The house taking shape on the property of Kim and Mike Martin, both ’94 grads, in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, was largely inspired by the couple’s service term with Mennonite Central Committee ... read more about STRAW BALE HOMES: Getting to Zero in Heating Costs
Academics
Designing for Health
After being exposed to a variety of toxic substances while renovating his home in 1980, Clint Good, class of ’77, developed hypersensitivities to compounds in paints, adhesives and other building ... read more about Designing for Health
IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
The house isn’t technically round, but with 20 sides, it’s close. And it looks unusual enough that strangers sometimes drop in just to ask about the place Elmer ’64 and ... read more about IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
Eating locally and in season wasn’t a fad during Mary Beth Lind’s childhood in rural West Virginia. It was just the way things worked. Her mother grew a large garden, ... read more about Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
EMU Lancaster Adds CPE Program
Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Lancaster is now offering the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program in Pennsylvania. CPE offers reflective professional training for pastoral care and chaplaincy work. Eastern Mennonite Seminary ... read more about EMU Lancaster Adds CPE Program
At Interfaith Peace Camp, seeds of friendship sprout in fun
What does a bike-powered ice-cream maker have to do with peace and justice? A lot, for the 47 children from grades 1-6 attending June’s Interfaith Peace Camp — a collaboration ... read more about At Interfaith Peace Camp, seeds of friendship sprout in fun
Galen R. Lehman: Contagious Inspiration
HARRISONBURG – Fred Kniss remembers well the Eastern Mennonite University professor who taught him psychology in the mid-1970s. But it probably doesn’t hurt that Kniss, 54, who’s serving as the ... read more about Galen R. Lehman: Contagious Inspiration
Seminary Grad Book Champions Love Feast
HARRISONBURG, Va. – When Paul Fike Stutzman began writing his master’s thesis at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, he soon realized he had more material than the 80-120 page project required. After ... read more about Seminary Grad Book Champions Love Feast
Disney Unveils “Women, War & Peace” Documentary
Filmmaker Abigail Disney says she learned “to look at war through women’s eyes,” as a result of visiting Liberia in 2006 and meeting Leymah Gbowee, who now holds a masters ... read more about Disney Unveils “Women, War & Peace” Documentary
Youth to Retrace Civil Rights Steps
Twenty high school students from Mississippi will travel in July to commemorate the journeys of many African-American and European-American pioneers of the American civil rights movement. The event, called Writing ... read more about Youth to Retrace Civil Rights Steps