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‘Come let us all unite to sing’ all night long

GOSHEN, Ind. — Bobby Switzer did not grow up going to church or singing, but he has become passionate about hymns and congregational music since coming to Goshen College four years ago.

When he started the Goshen College Hymn Club in 2012, little did he know that he would end up singing through every verse of all 658 hymns in Hymnal: A Worship Book, in a 30-hour marathon of song.

Goshen College

December 1, 2014

Prayer ‘essential’ for MWC assembly

Mennonite World Conference is establishing a Prayer Network, recognizing the importance of prayer in preparation for its global assembly July 21-26 in Harrisburg, Pa.

“We are organizing an event which will bring people together from all over the world,” said Lynn Roth, MWC North America representative. “I believe it can happen only if it is bathed in prayer and is God’s doing.”

The first worry on everyone’s mind is obtaining visas.

Phyllis Pellman Good | Mennonite World Conference

December 1, 2014

If we burn, you burn with us

In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins, the main character, Katniss, in the midst of the battle, delivers a powerful line to the president:

Ryan Robinson

November 28, 2014

The Light of Christ at our messy tables

As I jostle the lighter into place above the already burnt, saggy vanilla candle that adorns the center of our dining table, next to a

Sara Wolbrecht

November 26, 2014

A Thanksgiving liturgy for 2014

American Thanksgiving is this week. People are zipping across the country to spend the day together with family and friends. This is the holiday that I

Christine Sine

November 25, 2014

Canadians observe cultural change on gay marriage

As gay marriage continues to work its way through the U.S. court system, Mennonites are waiting to see how same-sex couples joining in matrimony, if

Rich Preheim | For Mennonite World Review

November 24, 2014

Learning from farmers

When I applied for a Mennonite Voluntary Service position with the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations office in New York, I had no idea the

Ruth-Anne Seburn

November 24, 2014

MC USA convention speakers announced

Mennonite Church USA announced its worship speakers for next summer’s Kansas City, Mo., convention Nov. 14 in the KC 2015 convention newsletter. Mennonite Central Committee

Mennonite World Review staff

November 24, 2014

Immigrants persist in prayer, and healing follows

LOWVILLE, N.Y. — An intensive-care unit lacked a few key components to heal a critically injured patient until help arrived from an immigrant church in Buffalo.

Beth Steria of Lowville was seriously injured in a Feb. 19 car accident that took the life of her husband, Perry. She was airlifted to a hospital in Syracuse, where it was determined she had broken . . .

Anne Siegrist | For Mennonite World Review

November 24, 2014

Beyond physical science to the soul

Something about space exploration invites us to ponder our place in the universe. From the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey to last summer’s Europa Report,

Carmen Andres

November 24, 2014