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Is that us in the furnace?

Ever since childhood I’ve wondered why we know Daniel by his Hebrew name but his three friends by their Babylonian names. It’s tempting to divine

Sarah Kehrberg

February 15, 2016

Are you going to wash my feet?

Two days after open heart surgery in January, I peed on my socks. You perhaps would do the same if a surgeon so recently had

J. Nelson Kraybill

February 15, 2016

Not by bread alone

People do not live by bread alone, Jesus tells Satan when he is tempted in the wilderness. Though Jesus “was famished” — or perhaps because

Celeste Kennel-Shank

February 1, 2016

Trust while shrinking

“Change is always occurring. But when that change appears more dramatic than usual, it can feel frightening. . . . I think that the Christian

John Longhurst

February 1, 2016

Freedom from fear in Indonesia

The news of violence broke late in the evening in Philadelphia, mid-morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 14. Philadelphia, where I live, has the largest

Stephen Kriss

February 1, 2016

Book review: ‘Abandoned Homeland’

In the title poem of Jeff Gundy’s Abandoned Homeland, the speaker begins with a question: “How else to describe this absurd, lovely world?” The rest

Melanie Springer Mock

February 1, 2016

Bible: The day will come when you’ll forget

What do flatbread, dead donkeys and tambourines all have in common? (Hint: They’re not just key ingredients in the world’s worst dinner date.) They are

Meghan Good

February 1, 2016

We come in peace

The book Christian. Muslim. Friend. Twelve Paths to Real Relationship by long-term Mennonite missionary David W. Shenk recently received the Christianity Today best book award

Andre Gingerich Stoner

February 1, 2016

Mysteriously upheld

Experiencing the known world as falling apart is no new thing. That’s what reading Dead Wake, in which Erik Larson tells of the German sinking

Michael A. King

January 18, 2016

Polarizing fallout

Kyle Hinckley made a stir in the video-game world by successfully completing the hardest mode of Fallout 4 with zero kills. In this popular series

Carmen Andres

January 18, 2016

Bible: That’s your first miracle?

It’s no small thing to choose a first miracle. After all, this will be your public introduction, the image that will travel with your name

Meghan Good

January 18, 2016

An old dog learns

A great deal of my pastoral time is spent dreaming. Last week I sat at my desk, dreaming about what the congregation could look like

Hillary Watson

January 18, 2016

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