The Doctrine of Discovery continues to exploit
This article first appeared in Anabaptist Climate Collaborative’s The Climate Pollinator newsletter. Members of Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana, are baptized in a small pond behind the church that is home to beavers, fish and many species of insects. The Waterford Wetlands, a 55-acre area of undeveloped land along the Elkhart River, is a […]
All are welcome at the Lord’s table
This blog first appeared on the Mennonite Church USA website. And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.” — Matthew 8:11 (NLT) In June 2017, I was in transit from […]
Choosing community in a globalized world
This story is the second in a three-part series that explores a vision for the Anabaptist church from Julián Guamán, an Indigenous Mennonite author in the Ecuadorian Andes. Read the first story. This article first appeared in Anabaptist Climate Collaborative’s The Climate Pollinator newsletter. Julián Guamán is an Indigenous Kichwa man from the mountains of […]
It starts with language
This story first appeared in Anabaptist Climate Collaborative’s The Climate Pollinator newsletter. On July 7 at MennoCon23 Youth Climate Summit, experts in climate change, spiritual activism and social justice will explore ways that youth and young adults ages 14-25 can put their faith to work to address this crisis. It will be a day of worship, […]
Mennonite Mission Network now scheduling autumn Just Peace Pilgrimages
Mennonite Mission Network is scheduling trips for groups and individuals to participate in new educational, eight- to 10-day pilgrimages in the United States, during which they will explore what God is doing to bring about justice and peace and ways to participate in such movements. Mission Network invites your family, friends, Bible study class and […]
South African peace leaders determined to be nation’s light
The four-hour power outage that occurred just seconds before the conflict mediator training session began added irony that illuminated the group’s purpose and resolve. The rain and darkened clouds would not dim the light they all knew they must bring to solve dire social problems in their communities. “The Bible speaks about caring for the […]
Meserete Kristos pastor denied prompt burial due to faith
Tesfay Siyum, a pastor and one of the founders of the Meserete Kristos Church in Eritrea, spent 10 years in jail for his faith. When he died, he was refused a prompt burial. I wasn’t able to fall sleep on April 19 until I wrote this blog, expressing my deep sadness about the suffering Pastor […]
I found these women celebrating
In thought of National Women’s Day on March 8, I was reminded of a group of women Joani Miller, Mission Network Director of Training and Resources, and I joined by Zoom for the Gulf States Mennonite Women (GSMW) Annual Retreat, at Pine Lake Fellowship Camp in Meridian, Mississippi, February 17-18, 2023. The theme was "Fortify […]
Peace is not just the absence of violence
Bekah serves in Bogotá, Colombia, with the Colombia Mennonite Church (IMCOL). She supports the work of the Seminario Biblico Menonita de Colombia (Mennonite Biblical Seminary of Colombia, SBMC). Additionally, she works with Justapaz (Colombian Mennonite peacebuilding organization), to accompany the Mujer y Paz (Women and Peace) project, which looks at the role of women in […]
MLK’s “I Have a Dream” inspired by Prathia Hall Wynn
In honor of Women’s History Month, this is the first in a series about women’s contributions to make earth more like heaven. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech was inspired by Prathia Hall Wynn. Hall Wynn was the first female field organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in southwest […]