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Blessed are . . . those people?

As a middle class American girl growing up in rural Baptist churches, I learned that the Kingdom of God means heaven, and that heaven is

Paige Cordial

September 1, 2014

Food a concern for displaced in Congo

Armed conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have displaced 2.9 million people and forced an additional 500,000 to flee to neighboring countries. The

Patricia Kisare

September 1, 2014

Mercy, hope amid trauma

This quarter’s first four lessons come from what has been called Jeremiah’s “little book of consolation” (chapters 30-33). The book as a whole powerfully asserts

Ted Grimsrud

September 1, 2014

Local culture tours will add Pennsylvania flavor

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Registrants will be able to choose from 47 tours while attending the Mennonite World Conference assembly. Ten full-day tours will take place

Phyllis Pellman Good | Mennonite World Conference

September 1, 2014

EMU welcomes Somali president back to campus

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud topped off his attendance at the historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama with an Aug.

Bonnie Price Lofton | Eastern Mennonite University

September 1, 2014

Giving girls space

What a great challenge and responsibility it is for the church to help shape girls into women of God. Especially in a world that hasn’t

Kelli Yoder

September 1, 2014

CPT aids refugees seeking safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

Christian Peacemaker Teams reports the brutal violence of militant Islamic State forces in Iraq has not changed CPT’s goals of partnering to transform violence and oppression, but it has affected how they go about it.

CPT has maintained a presence in northern Iraq’s semiautonomous region of Kurdistan for several years, but recent actions by IS — formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — have triggered a cascade . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

September 1, 2014

Disciplined evangelism

In a recent congregational report to The Philippine Witness, the bimonthly newsletter of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (better known as the Holdeman

John D. Roth

September 1, 2014

Renewal group holds national conference

EAST EARL, Pa. — Three hundred Mennonite leaders and members from more than a dozen U.S. states and Canadian provinces gathered July 10-12 at Weaverland

Anabaptist Renewal Circles

September 1, 2014

Becoming good neighbors

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Fruitful relationships between Muslims and Christians are possible, even in places wracked by interfaith violence.

More than 250 Bible school leaders took part in seminars on that subject during the Africa Association of Bible Schools . . .

Linda Moffett | Eastern Mennonite Missions

September 1, 2014

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