Sometime in the mid-60s, when America’s black-led freedom movement was at the center of daily news, a white man asked Malcolm X why he did
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — For Jacob Beachy, life moves along much as it always has. Every day, there are the 35 cows that need tending, and 90 acres of farmland. His is the life of an Amish farmer, in which family, work and faith intertwine on one plot of Ohio land.
If a stranger asks you about your religion, what do you say? Do you tell her you’re Mennonite, or do you prefer to say Christian?
Recently I participated in a discussion on leadership with other CEOs of nonprofit organizations. Those at my table group talked about the challenges leaders face …
On Friday, March 11, 2011, an earthquake so powerful that it altered the axis of the earth struck in the Pacific Ocean 40 miles from the coast of Japan. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.03, triggered massive tsunami waves of ocean water that struck the Oshika Peninsula with devastating force …
Save My Son is a new TV show on the cable network TVOne. Dr. Steve Perry, founder and principal of the Capital Preparatory Magnet School, created the program. Dr. Perry is asked by mothers to come into their family and do whatever it takes to save their sons, because the mothers feel they have lost all control and hope ..
Like most newspapers and magazines, we have allowed letter-writers wide latitude to say whatever they wish on the pages of this magazine. Consequently, some letters have been judgmental and reactive. We recognize that such a policy has not always been edifying to the church and have decided to change it …
Ever heard of the Bechdel test? Named after the comic-strip artist and memoirist Alison Bechdel, it assesses movies according to a three-step formula. To pass the test, a film “(1) has to have at least two [named] women in it (2) who talk to each other (3) about something besides a man” …
Many in Mennonite Church USA understand the 1995 Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective to provide a clear basis for a negative view of intimate same-sex relationships. This is not surprising, since denominational statements cite it as doing so …
