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‘Come let us all unite to sing’ all night long

GOSHEN, Ind. — Bobby Switzer did not grow up going to church or singing, but he has become passionate about hymns and congregational music since coming to Goshen College four years ago.

When he started the Goshen College Hymn Club in 2012, little did he know that he would end up singing through every verse of all 658 hymns in Hymnal: A Worship Book, in a 30-hour marathon of song.

Goshen College

December 1, 2014

Our pathway to God: Lessons from John 7 and 8

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.—John 8:12 Our pathway

anna

November 24, 2014

Canadians observe cultural change on gay marriage

As gay marriage continues to work its way through the U.S. court system, Mennonites are waiting to see how same-sex couples joining in matrimony, if

Rich Preheim | For Mennonite World Review

November 24, 2014

Immigrants persist in prayer, and healing follows

LOWVILLE, N.Y. — An intensive-care unit lacked a few key components to heal a critically injured patient until help arrived from an immigrant church in Buffalo.

Beth Steria of Lowville was seriously injured in a Feb. 19 car accident that took the life of her husband, Perry. She was airlifted to a hospital in Syracuse, where it was determined she had broken . . .

Anne Siegrist | For Mennonite World Review

November 24, 2014

Vincent Harding: ‘Don’t get weary though the way be long’

In January 2012, I was driving in the flatlands of northern Indiana with historian and democracy activist Vincent G. Harding. I was Harding’s tour guide

anna

November 21, 2014

I’ve read too much poetry for that

Poetry, personal transformation and peace You could say that I am a poetry convert. For me, literature—especially poetry—has channeled new ways of believing and being,

anna

November 19, 2014

Waiting in the messy middle

Giving birth to something new requires patience for what God will bring. Whenever my husband and I thought about the possibility of having a baby—whether

anna

November 19, 2014

Are they really Amish?

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Ironically, the first group convicted for religiously motivated violence under the U.S. Hate Crime Prevention Act was Amish. Or claimed to be.

Brian K. Pipkin | For Mennonite World Review

November 10, 2014

Learning from those who left

Phil Kleinsasser urged the faithful to sow their money in the offering plate in order to reap abundance in all areas of their lives. Kleinsasser

Will Braun | Canadian Mennonite

November 10, 2014

Goshen marathon of hymns

GOSHEN, Ind. — With the goal of uniting in harmony to bring peace to a troubled world, Goshen College’s Hymn Club will bring together students and community members to sing continuously through every verse of all 658 songs in Hymnal: A Worship Book.

A hymn marathon fundraiser will start at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and go non-stop through late afternoon Nov. 16 in the Newcomer Center.

Ariel Ropp | Goshen College

November 10, 2014

Rediscovered Swiss farm has wide significance

A history professor at Bienenberg Theological Seminary in Liestal, Switzerland, recently unearthed a local piece of history with international significance.

Hanspeter Jecker, who teaches at the Mennonite seminary and is president of the Swiss Society for Anabaptist History, rediscovered the farm of Bendicht Schrag, a pioneer of the Swiss Anabaptist . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

November 10, 2014

Resource: Anabaptist Lectionary for 2015

Introduction: One of Gordon Cosby’s last statements was that the church needs a return to the gospel. We need a renewal in relationship with Jesus,

anna

November 5, 2014

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