March 30, 2015 | Page 2 of 3 | Anabaptist World

MC USA council endorses unity statement

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Conservative, progressive or a call for unity and tolerance?

That was the question for the Mennonite Church USA Constituency Leaders Council as its members weighed three proposed resolutions on sexuality and church polity.

They chose the call for unity and tolerance.

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

March 30, 2015

MCC to replace its meat canning rig

A new rig for Mennonite Central Committee’s traveling meat canning operation will be coming together soon, mostly in Ephrata, Pa. MCC canning coordinator John Hillegass said

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

March 30, 2015

EMU helps bring restorative justice to police department

HARRISONBURG, Va. — If one particular young man in Harrisonburg had stolen from his employer a few months earlier, he might have found himself standing before a judge, facing a possible jail sentence. Thanks to a new restorative justice program with the Harrisonburg Police Department, however, this young thief instead found himself facing his employer to talk about what he’d done and how he could patch things up.

“I can’t imagine a better first case,” said Josh Bacon, the facilitator who led the meeting between the two men.

Andrew Jenner | Eastern Mennonite University

March 30, 2015

MCC meets Gaza housing needs

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee, through longtime Gaza Strip partner Al Najd Development Forum, is addressing housing needs for families whose homes were destroyed or damaged in July and August as part of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, more than 1.8 million people were left in need of basic shelter, health and food assistance.

Ed Nyce | Mennonite Central Committee

March 30, 2015

Too many of the ‘least’ in prison

“When was it that we saw you . . . in prison and visited you?” the righteous ones asked Jesus. Jesus responded, “Just as you

Joshua Russell

March 30, 2015

What kind of Bible?

This book is neither a Bible commentary nor a Bible study. It is a personal reflection based on a life of pastoral ministry and social

Daniel Hertzler

March 30, 2015

Biblical families

Jim Powers (Letters, March 2) asserts that “the written word of God is clear on sex, family [and] roles in the church.” However, family and

Rachel Stella

March 30, 2015

Women overflow praise seminar

ORODARA, Burkina Faso — No room was big enough to hold the more than 225 women from the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso who gathered for a seminar Feb. 2-6 at Orodara Mennonite Bible School.

Claire Traoré, Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission | Mennonite Mission Network

March 30, 2015

Piecing together family ties

My mom loves to sew. When she was only 8 or 9 she begged her mom to teach her to use the sewing machine. She

Karen Epp Franklin

March 30, 2015

Prayer by prayer, pastor walks across Ohio for Lent

Pastor Chet Miller-Eshleman has a bad back and bum knees from a scooter cycle accident. But that is not keeping him from walking 300 miles

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite World Review

March 30, 2015