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Book review: Without a Plea

Jeff Gundy’s new book of poems is described on the cover as “sprawling,” “ambitious,” “probing and expansive.” I would add “roving and restless,” as Gundy

Raylene Hinz-Penner

August 19, 2019

Daughters who prophesy

Growing acceptance of female pastors is one of the positive Mennonite trends of the past half century. On July 27, Mennonite Church USA’s Western District

Paul Schrag

August 19, 2019

Bible: Bargaining with God, and winning

The formal title of this lesson is “Faith and Doubt,” but the twists and turns in the complex narrative comprising Genesis 18-19 are worthy of

Reta Halteman Finger

August 19, 2019

Warning in Scripture

J. Nelson Kraybill’s account of visiting the replica of Noah’s ark in Williamstown, Ky., (“Ark Encounters Modern Science”) was both sobering and hilarious. Imagine “juvenile

Letters

August 19, 2019

Unique spiritual life

On July 27, about 40 people gathered at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary for a memorial service for Alice Bauman. Alice had prepared the service, reflecting

Letters

August 19, 2019

Weighing inerrancy

Thank you for publishing Ted Grimsrud’s “How I Gained, and Lost, Inerrancy.” I appreciated his pointing out that human doctrines and traditions are often mistakenly

Letters

August 19, 2019

Central District aspires to follow where God leads

MILWAUKEE — Sunlight streamed through stained glass windows as participants gathered at Milwaukee Mennonite Church for the annual meeting of Mennonite Church USA’s Central District Conference June 20-22.

Mary E. Klassen | Central District Conference Reporter

August 19, 2019