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Vincent Harding: A light shines in the darkness

Dr. Vincent Harding, great keeper of the Southern Freedom Movement flame, died May 19th. He was 82 years old. A graduate student in history during

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

May 21, 2014

The gospel of life

Jesus says, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). This is the heart of the gospel, and it’s the

Isaac S. Villegas

May 20, 2014

Los Angeles church contests foreclosure by Everence

Facing foreclosure by Everence, a Nigerian Mennonite immigrant congregation in Inglewood, Calif., has asked Mennonite Church USA to help halt the sale of its building.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

May 19, 2014

‘Martyrs Mirror’ plate discovered

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — A long-lost copper plate made to illustrate the 1685 edition of Martyrs Mirror has been found.

It is the 31st plate known to exist of the original 104 etched by Dutch artist Jan Luyken.

Bethel College

May 19, 2014

Brethren rally to support kidnapped Nigerian girls

As the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria entered the second month of a crisis involving hundreds of kidnapped girls, the U.S. Church of the Brethren continues to support its sister denomination with prayer, fasting and financial assistance for refugees fleeing violence.

Radical Islamic group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 270 girls in mid-April from a school in Chibok, Nigeria, that was built by Brethren mission workers in the 1940s. Many of the girls are part of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, or EYN).

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

May 19, 2014

15 women of peace

I recently received an email from Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo (Ont.) inviting me to attend an exhibit and concert commemorating the

Stephen Jarnick

May 19, 2014

Limiting drone weapons proliferation

Sarah Kreps and Micah Zenko have written an important piece in the recent issue of Foreign Affairs warning of the dangers to the United States of drone

David Cortright

May 16, 2014

If it weren’t for Jesus, I might be pro-death too

Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler wrote a piece this week defending the death penalty. In his 1,200-word argument for why Christians should support the death

Shane Claiborne

May 15, 2014

Memories of Mennonite World Conference

On Jan. 18 2014 our sister Leonor Méndez rested in the peace of the Lord. This Latin American leader of Guatemala served on the Mennonite

Leonor de Méndez

May 15, 2014

Simple faith

I remember as a child hearing people who would thank God for almost anything good that happened. If they remembered where they had misplaced their

Willard Metzger

May 13, 2014

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