MCC won't coordinate global effortsBy Everett J. Thomas  At the same time Mennonite Central Committee is working through its New Wine/New Wineskins reorganization process, some churches that are part of Mennonite World Conference wanted to talk about their own relief and service efforts. Although MCC is a North American entity, the majority of its programs are focused outside of North America ... Read more ... |
Poll question: Regarding the building plans of the proposed Islamic center in New York City: -I support them. -I oppose them. -I'm not sure. Click here to vote ... |
Correction to Aug. 23 TMailBy Larry Miller of MWC Regarding "2015 MWC Assembly May be Held in Pennsylvania" ( TMail,
Aug. 23): Technically, that can be true since we do not yet know what
God is planning for the next global assembly. But the headline and first
paragraph of the brief are unfaithful to the Mennonite World Conference news release and also to the MWC executive committee decision. Unlike
the headline, the MWC release says "USA," not "Pennsylvania" ... Read more ... |
College Corner: Scholarships and financial aid play a role in seminary choiceBy Mary E. Klassen of AMBS This fall Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., has selected two students to receive the Church Leadership Award, Caitlin Desjardins and Caleb Yoder. Both intend to pursue the Master of Divinity degree, and in this program
their awards will cover tuition for up to three years of full-time
study. AMBS offers these full-tuition scholarships to several incoming students
each year, based on their demonstrated gifts for ministry. In addition,
AMBS financial aid provides assistance to all qualified students based
on need ... Read more ... |
Tim's blog: Stalking summer insects
 If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I've been
exploring the potential of my macro lens for the past year or so. I
shared with you my 2009 and 2010 Spring collection of buds and blooms. Every once in a while, when I was looking down at a flower, I'd notice an insect there ... Read more ... |
Kate's blog: A literary rumble
 Anyone who thinks that the book world is
on life support might want to reconsider after the highly publicized
debate that has captured the literary world over the last two weeks. Sparks started to fly when author Jonathan Franzen landed on the cover of Time magazine (the first author to appear there in over a decade), thanks to the publication of his new novel, Freedom ... Read more ... |
