By Anna Groff  

 

As Phoenix 2013 approaches, Mennonites who prepare to attend the convention, participate online or abstain for a variety of reasons will benefit from a broader understanding of Arizona's history and culture.
 
Back in 2010, after the signing of Arizona's immigration law, members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe began to take special precautions when leaving their reservation in Eastern Arizona ...

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By Dirk Eitzen 

 

The Aurora shooting reminds us, once again, of the connection between violent entertainments and our culture of violence. A disturbed young man broke into a movie theater during the opening screening of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, armed with an array of guns, and shot randomly into the crowd, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. There is no way the movie can be said to have caused the shooting ...

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By Ed Nyce of Mennonite Central Committee

Micah Hart and Cristina Yellowman spent much of the summer of 2012 interpreting their Cheyenne culture and heritage to visitors at the Cheyenne Cultural Center, Clinton, Okla. Located along famed U.S. Route 66, the center is a planned destination for some tourists, and a spur of the moment decision for others ...

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In preparation for Summer Service, Micah Hart, Cordell, Okla., participated in Global Anabaptist Peacemakers training offered by West Coast MCC. Here Hart explains a concept as Armando Lara, of Sanger, Calif., right, listens in the background. Photo by Silas Crews.

From Eastern Mennonite Seminary

Les Horning has been a pastor, bus driver, chemist, house painter and doctoral student of Hebrew. Now he is a full-time advocate for Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va., as associate director of development, church relations and admissions. He is also the father of an EMU undergrad ...
 
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