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Living with ALS

“You may not be ready to hear what I need to tell you,” said my Goshen neurologist after 45 minutes of viewing an MRI of

Anabaptist World

October 24, 2015

Helpers for life

“I get in on a lot of interesting ‘inside’ conversations and information,” says Bill Zuercher of Hesston, Kan. Consider that the understatement of the year.

Anabaptist World

October 24, 2015

In shadow of death, Nigerians rely on Bible, prayer

ELKHART, Ind. — When Obed and Phena Dashan told students and faculty at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary how they feel God’s love surrounding them in

Mary E. Klassen | Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

October 12, 2015

Refugees on Greek island inspire European CPT project

Two years ago, Christian Peacemaker Teams saw a need on a small island in the Aegean Sea. In July, that hunch was confirmed when a refugee crisis on the Greek island of Lesbos dramatically escalated.

The 630-square-mile island is home to about 85,000 residents but sits far closer to Turkey than Greece. Lesbos is only four to five miles from the Turkish coast at its closest points.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

October 5, 2015

Theater addresses MC Canada sexuality conflict

Theatre of the Beat in Stouffville, Ont., is taking on same-sex sexuality and gender within Mennonite Church Canada in a new play written by artistic director Johnny Wideman.

“We would hear, ‘Oh, if you guys tackle social justice issues, would you ever talk about the conflict of sexuality in the church?’ ” Wideman said. “We heard that time after time after time.”

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

September 28, 2015

Tanzanians counter myths, stigma of albinism

CHITARE, Tanzania — In a Mennonite church packed with about 180 people, workshop facilitator Specioza Kifutu guided the crowd in voicing what they’ve heard about those living with albinism — an inherited condition where people lack pigmentation or coloration in their skin, hair and eyes.

The answers were chilling.

Marla Pierson Lester | Mennonite Central Committee

September 28, 2015

Kenya church planters are trained to multiply

NAIROBI, Kenya — Multiplication — one of three Eastern Mennonite Missions core values — was at the heart of a training on “simple church” concepts

Andrew Mashas | Eastern Mennonite Missions

September 28, 2015

When your pastor is ill

Eight things congregations can do when their pastor is ill for an extended time A few years ago, when I was chair of our leadership

anna

September 23, 2015

What I’ve learned as a worship leader

Four lessons about the nature of worship in congregations Our congregation had a small group series with the title “Re-Imagining Worship.” The purpose of this

anna

September 23, 2015