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‘Mennonite’ wells flowing for all

SHIRATI, Tanzania — When Mennonites drill a well, can only Mennonites draw water from it?

That was the question a group of men recently posed to Fred Otieno, director of planning and development for the North Mara diocese of the Tanzania Mennonite Church.

The men had paused in their daily . . .

Valerie Weaver-Zercher | Friends of Shirati

August 25, 2014

Voices in the streets

This week I was glued to Twitter on more than one evening, watching the events in Ferguson, Mo., unfold in the wake of Mike Brown’s

Meghan Florian

August 22, 2014

His sorrow is splendor

A little girl in our community has died. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Shatteringly. Nine years old, Christ have mercy. And this is the part where those who

Ryan Dueck

August 21, 2014

Living into the love of God

I have been thinking a lot about the love of God. I am getting ready to do a spiritual retreat with a group of doctors

Christine Sine

August 20, 2014

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth

I love being a foster care provider for handicapped adults. I love Our Girl Audrey and Blind Linda fiercely, protectively and I am so grateful

MaryAnn Yutzy

August 19, 2014

The practice of missional living

As summer comes to a close, we begin to settle into what we often call our "normal" routine. Vacations are over, school is starting, the

Justin Hiebert

August 18, 2014

Bayonet and cross

In the summer of 1914, when Europe went to war, its churches declared holy crusades. Over the next four years the horrors of trench warfare,

Paul Schrag

August 18, 2014

Older brother

The worlds we sought were never those we saw; the worlds we bargained for were never the worlds we got. — Saul Bellow, Dangling Man

Sarah Kehrberg

August 18, 2014

USMB delegates approve peace article revision

Delegates at the U.S. Mennonite Brethren national convention in Santa Clara, Calif., voted July 26 to revise the article on “Love, Peacemaking and Reconciliation” in the denomination’s Confession of Faith.

The revision to Article 13 — which passed 103-10 — describes nonparticipation in the military as a choice that “many of us” make.

Mennonite World Review staff

August 18, 2014

Affirming all we send

Mennonite conferences of North America are quite discriminating about which mission organizations represent them in their public gatherings. Almost all of us “own” Mennonite Central

R. Showalter

August 18, 2014

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