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Last updated May 13.

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Articles : Perspective

CPT hostage story a chance to witness in Canadian media

Twists of irony in the Christian Peacemaker Teams’ hostage story were not lost on the media in Canada. The story topped the news for a day and continued for several more days in editorials, commentary and phone-in shows.

Have we learned from Iraq mistakes?

The death of Tom Fox, a Quaker working with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq, has refocused the eyes of the church on the volatile situation in Iraq.
Rich in things and poor in soul?

I am saddened by Mennonite World Conference executive secretary Larry Miller’s recent report that the 72 percent of Mennonites who live in Africa, Asia and Latin America have less than 5 percent of our estimated wealth.

Reconciliation finds a way in Congo

KIKWIT, Congo — In this city, home to more than 5,000 Mennonite Brethren, an emotional worship service marked the beginning of an end to a conflict that ravaged the Congo MB Conference for almost two years.

From ‘anti’ to ‘Ana’ -baptist

I am a military veteran. And I am a Mennonite.
In Iraq, acts of unity and kindness offer hope

BAGHDAD, Iraq — In recent weeks, the Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraq team has listened to gun battles, watched the smoke rise from a car bombing in our neighborhood and sat with our neighbors as they wept in despair.

Buckets, blankets and MCC

One of the best things about being Mennonite is Mennonite Central Committee. But in this age of economic globalization and free marketeering, our denominational jewel seems stuck in the era of buckets and blankets.
Response to Muslim masses key to peace

The headlines tell only part of the story: a venerated mosque decapitated in the Iraqi city of Samarra, Muslims and Christians fighting in Nigeria, raids on Christians in Egypt.

Africans jump for joy in the family of God

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa — I have worshiped in Pentecostal churches for 10 years, but my roots are deeply set in calm Mennonite expression.

Finding a usable future in our past

In training sessions for Lancaster Mennonite Conference’s Partnership for Missional Congregations program, we have been repeatedly challenged to ask the Holy Spirit to guide us in “finding a usable future in our past.”