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The hard edge of Jesus

I hang out with a diverse group of friends and sometimes strangers (who don’t stay strangers for very long) on Wednesday nights. We’ve been taking

Rachel DeMara Sensenig

June 24, 2014

Church leaves Indiana-Michigan

A Goshen, Ind., area congregation is leaving its conference and may affiliate with churches mostly in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Clinton Frame Mennonite Church has

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

June 23, 2014

Internet freedoms

Decisions about how the Internet will be governed are being made right now. People of faith can and should help shape them. The immediate debate

Kelli Yoder

June 23, 2014

Peace studies transform former enemies at CMU

WINNIPEG, Man. — If they weren’t studying together at Canadian Mennonite University, Theo Muthumwa and Shadrack Mutabazi would be adversaries. The pastors are from the

Matthew Veith | Canadian Mennonite University

June 23, 2014

Chortitzer Conference to change its name

Chortitzer Mennonite Conference, a 1,500-member Canadian group, has begun searching for a new name. “Many times when people hear the name Chortitzer, the response is

Mennonite World Review staff

June 23, 2014

Challenged on energy and consumer choice

I need help sorting out my feelings. Desmond Tutu’s visit to our Canadian oil sands on May 31 has created an emotional storm within me.

Willard Metzger

June 18, 2014

Guests, not visitors

In a podcast from Michael Hyatt, he talked about some of the changes he made while CEO of Thomas Nelson, including improvements to the front lobby

Justin Hiebert

June 16, 2014

Descendants touched by slavery come to the table

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery, the wounds of racial injustice remain fresh for the descendants of slaves, especially in the face of ignorance or denial.

Those issues were at the forefront of a gathering of Coming to the Table, a national organization focused on addressing the trauma that remains 150 years after the end of slavery.

David Yoder | Eastern Mennonite University

June 16, 2014

Quilting cultures

ELKHART, Ind. — Several women stood around the nascent quilt spread on the floor of Hively Avenue Mennonite Church one Saturday last month. They were examining the illustrated pieces of cloth tentatively placed across it by two separate groups.

“See the contrast between the two halves,” said one of the quilters. “Theirs looks a little more . . . ”

Rich Preheim | For Mennonite World Review

June 16, 2014

Whole and complete, not lacking anything

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, for you know the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Brooke Natalie Blough

June 13, 2014