It is difficult to comprehend how over 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed in in Gaza in the last 21 months, but perhaps the story of one young girl will help us understand what these children have faced.
It is difficult to comprehend how over 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed in in Gaza in the last 21 months, but perhaps the story of one young girl will help us understand what these children have faced.
I am writing about this now because it would be easy to judge those who cry out for the Epstein list to be revealed. I think it has become such a political issue that we stop thinking of what is really at the core: Who are the people targeting and harming our children? It isn’t just a conspiracy theory; these issues are real and they happen in our families and in our churches, even our good pious Mennonite ones.
This month as I write again about fasting in solidarity with the people of Gaza, I feel more hope. It’s morbid, angry, and grief-ridden, but it’s hope.
Black churches, cemeteries and seminaries with ties to African American history are among 24 cultural sites across the country receiving grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in a $3 million total investment. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded non-profit organization.
The International Association for Spiritual Care met in Chicago for its annual conference from July 20-22, under the theme “spiritual care as resistance,” which focused on how to address the current political moment through the field’s expertise.
About 300 Plain Mennonite youth and young adults gathered June 29 at Lime Rock Meetinghouse in Lancaster County, Pa., to hear teachings on Christian nonresistance.
Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick told the Asbury Park Press newspaper that a vote on the eminent domain proposal — which had been scheduled for Wednesday (July 30) — is off the agenda for now.
