I thoroughly enjoyed the insights of “Five Things the World Cup Can Teach Us About Being a Neighbor” (June 26, online) by Alisha and Josh
When Lovina Zook put her dark green Amish dress back on for the video that catapulted her into online fame, butterflies flooded her stomach.
Disputes and misunderstanding are not unique to Mennonites, but I wonder if aspects of our history and culture make us more susceptible to conflict and harsh patterns of judgment and division.
Small talk isn’t on the agenda at a Climate STARR training. Instead, participants introduce themselves by answering the question: “How is your heart?”
The Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference, based in Winnipeg, Man., has appointed a denominational staff person to disciple, teach and encourage youth pastors and youth leaders.
A group of Amish parents and schools in New York lost their second bid to secure a religious exemption to state vaccine mandates in June after the U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to an appeals court for reconsideration.
When Laura Schlabach arrived in Mongolia in 1993, there were only about 1,000 Christians in the sparsely populated country tucked between Russia and China. By 2025 that number had blossomed to an estimated 60,000, about 2% of the population.
Doris Kramer, 102, the first woman to serve on the Mennonite Board of Missions, the mission agency of the Mennonite Church, died May 20 in St. Jacobs, Ont.
Canadian songwriter Brian Doerksen, 60, known for praise songs such as “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” and “Refiner’s Fire,” died July 21 at his home in Abbotsford, B.C., a few days after the family shared he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
