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Building connections with Jews is in season

The Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are soon upon us. I grew up celebrating these days of the Jewish calendar

Stephen Kriss

August 17, 2015

Lancaster’s proposal

As a member of Lancaster Mennonite Conference, I object to the Bishop Board’s proposal to remove LMC from Mennonite Church USA. LMC congregations already have

Letters

August 17, 2015

Saint Dorothy

I would like to nominate Dorothy Day as a patron saint of American Anabaptism. This statement will likely elicit a few “amens” but also a

Anton Flores-Maisonet

August 17, 2015

Survey shows pastors’ financial concerns

GOSHEN, Ind. — Half of Mennonite pastors have some level of concern about their personal finances, according to an Everence survey. The survey shows 25

Everence

August 17, 2015

Staying radical

Poet Jeff Gundy offered a workshop on Mennonite writing during Mennonite World Conference’s assembly. Tucked away in a hard-to-find, overcrowded room overlooking youth playing basketball

Kelli Yoder

August 17, 2015

Doukhobor wisdom

For Mennonites on the Canadian prairies, the late 19th century is a significant time. That’s when the first wave of Mennonite immigrants came to Manitoba.

John Longhurst

August 17, 2015

Global MCC program aids underserved in N. America

SASKATOON, Sask. — A group of kids wiggle their way through the doors of Floating Gardens Ltd. and spill into the entry. They take off their shoes and slip into rubber ones designated safe for the greenhouse.

This is the last day of the first year of Bread for Success, an afterschool project supported through Mennonite Central Committee’s Global Family education program.

Meghan Mast | Mennonite Central Committee

August 17, 2015

Jesus as “the Way”

One of the most popular and — at least for some of us —uncomfortable “I am” sayings is from John 14:6: “I am the way,

Joanna Harader

August 14, 2015

Was Jesus abandoned by the Father on the cross?

As Jesus hung on the cross, he cried, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (Matt. 27:46). This is the cry of our God who stooped to the

Greg Boyd

August 13, 2015

In Lancaster proposal, some look for options

Although Lancaster Mennonite Conference bishops last month unanimously proposed that Lancaster withdraw from Mennonite Church USA, they do not all agree the conference should leave.

One who wants MC USA’s largest conference to stay is Clair Good, Lancaster’s assistant moderator and a bishop representing Elizabethtown and York districts.

“I have a deep desire to see the spectrum of people working together and being the kingdom of God, even if we disagree on some things, and that is really difficult if we cut relationships completely,” he said.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

August 12, 2015