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Kehrberg: Strategies for Scrooge

Santa knows that we’re God’s children, that makes everything right. — Gene Autry, “Here Comes Santa Claus” I considered writing some kind of reflection on

Sarah Kehrberg

December 5, 2016

Book review: ‘European Mennonites and the Challenge of Modernity Over Five Centuries’

Have Mennonites influenced the course of modern history? That is the question taken up in a new book on Anabaptists in Europe over the past

Ben Goossen

November 21, 2016

Kriss: Sweet communion

At 3 a.m. Nov. 9, my phone flashed updates so vigorously it woke me up. I rolled over to verify what I had expected from

Stephen Kriss

November 21, 2016

Longhurst: We are sorry

In October, when Donald Trump’s comments about women were reverberating in my mind, I posted an apology to my female friends on Facebook. In it,

John Longhurst

November 21, 2016

Kraybill: A politician behaving badly

Stories of politicians and clergy using positions of power for sexual abuse are painfully familiar, a reminder that no leader is above the need for

J. Nelson Kraybill

November 21, 2016

Bible: Two blessed mothers in Israel

What was Mary thinking, on what seemed like an ordinary day as she went about her household duties feeding the animals or spinning wool? How

Reta Halteman Finger

November 21, 2016

Miller: Gifts that bring joy to the giver

Christmas is weeks away, but I’m thinking about gift-giving. Finding the right gift for some people can be a challenge. I don’t recall many gifts

JB Miller

November 21, 2016

Washington Witness: Reaching both mother and child

Victor Ncube is a 3-month-old baby at Isaiah’s Baby Home in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, which provides basic services for abandoned or orphaned children. At any given

Charles Kwuelum

November 7, 2016

Andres: Bugs, politics, church

As the political climate degraded this fall, I found a bit of relief in the CBS comedy-thriller BrainDead, a satire set in a Washington that’s

Carmen Andres

November 7, 2016

Book review: ‘Sick Religion or Healthy Faith?’

I look forward to reading the work of pastors. Pastors live close to the ground, in the muck and mire, vulnerable to the minutiae of

Melissa Florer-Bixler

November 7, 2016

History: Who can get the Amish vote?

Despite a drive to garner Old Order Amish votes this year, historical evidence suggests Donald Trump won’t get them as tries to become the 45th

Rich Preheim

November 7, 2016

Bible: Come, all who thirst

Water. The source of life. We need it to survive: to drink, to water the plants we eat. From our very beginnings we rely on

Meghan Florian

November 7, 2016

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