Mennonite World Review

Articles : On the Way

Jan. 17, 2011 issue

• 

  Kriss

  Evil signs in holy places

  I’d seen swastikas before, obscure and seemingly random amid scrawls of graffiti.

  But on the night after Christmas, driving past the Islamic Center in northern Somerset County, Pa., the symbol struck me as never before.

Sept. 6, 2010 issue

• Ramadan in a time of fear

  As I drove to an evening meeting at my church — made up of many Indonesian Christians who have fled their homeland due to tensions between Christians and Muslims — an electronic billboard reminded me it was the beginning of Ramadan.

April 26, 2010 issue

• One Sunday in Philadelphia

  These days it means a lot of different things to be Mennonite. Today, I’m writing to give a glimpse of what it meant, on one particular Sunday, for me to participate in the life of the congregation where I worship regularly, the largest Mennonite Church USA congregation in Philadelphia.

Feb. 8, 2010 issue

• Considering empty buildings

  I worked in Scottdale, Pa., before the near collapse of the once venerable Mennonite Publishing House and the disintegrating of the community that surrounded it.

Dec. 21, 2009 issue

• Remembering at Christmas

  Every year I look forward to opening the old chest where I store my small assortment of Christmas decorations.
  

Nov. 2, 2009 issue

• The generational handoff

  Speaking with Franconia Conference interns this summer, historian John Ruth wove diverse strands of experience into the Mennonite tapestry.
  

Sept. 7, 2009 issue

• Future is brown, plain, pink

  This spring a front page of MWR highlighted that our future looks both brown and plain. Articles profiled the growth of immigrant Anabaptist communities and conservative Anabaptist groups, the latter often recognizable by their plain clothing.
  

April 6, 2009 issue

• Courage to talk about race

  A few weeks ago, Attorney General Eric Holder suggested the United States was “essentially a nation of cowards” when it comes to talking about race.

Feb. 2, 2009 issue

• Church’s precarious future

  At the San Jose 2007 Mennonite Church USA assembly, now outgoing executive director Jim Schrag nudged the church toward audacity.

Dec. 8, 2008 issue

• Entering a new political era

  I’ve been hesitant to admit it publicly, but I was one of the millions of U.S. Christians who voted for Barack Obama.

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