Consultation held for new Martyrs Mirror
By Kaeli EvansMore than 35 people from seven countries gathered at Goshen (Ind.) College on Aug. 5-8, for an international consultation on the theme, "Bearing Witness: A New Martyrs Mirror for the 21st Century?" Hosted by the college's Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism, the international gathering explored the possibility of a major story-gathering initiative, focused especially on the theme of "costly discipleship" ... Read more ... More than 35 people from seven countries gathered at Goshen College on Aug. 5-8 Standing is Mennonite theologian Rebecca Osiro from Kenya. Photo by Kaeli Evans.
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Uncovering Mammon: Fracking in Mennonite country
By Anita Amstutz Recently I was visiting the homeland of my childhood, Wayne County, in Northeast Ohio. Here, corn is king, God and family are first and most have been farming for generations. The land is wrapped in grain fields and mature hardwoods. Cows idyllically graze on rolling green pastures. Communities are prolific with vegetable gardens and graceful flower beds. My people are German-Swiss Amish and Mennonite immigrants from the 19th century, by and large insulated from the rest of the world's vicissitudes. Until recently ... Read more ...
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CPT Iraq reflection: Change happens to be good
By Garland Robertson of Christian Peacemaker Teams For seven consecutive summers Turkish and Iranian bombing and shelling attacks displaced residents of villages along Iraq's borders with Turkey and Iran. A resurgence of intense confrontations between guerrilla groups and Turkish and Iranian military forces in 2004, part of a decades old conflict, disrupted village life and dealt inhabitants property damage, injury and death ... Read more ...  The author interviewed during public witness action at Kurdish Regional Parliament, November 2011. Photo provided.
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College Corner: Musician's guide to learning still resonates 25 years later
By Duane Stoltzfus, Goshen (Ind.) College professor of communication A 35-page book that urges music students to become "better 'practicers' and learners" and to regard such time as a vital personal liturgy continues to be the top-selling Pinchpenny Press book, nearly 25 years after its publication ... Read more ...
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