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The pernicious hiddenness of racism in politics

Mennonite Church USA is committed to becoming an antiracist church. One of the things that makes that difficult is that racism, like many systems and like the “powers” described in the New Testament, is pernicious and likes to remain hidden from our awareness. Part of becoming antiracist is to keep our awareness of racism alive …

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October 1, 2012

The calling

Perhaps our calling is not our occupation but something that happens within and beyond it. I was sitting at a lunch table in my high

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October 1, 2012

Questions for a woman leader: Joanne Dietzel

Joanne Dietzel is Lancaster Mennonite Conference coordinator, lay minister of worship at Ridgeview Mennonite Church, worship leader, and a part-time nontraditional student at Eastern Mennonite

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October 1, 2012

Swords into brooms

Gangs and evangelical masculinity in Central America In his long-sleeved, buttoned-down shirt, Juan José Gomez looks like any other Central American evangelical hermano (brother in

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October 1, 2012

The power of story: Bob Brenneman

Bob Brenneman believes in the power of story. His own story moves from growing up in a rural church in southern Michigan to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Harrisonburg, Va., to Guatemala to Notre Dame (Ind.) University, where he completed a doctoral program in the sociology of religion …

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October 1, 2012

Serving veterans in VA hospitals

For many Mennonites, military service remains off their radar. Few veterans attend Mennonite churches or Mennonite colleges. Due to the dwindling number of those enlisted—less

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September 24, 2012

An upside to downsizing

Curbing spiritual plaque and ethical dissonance When I’m being honest, I have to admit that minimalism is an acquired taste. But in a sluggish economy

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September 1, 2012

The shared, blackened pot

A reflection from an encounter with squatters in Botswana While in quiet conversation with a friend, I learned that her project to build a home

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September 1, 2012

Blessed are those who question

A camp pastor affirms a group of curious and insightful girls for asking questions about God and the Bible. The girls’ questions flew at me

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September 1, 2012

Our mission is the world

Bible instruction in Mennonite high schools has changed. Jimmy Zhao came to me at the beginning of Bible class a few weeks ago and explained

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September 1, 2012

A ministry of open arms

As Christians, we are called by God to accept the Hispanic strangers in our land. Raul and Vanita Tadeo never know what to expect when

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September 1, 2012

Questions for women leaders

For the next 12 months, The Mennonite will honor a variety of women leaders in Mennonite Church USA. This month we feature Joyce Bontrager Lehman,

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September 1, 2012

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