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Need to divest

The Mennonite Church USA convention’s decision to table the Israel divestment resolution is both surprising and disappointing. I have long realized some Mennonites are caught

Letters

August 3, 2015

A gift of peace from the persecuted

Mennonite World Conference's Global Youth Summit 2015 discussed gifts and calling July 17-19. One participant shared his church’s story of giving gifts of peace in

Elina Ciptadi-Perkins

July 24, 2015

At MWC assembly, MCC cans vegetables for first time

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile meat canner went vegan for the Mennonite World Conference assembly, switching for one week from pork, beef and

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

July 23, 2015

Diverse Ontario a leader in unity

The “promised lands” of Sam Steiner’s comprehensive history of Mennonites in Ontario are both geographical and spiritual destinations. Ontario was a land of opportunity for

James C. Juhnke

July 20, 2015

Heartbreaking

I am an 81-year-old Mennonite woman who has always loved the church. There have been many changes, and yet the church has managed to stay

Letters

July 6, 2015

Calling shaped church in 20th century

Biographer John E. Sharp suggests most Mennonites younger than 60 are unacquainted with the life of Orie O. Miller. An extraordinarily influential lay leader in

Rachel Waltner Goossen

July 6, 2015

Scattered, traumatized Nigerian Brethren rebuild lives, preserve church

Devastation caused by Islamic insurgents “could well have been the death knell” for the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, but the people are resilient as

Mennonite World Review staff

July 6, 2015

Urgent search for water in Mozambique

Six men grasp the long metal handle of a drill and walk slowly in a circle. They lean into the task, using their body weight to drive the drill shaft into the dry soil.

They have hand-drilled some 16 feet down and have a dozen feet or more to go. Even then, there’s no guarantee the water will be potable. An attempt nearby was abandoned after three days of drilling when workers found the water too . . .

Julie Bell | Mennonite Central Committee

July 6, 2015

Just one expectation in Israel and Palestine

Great moments occur from time to time in our lives regardless of whether or not we notice them. One of my most recent moments happened

Olufemi A. Fatunmbi

June 24, 2015

Helping enemies talk

The United Nations was established 70 years ago to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Although the U.N. has not banished war, it

Doug Hostetter

June 22, 2015