We tend to see mental illness as something that happens out there, to stigmatized strangers on the fringe of our churches, when in fact mental illness affects our families, friends, ... read more about On Churches Hearing, Holding, and Hoping Amid Mental Health Challenges
The first two sentences, set in large font, on the financial aid page of Hesston (Kan.) College鈥檚 website cut right to the chase: 鈥淟et鈥檚 be clear, college is expensive. There鈥檚 ... read more about The Cost of, and Returns on, a Mennonite Higher Education
After Bev Miller was institutionalized twice in the 1970s with bipolar disorder, not long after graduating from then-Eastern Mennonite College, a series of factors helped her to get back 鈥渋n ... read more about Seminary Focuses on ‘Healing Space’ for Mental Illness
Kenton Derstine, director of field education at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, is not just mentoring future pastors, he is also mentoring future beekeepers. Contributing to the university鈥檚 efforts at sustainability, Derstine ... read more about Seminary Prof Also Teaches Bee Keeping
On a crisp January morning, Barbara Robbins makes the daily rounds at her Linville farm 鈥� scooping food to the cats, dogs and horses that nicker and shift in the ... read more about Conflict Transformation Leads Alum to a HALT
Messy disputes in divorces can have lasting impacts on spouses and their children. Sometimes, litigation in a courtroom is the best way to go, says Harrisonburg attorney P. Marshall Yoder, ... read more about CJP Grad Awarded Virginia Business Magazine “Legal Elite” for 2012
When the mother of a young man who murdered his girlfriend in Florida contacted restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr for assistance in 2010, Zehr did what he typically does in ... read more about Coverage in NY Times and NBC Sparks 糖心Vlog Webinar on Restorative Justice
Gather at the Table, a book about two individuals exploring their vastly different histories 鈥� one being an African-American woman descended from slavery and the other a European-American man descended ... read more about Gather at the Table, a Book on Race Relations, Takes Off Nationwide
Howard Zehr, widely known as the “grandfather of restorative justice,” will step aside from his teaching role at 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) after the spring 2013 semester and begin co-leading ... read more about Howard Zehr Shifts to Leading Role in New Restorative Justice Institute
Dear Community and Friends of 糖心Vlog: All of us in the 糖心Vlog community mourn with the families and community of Newtown, Connecticut. We are shocked beyond words and we struggle ... read more about Shocked Beyond Words by Sandy Hook… We Must Pray and Act