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Women’s choir celebrates a decade of world music

GOSHEN, Ind. — The first things Kate Friesen noticed about the Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir were their colorful scarves and bare feet. “But

Ariel Ropp | Goshen College

April 14, 2014

Music groups take to the road for spring break

HILLSBORO, Kan. — Tabor College continues to send its students across the U.S. to share music with communities during spring break. The Concert Choir has

Katrina Hancock | Tabor College

April 14, 2014

Concert series comes to life with composer’s dying work

FRESNO, Calif. — Think of the Masterworks concert series at Fresno Pacific University as a building project, resulting in a musical masterpiece rather than an

Wayne Steffen | Fresno Pacific University

April 14, 2014

A call for an ecumenical Mennonite denomination

I’m wondering if Mennonite Church USA can reframe our current anxiety over issues of sexuality into an ecumenical dialogue and partnership. Can we focus on

Jim S. Amstutz

April 11, 2014

Supreme Court hears religious rights case

A Mennonite-owned cabinet-making business in Pennsylvania was part of a challenge to the Affordable Care Act on March 25 at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The justices heard arguments that the ACA violates the religious rights of company owners who object to providing insurance coverage for certain kinds of birth control.

Combining questions of religious rights, corporate rights, Obamacare and . . .

MWR staff and news services

March 30, 2014

The gift of Jesus is for giving

This past weekend, we were privileged to have Cheryl Bear from the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation community in northern British Columbia as a special guest

Ryan Dueck

March 25, 2014

Modern ‘Mirror’

GOSHEN, Ind. — A Congolese pastor who forgave the armed men who had forced him to dig his own grave. A Ukrainian Mennonite Brethren family displaced

Elizabeth Miller | Goshen College

March 21, 2014

Three institutions collaborate for MBA program

Business and organizational personnel who want to develop their leadership skills, enhance productivity and increase profits while contributing to the common good now have the

Bonnie Price Lofton, Bluffton University, Eastern Mennonite University | Goshen College

March 17, 2014

Patriotism that knows no borders

Genuine patriotism seeks the glory of God and the good of fellowmen in every clime and nation. There are no national boundaries for the truly

John E. Sharp

March 17, 2014

Bible quizzing tournament marks 40 years of study and fun

For a Bible quizzer, the end-of-season invitational tournament is like the World Series of Quiz, says coordinator Fred Hertzler of Lancaster, Pa. He and his wife,

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

March 17, 2014