MWR : Articles : J. Daryl Byler

Last updated March 12.

image of March 15 front page Download a PDF version of page one of MWR's March 15 print edition.

Send letters to the editor, or suggestions for our stories or Web site, to MWR‘s editors.

Articles : J. Daryl Byler

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.

For worse, and for better

In early August, I will leave the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office after serving as director for 13 years. Cindy and I will move to Amman, Jordan, and serve as co-MCC representatives for programs in Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Palestine.

An open letter to the president

Dear President Bush: Thirteen U.S. Christian leaders are traveling to Iran Feb. 17-25 to talk with religious and political leaders about how to improve understanding between our two nations.

Modern Israel: God’s chosen?

“I don’t understand why Mennonites are always against Israel when the Bible tells us we are to be their friends,” one constituent wrote in response to a recent letter-writing campaign sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee’s Washington Office.

Job listings and other offerings

129 W 6th St Newton KS 67114 | 800-424-0178 | For reprints, write editor (at) mennoweekly.org

thanks to dirt circle. icons by famfamfam.