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Ordained to be reverent

Culminating two years of being a licensed minister, and following eight years of seeing an inkling of a calling to pastoral ministry grow into a

Celeste Kennel-Shank

March 2, 2015

Stories of reawakened hope fill MDS annual meeting

HARTVILLE, Ohio — Close to 300 volunteers, staff and donors came together to celebrate the work of Mennonite Disaster Service during the MDS All-Unit annual meeting Feb. 13-14 at Hartville Mennonite Church.

A broad spectrum of Amish, Brethren in Christ and Mennonites came together around the theme, “A Touch of Love Awakens a Taste of Hope,” discussing how love awakens hope when disaster strikes.

Michelle Pruitt, owner of a new MDS-built home in Crisfield, Md., spoke about escaping Superstorm Sandy and the loss of her home of 30 years.

Mark Beach | Mennonite Disaster Service

March 2, 2015

Bethel student ponders lessons of military service, college

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — With American Sniper nominated for multiple Academy awards and Eddie Ray Routh standing trial for murder, one Bethel College senior has

Melanie Zuercher | Bethel College

March 2, 2015

Refuge of dreams

In the 1989 drama Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella hears a quiet voice tell him, “Build it, and they will come.” Obedient, he builds a

Anton Flores-Maisonet

March 2, 2015

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