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Believing the inconceivable

This is the first of four Bible studies by different authors on the key Scripture text for Mennonite Church USA’s next biennial convention, to be

anna

March 2, 2015

Midwife of friendships in global mission

Sara Regier has served in Africa, Mexico and North America and learned to be friends with God and with people. Sara Regier remembers starry evenings

anna

March 2, 2015

Mennonites and Seventh-day Adventists

On the evening of Oct. 21, 1844, hundreds of people, inspired by the prophetic teachings of William Miller, gathered to await the Second Coming of

John D. Roth

March 2, 2015

Hope arises out of Lenten gray

It’s a gray day here in Madison, Wis. There is snow on the ground. It’s gray, too. It’s cold and gray, and it’s been that

Ron Adams

March 2, 2015

After the rooster

I’ve had a lot of chances to talk to Peter lately. He shows up in my life under various names. As Samantha, who abandoned her

Meghan Good

March 2, 2015

Four centuries of ‘Martyrs Mirror’ to be auctioned

Lancaster (Pa.) Mennonite Historical Society will auction two unusual Martyrs Mirror books March 13, including a second edition of the original Dutch published in 1685 in Amsterdam.

A 1748 edition, translated from Dutch to German and then published in Ephrata, Pa., will be also available.

Additionally, two English editions will be at the rare book auction, one published in 1886 . . .

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

March 2, 2015

Ordained to be reverent

Culminating two years of being a licensed minister, and following eight years of seeing an inkling of a calling to pastoral ministry grow into a

Celeste Kennel-Shank

March 2, 2015

Stories of reawakened hope fill MDS annual meeting

HARTVILLE, Ohio — Close to 300 volunteers, staff and donors came together to celebrate the work of Mennonite Disaster Service during the MDS All-Unit annual meeting Feb. 13-14 at Hartville Mennonite Church.

A broad spectrum of Amish, Brethren in Christ and Mennonites came together around the theme, “A Touch of Love Awakens a Taste of Hope,” discussing how love awakens hope when disaster strikes.

Michelle Pruitt, owner of a new MDS-built home in Crisfield, Md., spoke about escaping Superstorm Sandy and the loss of her home of 30 years.

Mark Beach | Mennonite Disaster Service

March 2, 2015

Three monotheisms

The Catholic theologian Hans Küng has said, “No peace among the nations without peace among the religions.” Current tension between Islam and Christianity illustrates the

Paul Schrag

March 2, 2015

Bethel student ponders lessons of military service, college

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — With American Sniper nominated for multiple Academy awards and Eddie Ray Routh standing trial for murder, one Bethel College senior has

Melanie Zuercher | Bethel College

March 2, 2015