by Daniel Harris | Mar 28, 2019 | Opinion
Baptist ecclesiology has always been a double-edged sword. On one hand, Baptist churches have the autonomy to decide where the Holy Spirit is leading them. On the other hand, the lack of oversight of Baptist churches can lead to some horrible places as seen in the...
by Wesley Allen | Mar 20, 2019 | Opinion
I’m an introvert. I don’t get my energy from others and tend to view strangers who call me with suspicion. It’s just the way I’m wired. I’m also a natural introspective, so when I encounter some news that overwhelms me, I tend to go inward to ponder things until I’m...
by Jack Jenkins | Jun 16, 2011 | News
(RNS) Goshen College will no longer play The Star-Spangled Banner at sporting events, school leaders announced, reversing last year’s decision to allow the use of the national anthem for the first time in the Mennonite college’s history. Some Mennonites had criticized...
by Laurie L. Oswald | Mar 10, 2003 | News
NEWTON, Kan. – As the United States prepares to invade Iraq, the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board is asking Mennonites to kneel in prayer. In a letter to congregations, Jim Schrag, executive director of the MC USA Executive Board, is calling Mennonites to...
by Maria Linder-Hess | Feb 13, 2003 | News
NEW YORK – If a war begins in Iraq, unsanitary water may be one of the biggest threats to the civilian population, according to an official with CARE International. Margaret Hassan, the humanitarian agency’s Iraq program officer, said 60 percent of the...
