Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : May 8, 2006

Editorial

• Equality for women in ministry

  Two Mennonite conferences are considering whether to recognize that women and men are equally qualified to be pastors. Decisions freeing women to use their gifts at all levels, with the church’s blessing, would be long-awaited milestones of progress.

Feature

• Prisoner’s dilemma

  Practically from the start, Jim Loney wanted to escape, even if he had to use force and ask God’s forgiveness later.

News

• MCC helps Tanzanians respond to drought

  DODOMA, Tanzania — A local congregation is providing food to about 2,000 people during a drought, with support from Mennonite Central Committee.

• Small gift sparks big response

  GUATEMALA CITY — Last fall, still reeling from Hurricane Katrina, many in the United States scarcely noticed that Tropical Storm Stan had triggered deadly mudslides and devastated large swaths of Guatemala.

• Paraguay congregation celebrates fast growth

  ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — A Mennonite congregation celebrated its fourth anniversary Feb. 26 by dedicating the building it has purchased.

• Visa denials cause for complaint

  WASHINGTON — Frustrated by visa denials to international visitors, Mennonite representatives met with a government official April 26, saying the denials are hindering the church’s ability to promote peace and spread the gospel.

• MDS work projects fully booked through summer

  Mennonite Disaster Service projects in hurricane-ravaged parts of the South are full for the summer.

• MWR repeats as first-place winner

  ORLANDO, Fla. — For the second consecutive year, Mennonite Weekly Review has received the top award for newspapers from Associated Church Press.

• MDS opens new project in Katrina-ravaged town

  PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. — As it digs in for at least three years of hurricane response in the region, Mennonite Disaster Service cut the ribbon on a new work project site in this battered Gulf Coast town April 25.

• Writer reflects on life and his craft

  WINNIPEG, Man. — Rudy Wiebe has never understood why so many Mennonite authors seem to think they have to leave the church in order to be writers.

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