani graduates of EMU's masters program in conflict transformation, Ali Gohar (l.) and Jennifer Jag Jivan (right).

Pakistan-based graduates of Eastern Mennonite University say U.S. military policy in their country has fed extremism and that, sadly, such extremism may not subside with the death... Read More
May 4, 2011 | Web First | Bonnie Lofton

César García

For the first time, a leader from the global South will become the General Secretary of the Mennonite World Conference (MWC). On May 4, the MWC Executive Committee formally... Read More
May 4, 2011 | Web First | Byron Rempel-Burkholder

Safwat Marzouk

Safwat Marzouk, a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary originally from Cairo, Egypt, has been appointed as Professor of Old Testament at Associated Mennonite Biblical... Read More
May 4, 2011 | Web First | Mary E. Klassen

Addition completed in time for Conrad Grebel's 50th anniversary in August, 2013.

Construction will begin in March, 2012 at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont. on a $6.3 million addition to the academic building, particularly the library and... Read More
May 3, 2011 | Web First | Susan Fish

Residents of Aura in the Afar showed North American farmers on a food study tour to Ethiopia reserves of sorghum in their homes thanks to agricultural support and irrigation.

Hungry people around the world are once again benefitting from the generosity of people across Canada. Altogether, a total of $9.1 million was donated to Canadian Foodgrains Bank... Read More
May 2, 2011 | Web First | Emily Cain, Communications Officer
While Latin America has traditionally been overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, the face of religion there is being transformed with the growth of Protestantism expected to stabilize... Read More
April 29, 2011 | Web First | By ENInews Staff

Child soldiers are regularly used in conflicts such as that in Sri Lanka.

The report of a special U.N. panel that investigated allegations of massive human rights abuses in an ethnic war in Sri Lanka has prompted mixed reactions. "We are relieved that... Read More
April 29, 2011 | Web First | By Anto Akkara
An estimated two billion people around the world tuned in on Friday, April 29, to watch the wedding of Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Catherine Middleton at... Read More
April 29, 2011 | Web First | By Matthew Davies

I.B. Horst, 1915 - 2011

Irvin B. Horst, a former Eastern Mennonite University professor who devoted most of his life to Anabaptist history, research and thought, died Apr. 23, 2011, at Virginia Mennonite... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Web First | Jim Bishop
Theology, spirituality Christians and War: A Brief History of the Church’s Teachings and Practices . A. James Reimer. Augsburg Fortress Press, 2010, 192 pages. Published soon... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Focus On |
When Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN) and Third Way Media merge on July 1, the new agency will be called MennoMedia. That was the decision of the board that now governs MPN and... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Focus On | By Steve Shenk
Tongue Screws and Testimonies, a book of essays, poems and artwork reflecting on Martyrs Mirror, is written by insiders for insiders. In the introductory essay, Kirsten Beachy,... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Focus On | Reviewed by Fred Redekop
This comprehensive biography of Wilhelm H. Falk (1892-1976), founding bishop of the Rudnerweide Mennonite Conference, is an important addition to the history of Mennonites,... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Focus On | Reviewed by Eckhard Goerz
On television, in the publications that we read, on the web, and even in our games, violence and injustice are highlighted without antidote. Seldom are we given the chance to see... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Focus On | Reviewed by Anne Stewart
Enough with trying to save the world – that’s an impossible and thankless job. Our real task is to save Baby Jaguar. As I sit on the living room couch with my youngest child... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Focus On | By Matthew Bailey-Dick

Haitians and Canadians mingle in a joyful dance in the Haitian village during a recent production of Iron Will in Waterloo, Ont.

About a year ago some Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) staff saw the play Iron Will in Hamilton, Ont. So inspired were they by its microfinance message that they... Read More
April 27, 2011 | Artbeat | By Dave Rogalsky
Teaching may not be an unusual career, but Willi Penner has made a unique contribution to the field. Penner is the creator of Mathopoly, a curriculum-based math learning tool. The... Read More
April 27, 2011 | God at work in Us | By Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
A broad range of ideas and opinions on the effects and uses of communications technology served as the focus of the 2011 Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) spring... Read More
April 27, 2011 | God at work in the World | By Dave Rogalsky
In order to manage as yearly donations are decreasing, Mennonite Church Canada announced publicly on April 12 that, regrettably, it must reduce expenditures by terminating or... Read More
April 27, 2011 | God at work in the Church | By Rachel Bergen

Russ Eanes

Russ Eanes, director of finance and operations for Mennonite Publishing Network, will become executive director of MennoMedia on July 1. He will move to Harrisonburg where the... Read More
April 26, 2011 | Web First | Steve Shenk, director of marketing/sales

Steve Shenk, succeeding John Longhurst as director of marketing/sales for MPN, has been the executive director for Valley Brethren/Mennonite Heritage Center, Harrisonburg, for the past 7 years. He has also worked in public relations for Bluffton College and EMU, as well as managing editor for Gospel Herald, now The Mennonite.

"MennoMedia" is the name emerging for the new agency that has been working its way through the approval process of Mennonite governing boards in recent months. The new name... Read More
April 13, 2011 | Web First | Steve Shenk, director of marketing/sales

An employee of the APPBOSA co-operative prepares bananas for shipping to customers in Europe and North America.

If you buy a bunch of fair trade or organic bananas, you may get a product with a hidden stamp from Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). MEDA has helped co-operatives... Read More
April 13, 2011 | Focus On | By Wally Kroeker

Colin Firth stars as Prince Albert/King George VI in the Academy Award-winning film, The King’s Speech.

It is a hard thing to live with as much fear as Albert (Colin Firth) harbours. But it is especially difficult when you are a royal. For Prince Albert, later to become Great... Read More
April 13, 2011 | Artbeat | Reviewed by Erin Weaver

Tiessen

Paul Tiessen answers the phone with a breathless rush of words. It’s 8:30 on a Wednesday morning and already he’s running to keep up. Tiessen, 56, owns Action Office Interiors, an... Read More
April 13, 2011 | God at work in Us | By Karin Fehderau

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