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A pilgrim’s sight

As I headed for retreat in Arizona’s Verde Valley, words of Eastern Mennonite Seminary colleague Linda Alley, insights honed as spiritual director, still rang: “I

Michael A. King

April 11, 2016

Assessing Trump

I see MWR has decided to inject itself into secular politics by telling us who not to vote for in the Republican primary. I will

Letters

April 11, 2016

For Amish, long trip to chiropractor can be fun

CANISTOTA, S.D. — It’s a common site in Old Order Amish communities: blue dresses, black pants and white socks on a clothesline billowing in a brisk, early spring wind. But this clothesline and its contents aren’t in Pennsylvania or Ohio or Iowa. They are behind a motel in the small south­eastern South Dakota town of Canistota. The clothes’ owners are among the vanloads of Amish who travel from as far as Delaware and New York to Canistota for treatments at the renowned Ortman Chiropractic Clinic.

Rich Preheim | For Mennonite World Review

April 11, 2016

Myth of many mansions

This passage from John 14 is one of the most beloved in Scripture, particularly in times of loss. It’s also one of those rare biblical

Meghan Good

April 11, 2016

Ethical investing

We want our financial investments to follow our beliefs. We’ve done socially responsible investment through Everence and its Praxis Mutual Fund. We were very disappointed

Letters

April 11, 2016

Panel calls sexual abuse a ‘cancer’ in the church

Calling sexualized violence a “cancer within the church that we need to expose,” the Mennonite Church USA Panel on Sexual Abuse Prevention released a statement March 30 urging congregations to “bring to light all that has been too long hidden in the shadows.” The panel, formed last year in response to a statement on sexual abuse passed by delegates at the Mennonite Church USA convention, said it issued the statement “in light of recent events.”

Mennonite World Review staff

April 11, 2016

Deported pastor’s supporters press for his return

Advocates for deported Iowa Pastor Max Villatoro were hopeful after meeting with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., March 20-21, the one-year anniversary of his deportation. When he was deported on March 20, 2015, Villatoro was co-pastor with his wife, Gloria, at Iglesia Torre Fuerte (Strong Tower Mennonite Church), a Central Plains Mennonite Conference congregation in Iowa City.

Friends of Pastor Max

April 11, 2016

In a thrifty trend, Virginia MCC store expands

The Mennonite Central Committee thrift shop in Harrisonburg, Va., is doing so much business it is investing in a $3.8 million expansion. Deb King is general manager of Gift and Thrift Shop Inc., an organization that includes not only the Gift and Thrift store but also Booksavers of Virginia and Artisans’ Hope, a fair-trade store. King said the thrift shop saw a 9.2 percent increase in revenue in 2015.

Rachel Stella | Mennonite World Review

April 11, 2016

Radically redefined

Gerald Gerbrandt recalls a Mennonite Church Canada staff member at a regional assembly “bringing greetings from Mennonite Church Canada.” He thought this revealed a basic

Paul Schrag

April 11, 2016

How I teach history differently

A student wanted to know: Why did I tell such negative stories about this country? Our country does good things, too. The purpose of teaching

John E. Sharp

April 11, 2016
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