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Rich Preheim and John Sharp

History: Who can get the Amish vote?

Despite a drive to garner Old Order Amish votes this year, historical evidence suggests Donald Trump won’t get them as tries to become the 45th

Rich Preheim

November 7, 2016

History: No fires, no foes in Münster

It’s 300 steps from the street up the ancient spiral stone stairway to the tower keeper’s room of St. Lambert’s Church in Münster, Germany. The

John E. Sharp

September 26, 2016

The CO Mennonites once found objectionable

Nearly 50 years ago, the self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all time became the greatest religious conscientious objector to war of all time. Because of his

Rich Preheim

August 15, 2016

Scandal of nationalism

I remember it well, because the question was transformative. I was a first-year student at Hesston College, in the library studying to teach a lesson

John E. Sharp

July 4, 2016

Memorial Day for a martyr

Jose Chuquin came to faith as a student at a Mennonite school at Cachipay, Colombia. As an adult, that faith became his vocation, serving 11

Rich Preheim

May 23, 2016

How I teach history differently

A student wanted to know: Why did I tell such negative stories about this country? Our country does good things, too. The purpose of teaching

John E. Sharp

April 11, 2016

The conference that sought its own end

Rare is the organization that exists with an eye to its own termination. Yet that’s a big part of the story of the Krimmer Mennonite

Rich Preheim

February 29, 2016

Of strangers, pilgrims, hospitality

The immigrants had arrived. Was there no end to their numbers? What language were they speaking? What was their origin? Their destination? Why were they

John E. Sharp

January 18, 2016

More than our family tree

Betsy Poling didn’t grow up Mennonite. Neither did her parents or her grandparents or her great-grandparents. Of German-Irish background, Poling grew up in Lima, Ohio,

Rich Preheim

December 7, 2015

Peace churches prepare for war

Few in the mid-1930s could have imagined another global conflict as horrendous as World War I, with its 20 million casualties. Even fewer would have

John E. Sharp

October 26, 2015

Pacifist policing and proactive discipleship

Felix Manz needs no introduction. Nearly 500 years after he was martyred in Zurich, his legacy is arguably the most enduring in Anabaptist/Mennonite history. Milton

Rich Preheim

September 14, 2015

Confessing without forcing

Like so many other Christian groups, Mennonite Church USA has an LGBTQ issue. But more than that, MC USA has a history problem. Unfortunately, as

Rich Preheim

June 22, 2015

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