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God’s rising water

The prophet Ezekiel went on an expedition down a river. This was no ordinary watercourse. It didn’t spring from the usual sources but flowed from

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

January 4, 2016

Keep eyes on Jesus

I wish wonderful blessings on Franconia Mennonite Conference in their “strong desire to focus on mission and fulfilling the Great Commission” and in emphasizing that

Letters

January 4, 2016

Why splits happen

To your Dec. 21 editorial, “Old Way Still Applies,” I would add that the unnamed elephant in the room in the behavior of Lancaster Mennonite

Letters

January 4, 2016

In the Dirk Willems story, who represents Christ?

In my office I have an Anabaptist icon. In some ways, it’s a piece of artwork that shouldn’t exist. Anabaptists and iconography have not traditionally

Alan Stucky

January 4, 2016

Cruel words as agents of change

Those were your words. You know not, you can scarcely conceive, how they have tortured me. — Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth, Pride and Prejudice I find

Sarah Kehrberg

January 4, 2016

Whose lives matter?

An expert in political science asks Jesus about his support for Samaritan Lives Matter. Apparently, Jesus had told a story with a Samaritan hero and

Jane Yoder-Short

January 4, 2016

Invest in peacemakers

Two recent MWR opinion pieces on the Israel-Palestine conflict show the need to focus on where we agree. The first (“Resolution on Mideast Harms Efforts

Rachel Stella

January 4, 2016

Year of opportunity

A friend told me about an incident he experienced just before Christmas. He was awakened one morning at 3:30 a.m. in a cold sweat from

John Powell

January 4, 2016

Book review: ‘The Sabbath Experiment’

The Sabbath Experiment: Spiritual Formation for Living in a Non-Stop World transports me back to childhood, when observing the Sabbath was unselfconscious and assumed. Those

Laurie Oswald Robinson

January 4, 2016

Bible: Mirror of God or idolatry?

It’s hard to tell which makes Christians more nervous — talking about God in the language of sex (Hosea) or talking about sex in the

Meghan Good

January 4, 2016