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When a ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment is not enough

One day back in March, my cell was on vibrate, and I missed a call coming from three time zones and 6,000 miles away. An

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April 6, 2015

Rare Russian Mennonite photos to see new life

A collection of photos depicting Mennonite life in Southern Russia (present-day Ukraine) at the turn of the 20th century — a pinnacle quickly wiped out by the Bolshevik Revolution — should find its way back to the printed page early next year.

John Rempel of Toronto and Lauren Friesen of Chicago are working to produce a reprint of Forever Summer, Forever Sunday, featuring 93 photographs by Rempel’s grandfather, Peter Gerhard Rempel.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

April 6, 2015

The old rugged cross changes us

The wonder of forgiving grace and its cost for God in self-substitution Paul writes of the gospel he preached, “Christ died for our sins in

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April 6, 2015

Bible study series adds female voices

Female writers have a voice for the first time in a decades-long project to publish commentaries on the entire Bible. MennoMedia on Feb. 9 released

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

April 6, 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

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

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

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

The liberal litany

Tolerance and innovation are given greater priority than tradition and Scripture. During my adult life in the Mennonite church I have heard a litany of

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March 27, 2015

Church salad: A reflection on Romans 14:1-11 and 15:1-7

Here in the United States we talk about being a melting pot; that’s our national myth. We come from all over the world, but as

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March 27, 2015

KC2015: The ‘via Christi’

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

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March 27, 2015

KC2015: The Emmaus Road journey

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

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March 27, 2015