Kennel-Shank: Misplaced superiority I felt a surge of pride to be Mennonite while reading Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning, a history of U.S. racist and antiracist Celeste Kennel-Shank May 21, 2018
Kraybill: In trouble for speaking truth Don’t expect to be popular if you advocate Sermon on the Mount values at a time when even prominent Christian leaders schmooze politicians who trumpet J. Nelson Kraybill May 21, 2018
Book review: ‘Soul Tending’ Do you remember a time when every Sunday started with three hours of church followed by a long meal, often roast beef and root vegetables Shirley Hershey Showalter May 7, 2018
Bible: High ideals for God’s people Blow the trumpet! The content of these 12 verses in Leviticus 25 is plain. Instructions from Yahweh to Moses presuppose that the Israelites are now Reta Halteman Finger May 7, 2018
History: A Beachy Amish dalliance while on the lam He arrived in the Beachy Amish community as Bill Sousa, a drifter with an aimless soul. He left as Ernest Collins, a convicted felon who Rich Preheim May 7, 2018
King: Chain saws and Earth During maybe the latest spring since we moved to our current home in 1993, I worked on my chain saw, then riding mower. I learned Michael A. King May 7, 2018
Watson: Chance to look ahead Glancing at my calendar, I realize it’s already been almost a year since the Mennonite Church USA convention and barely more than a year until Hillary Watson May 7, 2018
U.N. Witness: Preventing war, one bridge at a time As a Vietnamese Mennonite working for peace, I have found Matt. 26:52 — “Put your sword back into its place” — a significant verse. Everybody knows Thien Phuoc Quang Tran May 7, 2018
Book review: ‘EMU: A Century of Countercultural Education’ Like all religious groups, Mennonites have always wrestled with how to maintain basic group beliefs and practices while still inhabiting a particular cultural context. In Perry Bush April 23, 2018
Bible: Different ways, reasons to give Here we are, ex-slaves from Egypt, camped around Mount Sinai, on the top of which Moses and God regularly converse. What’s the next move? As Reta Halteman Finger April 23, 2018
Miller: I made a promise once I made a promise once. I meant it with all my shaking soul. I think it would be difficult to recount what an influence that Lucinda J. Kinsinger April 23, 2018
Yoder-Short: Are leftovers enough? While preparing for our church’s turn at Free Lunch, my mind fills with tricky questions. How many guests really like coming? Are we hosting just Jane Yoder-Short April 23, 2018
