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Josh Duggar and the bondage of our souls

I never watched 19 Kids and Counting and never knew the Duggars existed until their scandal hit the news this week. But I had my

Kathy Vestal

May 26, 2015

Remembering another army of heroes

I felt an incredible sadness as I counted the names, 259 in all, on the front page of yesterday's local paper. They represent all of

Harvey Yoder

May 25, 2015

Hymns unite Swiss Reformed, Anabaptists

LEOLA, Pa. — A different kind of hymn sing took place May 6 at the Reiff farm near Leola.

Twenty people from Switzerland, mostly from the Reformed Church tradition, gathered with a wide variety of U.S. Anabaptists for worship.

Dale D. Gehman | For Mennonite World Review

May 25, 2015

MWC global assembly music ensemble announced

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A 19-member international ensemble of singers and instrumentalists has been selected to lead the morning and evening worship each day at the Mennonite World Conference assembly July 21-26 in Harrisburg.

“During the next few weeks, we’ll be learning each other’s stories,” said Marcy Hostetler, leader of the group. “It’s so important to love and respect the people you work with.”

Phyllis Pellman Good | Mennonite World Conference

May 25, 2015

‘Anthem’ tradition

To say that “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” (“606” in The Mennonite Hymnal) was just “plucked from an 1830 edition of the Boston

Rachel Stella

May 25, 2015

Forbearing family?

Mennonite Church USA congregations and conferences are like adult brothers and sisters. In a dispute, no one can force the other’s hand. Nor can they

Paul Schrag

May 25, 2015

Spiritual steps of St. Patrick

Among the dozens of guides to spirituality that swamp today’s bookstore shelves, one by Jamie Arpin-Ricci stands above the rank-and-file. Arpin-Ricci, an Anabaptist who helped

Laurie Oswald Robinson

May 25, 2015

Triple murder, suicide shock B.C. church

A Mennonite congregation in British Columbia devoted Mother’s Day to mourning after a shocking triple homicide and suicide rocked the Fraser Valley. Shelly Janzen, a

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

May 25, 2015

Taking words to heart

In “Don’t Break Up the Body” (April 27), James M. Lapp writes that the church is “our laboratory for learning to love, even when we

Rachel Stella

May 25, 2015

Challenges of a new home

My husband and I recently moved into the home we purchased a few months ago. We can envision living here for decades. Once all of

Celeste Kennel-Shank

May 25, 2015