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By the Spirit, guided to the truth

Is that a true story? Did it really happen that way? The film Selma celebrates the civil rights march at Selma, Ala., and the passage

Reta Halteman Finger

March 2, 2015

Refuge of dreams

In the 1989 drama Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella hears a quiet voice tell him, “Build it, and they will come.” Obedient, he builds a

Anton Flores-Maisonet

March 2, 2015

Neckties make global ties for MWC

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite World Conference is making the concept of “global ties” literal. Each of the thousands of Anabaptists from around the world arriving

Emily Ralph | Mennonite World Conference

March 2, 2015

College is like a vaccine

The recent outbreak of measles at Disneyland got me thinking about Christian higher education and the future of the church. It’s a strange connection, I

John Longhurst

March 2, 2015

Defining sin

The controversy roiling the church leads me back to the basics. Do we agree on the definition of sin? Must a sin hurt another person,

Rachel Stella

March 2, 2015

Translation project completes Scripture for Qom

In Fortín Lavalle, Argentina, 200 people celebrated the arrival of the first complete Bibles in the Qom language Dec. 13.

Qom is the original name of the Chaco’s Toba indigenous people — a name they are reclaiming.

Sara Alvarez Waugh | Mennonite Mission Network

March 2, 2015

Spirit, not rules

“Structural Change Not the Answer” (Feb. 16) says the Mennonite Church USA Membership Guidelines “include a rule that prohibits pastors from officiating same-sex covenant ceremonies.” When

Rachel Stella

March 2, 2015

Dearth of mirth

Jews don’t recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Protestants don’t recognize the pope as the head of the church. And Mennonites don’t recognize each other in

Tim Huber

March 2, 2015

White privilege, guilt

The night in November when the news broke that officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson,

Stephen Kriss

March 2, 2015

Refusing to leave

Reading about another Mennonite group forming reminded me of a story out of the East African Revival. A number of churches, especially Mennonite and Anglican,

Rachel Stella

March 2, 2015