This month as I write again about fasting in solidarity with the people of Gaza, I feel more hope. It’s morbid, angry, and grief-ridden, but it’s hope.
This month as I write again about fasting in solidarity with the people of Gaza, I feel more hope. It’s morbid, angry, and grief-ridden, but it’s hope.
About 300 Plain Mennonite youth and young adults gathered June 29 at Lime Rock Meetinghouse in Lancaster County, Pa., to hear teachings on Christian nonresistance.
Colleagues of Michael Sharp in the Democratic Republic of Congo have established a nonprofit organization focused on peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
Of the 1,640 people at the Mennonite Church USA convention, 555 were high school youth, with 188 youth sponsors. There were seminars and even a party tailored to youth. For many, the convention was a place to build relationships, learn and grow in faith.
“Wooh, wooh, wooh.” With each rhythmic sound, the man in the center raised and lowered his arms. A young woman joined next, adding a pointing motion and a higher “oooh” between each beat.
The Episcopal Diocese of New York will dedicate $1 million to racial reparations efforts within and outside the church, the diocese recently announced.
As calls for decolonization and reparations for the transatlantic slave trade gain momentum globally, African church leaders, theologians and religious scholars gathered June 3-6.
In the summer of 2022, I had the opportunity to help chaperone the Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster international tour. We traveled to Central Europe, spending most of our time in the Czech Republic.
