DownloadArticles : May 12, 2008
Editorial
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Global food crisis multiplies need
The world’s worst food crisis since the 1970s is pushing billions of people over the brink from poverty to hunger. As prices soar worldwide, generally the problem is not the absence of food but the inability to afford it.
News
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AMBS celebrates its 50-year history
ELKHART, Ind. — Celebrating 50 years of history as well as new beginnings, the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary community and friends from across the continent gathered April 25-26.
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Carbon offset program to make MWC greener
STRASBOURG, France — Mennonite World Conference is working toward the greening of its 2009 global assembly in Paraguay by compensating for exhaust emissions of air travel.
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Pennsylvania church gives as it builds
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — While raising money to remodel and expand its facilities, Salford Mennonite Church is contributing to congregations with fewer resources.
Perspective
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MCC makes peace personal through Iran contacts
AMMAN, Jordan — When nations threaten rather than talk to each other, organizations such as Mennonite Central Committee can sometimes help build bridges of understanding.
Sunday School by Dueckman
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Renewal and joy
“Did you know Watergate is in the Bible?” I remember hearing this teaser at a Christian rally back in the 1970s, when the Watergate cover-up and scandal rocked the foundations of the U.S. government and eventually brought down President Nixon. The speaker proved his point, though, citing this passage from Nehemiah about Ezra reading from the book of law at the Water Gate. The implication was clear: People could set their hearts right, and in turn their government, by returning to the reading of the Word of God.
On the Way
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My vote is not my own
Goshen (Ind.) College professor John Roth asserts that Mennonites need a sabbatical from politics. Conrad Kanagy’s research highlights that Mennonites are more polarized than ever on the political spectrum.
World Neighbors
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Mothers of the disappeared
Ever since I read Anna Karenina, I’ve wondered about Tolstoy’s assertion: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
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