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College is like a vaccine

The recent outbreak of measles at Disneyland got me thinking about Christian higher education and the future of the church. It’s a strange connection, I

John Longhurst

March 2, 2015

White privilege, guilt

The night in November when the news broke that officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson,

Stephen Kriss

March 2, 2015

On the paths with Muslims

David Shenk, longtime East Africa missionary and Eastern Mennonite Missions ambassador and administrator, is also a widely read interpreter of Christian mission in Islamic contexts.

John A. Lapp

March 2, 2015

Supporting the undocumented, hospitality flows two ways

One day can change a life. A one-day learning trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in 2013 made a big impact on the lives of youth

Ardell Stauffer | Mennonite Church USA

March 2, 2015

Give up complaining for lent

“You better stop whinin’, pinin’,” sang Dolly Parton on her album Better Get to Livin'. If you’re “overweight, underpaid or under appreciated,” you’ll get no

John Longhurst

February 27, 2015

Who defines the common good?

Who determines what is in the "common good" and "national interest"? These terms are themselves so flexible as to be rendered nearly useless. Depending on

Marty Troyer

February 26, 2015

Rethinking the mission trip

During the recent 40th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live, they did some looking back. Some of my favorite sketches featured Jake and Elwood, the Blues Brothers. The

Glenn Balzer

February 25, 2015

Why I love being a black girl

I have led a number of conversations on white privilege. The conversations have a tendency to all go the same direction. We as facilitators often

Austin Channing Brown

February 24, 2015

Filmmaker explores humor in Low German culture

There’s a stereotype floating around that filmmaker Orlando Braun doesn’t like. The stiff Mennonite farmer who traded his sense of a humor for a new seed company hat just isn’t true, and Braun wants to prove it.

Now a director and producer in Winnipeg, Man., Braun was born in Paraguay and spent some of his childhood there before his family moved to Manitoba. He grew up speaking Plautdietsch (Low German) and feels humor is intrinsic to Mennonite culture.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

February 23, 2015

Spanish education opens doors

Many of the 17 recent graduates of Instituto Bíblico Anabautista (Anabaptist Biblical Institute) shed tears as they gave graduation-day testimonies.

It was an emotional moment, said IBA director Rafael Barahona, because receiving a certificate from IBA is the first accomplishment of this kind for many. A large portion are first-generation immigrants.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

February 23, 2015