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Rich Preheim and John Sharp

Bridges, marches and ‘foot soldiers’

I thought I knew the civil rights story, but a weeklong seminar with Hesston College students, faculty, staff and friends March 7-14 gave me much

John E. Sharp

May 11, 2015

Secrecy enabled sin

Few things cause as much damage and pain in the church as secrecy. Hiding information spawns suspicion, distortion and lies. Secrecy fosters an imbalance of

Rich Preheim

March 30, 2015

300-year-old prayers still resonate

From what resources can we draw in the current vigorous conversations across the church? How about prayer? Here are two that might be useful. They

John E. Sharp

February 16, 2015

Bad history perpetuates animosity

Philipp Melancthon called Anabaptists “irreligious fanatics and murderous revolutionaries, enemies of temporal government, however peaceful they may seem.” Johann Casimir said the movement spread an

Rich Preheim

January 3, 2015

‘Regulation garb’ and the gospel

In February 1959, Chester Wenger and fellow missionaries in Ethiopia — wearing business suits and neckties — met a delegation of Lancaster Mennonite Conference leaders

John E. Sharp

November 24, 2014

Bible as authority, not idol

Of all the factors that led to the Protestant Reformation and the Radical Reformation, nothing was as revolutionary as the translation of the Bible into

Rich Preheim

October 13, 2014

Losing peace, leaving identity

Groups have been trying for years to bridge the gap between Mennonitism and evangelicalism, but that bridge has always been unstable and inevitably fallen. Is

Rich Preheim

July 23, 2014

Tar, feathers and Liberty Bonds

On a mild Monday evening, April 22, 1918, a pro-war mob of McPherson County citizens invaded the peace of the Canton Mennonite community, north of

John E. Sharp

June 9, 2014

Could conformity be enforced?

The Mennonite Church, after being immersed in turmoil for decades, was barreling toward a potentially catastrophic showdown. With implications for unity, discipline, polity, identity and

Rich Preheim

April 28, 2014

Patriotism that knows no borders

Genuine patriotism seeks the glory of God and the good of fellowmen in every clime and nation. There are no national boundaries for the truly

John E. Sharp

March 17, 2014

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