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AMBS students join Fort Benning SOA witness

ELKHART, Ind. — For the students who traveled from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary to Fort Benning, Ga., in November, the experience of witnessing for peace and justice raised questions while it inspired and challenged them.

Taylor Dwyer-Zeman, Katerina Friesen and Sandra Stevens participated in the Nov. 21-22 march on the Stewart Detention . . .

Mary E. Klassen | Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

January 19, 2015

Never be afraid of what is right

Martin Luther King Day, which commemorates King’s birthday, is one of those days that I think should be celebrated throughout the world. It is a

Christine Sine

January 19, 2015

A church in trouble

When talking about the future of the church in North America, I sometimes joke there are only two kinds of denominations today — those that

John Longhurst

January 19, 2015

Shifting toward inclusion

There’s a dramatic moment in the mountain of data about Mennonite Church USA released Jan. 5: Credentialed leaders are much more accepting of gay and

Paul Schrag

January 19, 2015

View from the outside

Since the late 1950s my wife and I have never lived in a Mennonite community but have kept in touch with the faith of my

Rachel Stella

January 19, 2015

Seek first the kingdom

Clarence Jordan once reportedly quipped in his typical salty fashion that many Christian preachers will preach the hind legs off of Jesus but rarely pay

Andre Gingerich Stoner | Mennonite World Review

January 19, 2015

Finding hope at the border

There are never enough winter jackets in the stacks of sorted clothes in the salon de fiestas (fellowship hall) at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen,

Stephen Kriss

January 19, 2015

Bluffton forum game show puts Ebola in context

BLUFFTON, Ohio — The emphasis was on perspective in “Ebola and Fear: A Public Health Perspective,” offered by Ross Kauffman Jan. 6 in a Bluffton

Bluffton University

January 19, 2015

A faithful leader engages creation care

In recent months, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know Brian Sauder, a fellow credentialed Mennonite minister. Last year he became executive director of

Celeste Kennel-Shank

January 19, 2015

Gay advocacy groups get space at KC convention

Same-sex relationship advocacy groups will be allowed space at the Mennonite Church USA convention for the first time this summer in Kansas City. The denomination announced

Mennonite World Review staff

January 19, 2015