Among the many "learning experiences" offered at Phoenix 2013 on July 3-4 was a film festival sponsored by Everence. The festival included feature-length films and
After a long period of deciding whether or not to come to Phoenix for Mennonite Church USA’s biennial convention July 1-5, more than 4,600 came to celebrate being “Citizens of God’s Kingdom: Healed in Hope,” the convention’s theme …
For the past two decades our church has been concerned about access to health care in the United States. Mennonite Church USA delegates approved six resolutions on health-care access between 1992 and 2009 …
It is possible to be so gluttonous with our digital diet as to need a “digital detox.” This is what journalist Daniel Sieberg told Associated Church Press members in Indianapolis in April. His point: use of social media needs balance, restraint and intentionality …
On the surface, Mario Ramon Quevedo may not fit your image of a Beachy Amish bishop. Raised as a Catholic in central Paraguay, Mario is more comfortable speaking Spanish or Guaraní than English …
As we sat in their living room, the feeling of warm hospitality overwhelmed us, but this feeling first arose before we arrived on their doorstep. They were there to welcome us at the door. We stepped inside, and they took our coats. They invited us to sit, and we sank comfortably onto the sofa. Finally, they offered us hot tea …
I am a Doctor Who fan. For those benighted few who don’t know, Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction TV series produced by the BBC. The Doctor is a 900-year-old alien who travels through time and space with a human companion …
Just as the Holy Spirit spoke to a group of worshippers in Antioch many years ago, the Holy Spirit speaks today—calling and commissioning people to new ministries. This is happening in an exciting way through the planting of new “kingdom communities” in Mennonite Church USA …
