January 19, 2015 | Anabaptist World

Gordon Houser’s top 10 films of 2014

Noticeably absent from my list are documentaries. Many good ones are still being made, but they seem to be less available. And not being near

Gordon Houser

January 19, 2015

Cultural divide splits MC USA in survey results

Though same-sex relationships dominate Mennonite Church USA conversations, the “real cultural divide” includes many deeply rooted factors, says Conrad Kanagy.

“It’s quite clear now this is not one issue, it’s a package,” said Kanagy, a sociology professor at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College who directed MC USA’s survey of credentialed leaders.

“A variable can be a proxy for a number of variables. It . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

January 19, 2015

AMBS students join Fort Benning SOA witness

ELKHART, Ind. — For the students who traveled from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary to Fort Benning, Ga., in November, the experience of witnessing for peace and justice raised questions while it inspired and challenged them.

Taylor Dwyer-Zeman, Katerina Friesen and Sandra Stevens participated in the Nov. 21-22 march on the Stewart Detention . . .

Mary E. Klassen | Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

January 19, 2015

Feast or fast?

It seems appropriate that in the time between Christmas and Ash Wednesday our texts focus on feasting and fasting. During Advent we celebrated the liturgical

Meghan Florian

January 19, 2015

Beliefs that bind us

2014 was a year of testing for my congregation, for Lancaster Mennonite Conference and for Mennonite Church USA. Beginning the new year on a clean

Rachel Stella

January 19, 2015

What is really important?

Three generations of the Lehman family of Wisconsin come to the annual Thanksgiving celebration with a complicated understanding of what holds them together as a

Katie Funk Wiebe

January 19, 2015

Never be afraid of what is right

Martin Luther King Day, which commemorates King’s birthday, is one of those days that I think should be celebrated throughout the world. It is a

Christine Sine

January 19, 2015

A church in trouble

When talking about the future of the church in North America, I sometimes joke there are only two kinds of denominations today — those that

John Longhurst

January 19, 2015

In Benin, economic empowerment born out of tragedy

COTONOU, Benin — It took the death of a child to create a community bank that brings more abundant life to many people in Benin.

Lynda Hollinger-Janzen | Mennonite Mission Network

January 19, 2015

Shifting toward inclusion

There’s a dramatic moment in the mountain of data about Mennonite Church USA released Jan. 5: Credentialed leaders are much more accepting of gay and

Paul Schrag

January 19, 2015