Founder of MCC partner faces threats from Colombian authoritiesBy Emily Loewen
Mennonite Central Committee urges support of Ricardo Esquivia Ballestas, founder of MCC partner Asociación Sembrando Semillas de Paz (Sowing Seeds of Peace Association, known as Sembrandopaz) and other community leaders, all of whom have received threats and intimidations ... Read more ... Ricardo Esquivia Ballestas, founder of MCC partner Sembrandopaz, faces threats from Colombian authorities. Photo by Anna Vogt.
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Not waiting for marriage: The 'do's' of purity
By Karla Braun
I'm not waiting for marriage.  Like many other evangelical teenagers, I signed a yellow "True Love Waits" index card in youth group and wore a chastity ring. These symbols may create a temporary bulwark against raging teenage hormones, but a message that boils down to "just don't give out your v-card till after the wedding" isn't theologically robust enough to withstand the cultural bombardment of "everybody's doing it" ... Read more ...
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Q&A with reporter who told the John Howard Yoder storyBy Tom Price 
In 1992, secular newspaper reporter Tom Price reported on allegations of sexual abuse against John Howard Yoder, a former professor at then Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind. Price's reportage included six articles from June 29-July 16. To our knowledge, these were the first published revelations of the behaviors for which Yoder would eventually be disciplined. Our editorial team crafted the following questions for Price ... Read more ...
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College Corner: Program for youth also helps seminary students confirm call to ministry
By Mary E. Klassen of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary As two Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., students led a program that encourages high school youth to consider ministry, their own call to ministry grew stronger ...  Read more ...Pedal Power is a ministry of the Voluntary Service unit in Elkhart, connected to Prairie Street Mennonite Church. Several !Explore youth worked with Pedal Power during their group experience at AMBS. Photo by SaeJin Lee.
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