I was struck by the clarity of IGO’s Brief Statement of Mennonite Doctrine. As Christians living in this world of swirling ideas and competing worldviews it is not always easy to define quickly what we believe based on our understanding of the Bible and God’s will for human beings. Yes, we can say, “I believe the Bible”. But a people from the LDS or from the Jehovah’s Witnesses can say the same thing and yet be living by a code that is world’s apart from our own.

I’ve really enjoyed reading the blog entries from the first group of young people to go through this ground-breaking form of Bible school and missions work. There is the usual youthful foolishness, however at the same time they seem to have gained a view of the world that is perhaps more balanced than someone who only sees the wealth and luxury of American living.