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Kehrberg: Giving up my essentials

People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. — Dorothea, Middlemarch In response to COVID-19,

Sarah Kehrberg

April 20, 2020

Kinsinger: How COVID-19 reset my mindset

As the map in The New York Times fills with red, I’ve been sorta blue. Thanks, COVID-19. Church, writers’ events, community gatherings — all canceled.

Lucinda J. Kinsinger

April 20, 2020

Book review: Yoder School

Frankly, I was a bit leery of taking up a country school hardship story, given that I have both lived that reality and read about it often.

Raylene Hinz-Penner

April 20, 2020

Book review: An Unlikely Trio

George J. Lapp (1879-1951) was one of those Mennonite pioneers who emerged at the turn of the 19th century and made a contribution to multiple

Shirley Hershey Showalter

April 6, 2020

Bible: Nevertheless, God rescues

I almost drowned in the ocean once. I consider myself a strong swimmer, and that afternoon I confidently waded out from the beach and slipped

Brad Roth

April 6, 2020

Kraybill: Hope amid pandemic

Fear gripped Alexandria, Egypt, in A.D. 260 as a pandemic pummeled the great city. Along with their neighbors, followers of Jesus endured a plague —

J. Nelson Kraybill

April 6, 2020

Kriss: Passion week, Pentecost, pandemic

“Because of the virus.” I mulled the phrase, letting it sink in. I was taking a walk in my neighborhood, where it’s strangely quiet while

Stephen Kriss

April 6, 2020

Kennel-Shank: Activism and tech

The young woman on the book cover holds the trunk of a tree and looks out from its branches. Julia Butterfly Hill’s The Legacy of

Celeste Kennel-Shank

April 6, 2020

Longhurst: The plague village

During this time of pandemic, many people are worried. They see the hoarding and long lines in grocery stores and wonder if we are in

John Longhurst

April 6, 2020

King: See me

A blessing of six grandchildren is the chance to learn again a key longing of being human: “See me.” The ache to be seen is

Michael A. King

March 23, 2020

Washington Witness: Central America is rich

Central America isn’t poor. In Spanish, unlike English, there are two forms of the verb “to be.” One expresses a temporary reality (“it is cold

Katerina Parsons | Mennonite Central Committee

March 23, 2020

Book review: Service: The Path to Justice

A friend asked when justice became a conspicuous topic for the worldwide church. I suggested the crises of the 20th century inspired an almost constant

John A. Lapp

March 23, 2020

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