As a retired journalist, I fight for the U.S. Constitution and democracy, in light of the teachings of Jesus. I use Facebook to post stories

In “Queer, Wild Congregation Welcomed” (July), Eric Massanari, conference minister of Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, praises “the collective willingness to explore and express together the

I am appalled by the lack of truth-telling in Melissa Florer-Bixler’s “A Sermon for When the U.S. Bombed Iran” (published at anabaptistworld.org). She refers to

I appreciated “Green Burial a Natural Sendoff” (July) about respecting the Earth in what we do with our bodies after death. It was a warm

There is much to commend in ­Samuel Voth Schrag’s “Creation Care’s Collective ‘Yes,’ ” (June). However, there are other ways to address climate change. My

Scripture teaches Christians to feed the hungry and care for the poor. Our failure to do so has given the government a reason to do

Our local historian, John L. Ruth, trav­eled to Europe a few years ago to help remove fences between Mennonites and Lutherans. By the look of

Thanks for the article about the Mennonite/s Writing Conference (page 34, published earlier at anabaptistworld.org). I especially appreciated the comment that “Mennonite news writing, especially

“When God Is Silent But Present” by Jerrell Williams (July) was worth my consideration, yet I physically reacted when he compared God’s silence to sleep

I believe the genius of the birth of Ana­baptism resulted from the realization that a person’s relationship with God is not appropriately mediated by an

Although the situation remains tenuous, I commend both Mosaic Conference and the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board for at least not closing the door to