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Los Angeles church contests foreclosure by Everence

Facing foreclosure by Everence, a Nigerian Mennonite immigrant congregation in Inglewood, Calif., has asked Mennonite Church USA to help halt the sale of its building.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

May 19, 2014

‘Martyrs Mirror’ plate discovered

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — A long-lost copper plate made to illustrate the 1685 edition of Martyrs Mirror has been found.

It is the 31st plate known to exist of the original 104 etched by Dutch artist Jan Luyken.

Bethel College

May 19, 2014

Limiting drone weapons proliferation

Sarah Kreps and Micah Zenko have written an important piece in the recent issue of Foreign Affairs warning of the dangers to the United States of drone

David Cortright

May 16, 2014

If it weren’t for Jesus, I might be pro-death too

Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler wrote a piece this week defending the death penalty. In his 1,200-word argument for why Christians should support the death

Shane Claiborne

May 15, 2014

Church plan still meets health needs

Officials with Mennonite Church USA’s Corinthian Plan say even with the Affordable Care Act in place, there’s still value in the church having its own

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

May 12, 2014

Seminary closes one chapter and begins another in Kansas

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary will begin a stepped-down level of involvement in central Kansas this summer, continuing to offer some courses

Mary E. Klassen | Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

May 12, 2014

‘Fast Jason’ achieves his Ultimate goal

GOSHEN, Ind. — Jason Yoder, a 2008 Goshen College graduate and doctoral student at Indiana University Bloomington, somehow finds ample time to play with flying

Ariel Ropp | Goshen College

May 12, 2014

Not coming, not leaving

What’s the largest religious group in Canada? Christianity. What’s the second largest? None. According to the Canadian government’s National Household Survey, almost a quarter of

John Longhurst

May 12, 2014

AMBS speaker offers call to look, love, serve like Jesus

ELKHART, Ind. — Greg Boyd repeatedly called listeners to “look like Jesus, love like Jesus, serve like Jesus” during his visit April 24-25 to Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

Boyd, a best-selling author and cofounder of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., was this year’s Peace and Justice Guest at AMBS. In a lecture to a filled chapel, Boyd described characteristics of the kingdom of the world and the kingdom of God. Then he outlined how to keep God’s kingdom holy, meaning distinct and separate.

Mary E. Klassen | Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

May 12, 2014

Publishers adapt to a changing market

In December, megachurch pastor Bill Hybels preached a sermon introducing the peace framework from John Paul Lederach’s book The Journey Toward Reconciliation to his congregation of more than 24,000 people.

Hybels is the senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill.

His recommendation sparked renewed interest in Lederach’s 1999 Herald Press book, said Russ Eanes, director of MennoMedia.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

May 12, 2014