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MB baseball teams reach World Series

Both U.S. Mennonite Brethren colleges’ baseball teams reached their respective World Series this season. Fresno (Calif.) Pacific University won its second consecutive National Christian College

Mennonite World Review staff

June 8, 2015

No corner on peace

I used to think Mennonites and a few other Western historic peace churches such as Brethren and Friends had a corner on peace. Other Christians

R. Showalter

June 8, 2015

Canadian MBs mourn Bethany College’s closing

HEPBURN, Sask. — Bethany College’s 88th graduation April 26 was bittersweet with remembrance of the school’s impact on Mennonite Brethren young people. The college’s board

Karla Braun | Mennonite Brethren Herald

June 8, 2015

Complementary and submissive?

Male headship and female submission — not topics I’d suggest for your next social event. They were easier to understand in an earlier time when

Sarah Kehrberg

June 8, 2015

Bethel’s 2015 issue of ‘Mennonite Life’ available now

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Two major sections of articles in the annual issue of Mennonite Life, now live, deal with the life and legacy of

Bethel College

June 8, 2015

Tomato theology

Over the last few weeks I have planted 30 tomato plants in the garden — another important rite of spring, and an increasingly important part of

Christine Sine

June 4, 2015

The prayer of faith shall save the one who is sick

James 5:14-15 has always been a difficult text for me: James 5:14-15a NIV Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the

Richard Beck

June 3, 2015

Reconciliation soup

I never knew you could make chicken noodle soup from scratch. Like sliced bread and chewy chocolate cookies, I thought there were secrets to making

Osheta Moore

June 2, 2015

The feetwashing tubs

When our church, Laws Mennonite Church in Felton, Del., burned almost six months ago, one of the things that did not melt was our stack

MaryAnn Yutzy

June 1, 2015

Messes left by horses put Amish in conflict with law

An Amish community near Auburn, Ky., is at odds with a municipal ordinance compelling animal owners to clean up excrement left on streets and public property.

Multiple members of the community were cited for not following the ordinance in January and demanded a jury trial when they refused to pay the $50 fine.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

June 1, 2015