Lynette McIntosh-Madrigal shares how she has experienced conflict transformation among inner-city youth in Fresno, California. This blog is part of the ongoing Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Conflict Transformation series. ... read more →
Rev. Dr. Jacob Cook challenges church communities to accept conflict as an everyday part of living in community with other imperfect people and use it as a constructive force. This... read more →
Sheryl Wilson gives advice on how bystanders can better assess a situation in which they witness harm done to others, so they know how to step up without overstepping. This... read more →
Paula Holtzinger provides insight on how to effectively handle conflict, through listening, leaning in and utilizing resources. This blog is part of the ongoing Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Conflict... read more →
Stanley Green offers this prayer, calling us to conflict transformation and peace, while asking God for wisdom and courage to enact change in a world full of discord and despair.... read more →
Lea la versión en inglés aquí. Sara Gurulé shares her grief of climate change and how the systems of greed and power have affected the places she calls “home.” This... read more →
Amid the climate crisis, Douglas Day Kaufman finds wild, grounded hope in the gospel of all creatures — in the tiny Caddisfly larva and in the body of Christ. This... read more →
Chris Meyer reflects on his passion for creation care, on behalf of Everence and his own family, reminding us how much we all have invested in caring for creation —... read more →
In February, Chialis Thuan Santoso attended MC USA's Hope for the Future 2024 conference. In this blog, she reflects on what she learned and how it applies to her life... read more →
In May, Anabaptist musicians from a variety of countries met together in Canada for a songwriting retreat sponsored by Anabaptist Worship Network. George Makinto recounts how he experienced hope through... read more →
By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) will host the annual Hope for the Future conference in Atlanta, Feb.... read more →
Carlene Hill Byron is the former editor of “New England Church Life” and “The New England Christian.” She has volunteered for many years with mental health organizations and as a lay hospital chaplain. She... read more →
This blog is part of our Special Session of the Delegate Assembly Open Call for Blogs series, which will run throughout May. This blog is the opinion of the author... read more →
This blog is in commemoration of the 1992 L.A. Riots/Uprising, which occurred 30 years ago today. To view pictures taken during the events described below, view Praise, pilgrimage, potluck, plant... read more →
Rick Yoder spent half his professional life mixing teaching and research at Eastern Mennonite University, where he is Professor Emeritus of business and economics, and the other half working internationally... read more →