The Mennonite Worker Newspaper

02/25/2013

A new issue is out. If you like it, please share the link on your facebook wall. Also we are looking for content for our next issue. Please see the sidebar story on page 1 for more info.

The Mennonite Worker - a newspaper dedicated to the nonviolent gospel of Jesus – seeking to be radically anabaptist, fully catholic, defiantly disobedient to empire, and obedient to the "duty of delight"

09/16/2012

Very happy to have this issue done.

The Mennonite Worker - a newspaper dedicated to the nonviolent gospel of Jesus – seeking to be radically anabaptist, fully catholic, defiantly disobedient to empire, and obedient to the "duty of delight"

10/27/2010

Today's MW Prayer Book reflection focuses on the time when Jesus was rude dinner guest, where he refused to wash his hands before eating and then insulted everyone at the table!

Read on to find out how Jesus' outrageous and outlandish behavior teaches us about the necessity of resisting the authoritarian demands of tyrannical and abusive religious leaders.

Instructions to first-timers: There are 4 prayers used in the Daily Office at set times of the day. The basic liturgy is the same for each time of devotion, but the scriptures change for each day. Also please note that this format is only a starting place. You can add or subtract as needed: songs, a

10/21/2010

(From James:) Trying to stay caught up on writing these. If others would like to write one of the devotions on the daily lectionary readings, please let me know. They can be short or long.

* Daily Devotion – Morning Prayers * Daily Devotion – At Noon * Daily Devotion – In the Early Evening * Daily Devotion – At the close of Day

10/16/2010

Check out the Mennonite Experimental Prayer book, day #2 (for Saturday, October 16, 2010).

In the reflections section, I talk about my negative feelings about the Apostle Paul and the contradictions of his homophobia and sexism as compared to his radically inclusive statements in other parts of the text.

Instructions to first-timers: There are 4 prayers used in the Daily Office at set times of the day. The basic liturgy is the same for each time of devotion, but the scriptures change for each day. Also please note that this format is only a starting place. You can add or subtract as needed: songs, a...

10/16/2010

The First day of the Mennonite Worker Experimental Prayer Book - http://mennoniteworker.wordpress.com/prayer-book/proper-23-year-2-friday/

Instructions to first-timers: There are 4 prayers used in the Daily Office at set times of the day. The basic liturgy is the same for each time of devotion, but the scriptures change for each day. Also please note that this format is only a starting place. You can add or subtract as needed: songs, a...

10/14/2010

Just for clarity's sake, we are decidedly NOT affiliated with any Mennonite church or institution. We are completely independent. Views shared on our website, on our page, and in our newspaper represent the views of the writers and the them alone.

10/14/2010

We are looking for essays, articles, op-eds, art, poetry, you name it. Our newspaper will be focused on the Mennonite Worker philosophy and practice, but that is a pretty broad thing. In short, we are seeking to reclaim the radical heritage of the Anabaptists in our modern context, borrowing heavily...