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Kraybill: Ark encounters modern science

Noah’s ark now rests in Williamstown, Ky. Or rather, a $100 million “Ark Encounter” building shaped like the biblical boat has attracted millions since opening

J. Nelson Kraybill

July 22, 2019

Kennel-Shank: A list for the time that’s left

This month I celebrated my 36th birthday. If the average U.S. life expectancy is a useful measure of what to plan for — it’s currently

Celeste Kennel-Shank

July 22, 2019

A green wedding

What do you do if you are committed environmentalists who plan to get married? Have a green wedding, of course. That’s what Winnipeggers Bethany Daman

John Longhurst

July 22, 2019

Breathing shared air

Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon19 at Kansas City, Mo., was a reminder of who is still in the room after about a third of the denomination

Stephen Kriss

July 22, 2019

Book review: Beating Guns

What do you get when you cross a Mennonite pastor with a blacksmith? Someone who forges weapons into plowshares! But this is no joke. A

Ted Lewis

July 8, 2019

Andres: The power of a single word

When I rewatch films, I often pick up on something new. Occasionally, I notice something that changes the way I see the film. That was

Carmen Andres

July 8, 2019

King: Brightly beams mercy

When I was growing up in Mexico, a son of missionaries who saw Jesus as the light to share with those they believed lost, I

Michael A. King

July 8, 2019

A story told twice

In the 10th-floor conference room of the Church Center for the United Nations, Romelia Tenezaca’s story entered the air line by line, first in Spanish

Abby Hershberger | Mennonite Central Committee

July 8, 2019

History: Big family begat bigger church

Christian (1788-1846) and Christiana Buzzard Holdeman (1788-1865) had Mennonite church leaders in their family tree. Christian’s father had been a minister, while Christiana’s great-grandfather was

Rich Preheim

July 8, 2019