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Praising in painful times
Yukari Kaga, a pastor from Japan, admitted Peter’s praise in his letter to the early church seems “a little strange to me.”
Peter wrote this letter (1 Peter) in such a cruel situation, Kaga said during evening worship July 22, 2015, at Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Harrisburg, Va.
“I have a question, she said. “How can we praise the Lord in such a painful situation?”
First thoughts of a first-time Mennonite World Conference participant
Many people have gathered here in Harrisburg, Pa. Many more, I think, than I have been a part of in worship. Being a part of many people gathering, of many people singing can be a moving experience. We place many bodies in rhythm and so can gain a momentum impossible as individuals. As a description this momentum of course is neither positive nor negative.
Speakers share doubts from their settings, journeys
During Wednesday morning worship time, Deborah, from Indonesia, leads the international music ensemble in the singing of "Nyanyikanlah" (Sing to God a New Song), with gestures typical of worship in her country. The crowd in the big arena joined in with the singing and the movements. (Photo by Dale D. Gehman)
Three speakers—one each from Kenya, Canada and Ethiopia—shared stories of doubt in their local contexts at Mennonite World Conference’s (MWC) morning worship on July 22, 2015.
Mennonites & Brethren in Christ to lament drone warfare
Participants in Mennonite World Conference Assembly, a global gathering of Mennonites and other related Anabaptist groups in Harrisburg, Pa., will be invited to assemble for prayer, lament and witness focusing on the terror inflicted by weaponized drones on the people of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Palestine, and Lebanon.
MWC PA 2015 opens with celebration, call for walking together
The 16th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly opened July 21, 2015, in Harrisburg, Pa., with a parade of Mennonites from across the globe, with confession of past treatment of Native Americans in Pennsylvania, with music and with calls for walking with God together.
First ever Anabaptist World Cup set for PA 2015
The first ever Anabaptist World Cup will be played on the afternoons of July 22, 23, 24, and 25, 2015, as an optional recreational event during PA 2015, the Mennonite World Conference Assembly.
The matches will take place at Logan Field, a community soccer field near Dillsburg, Pa., about a 25-minute drive from the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, where PA 2015 will be held.
International music ensemble to lead music at PA 2015
A 19-member international ensemble of singers and instrumentalists will lead the morning and evening worship each day at PA 2015, the Mennonite World Conference Assembly to be held in Harrisburg at the Farm Show complex July 21-26, 2015.
Trauma healing in Nigeria
Musa* grew up in a close-knit family that did not change even as they became adults. The siblings looked out for each other and their parents. When Boko Haram insurgent activity increased in 2014, the family became concerned for the welfare of their parents and tried to get them to move to a safer place.
Classic restorative justice book re-issued
Changing Lenses: Restorative Justice for Our Times, by Howard Zehr, remains the go-to text in the restorative justice field, even twenty-five years after it was first published. Herald Press launched an updated edition in June 2015.