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Convention frustration

My assessment of the Mennonite Church USA convention is one of frustration on two fronts: The delegates were in a cocoon, and we were manipulated

Letters

July 20, 2015

God is love, or nothing

In the wake of Mennonite Church USA’s fierce conflict over the acceptance — or not — of LGBT brothers and sisters, it is ironic that

Letters

July 6, 2015

Heartbreaking

I am an 81-year-old Mennonite woman who has always loved the church. There have been many changes, and yet the church has managed to stay

Letters

July 6, 2015

Beware of tradition

As Christians debate homosexuality, it has been suggested that tradition has authority. But how would traditionalists size up Christ’s, Paul’s and Peter’s decision to accept

Letters

July 6, 2015

Impact on Confession

In all the discussion of forbearance, as used in the Chicago/Reba resolution being presented to the Mennonite Church USA convention, I’ve not yet seen an

Letters

June 22, 2015

Form and function

Many articles and letters attempt to justify or denounce homosexuality using feelings and experiences as primary criteria. Some recognize the obvious benefits of the Genesis

Letters

June 22, 2015

Guides from the past

In the 1940s the “Old” Mennonite Church stood at an impasse. Illinois Conference was accused, among other things, of violating a dress code and was

Letters

June 22, 2015

Wider view of grace

In “Scripture, Not Compromise” (May 25), Don R. Martin suggests the only ones being asked to compromise are the conservatives. Isn’t this because the progressives

Letters

June 8, 2015

‘Of one mind’?

The question of whether Mennonite Church USA can live in unity with diversity challenges us to rethink some of our theological underpinnings. Embedded in Mennonite

Letters

June 8, 2015

An ironic unity

There’s an emerging consensus among Mennonite congregations these days, especially among those at polar opposites on issues related to homosexuality. The congregations at the extremes

Letters

June 8, 2015

Caught in the middle, leaders have a hard task

I have known James M. Lapp since we were children; of Bishop John E. Lapp’s sons, he was the closest to my age. In 1994,

Rachel Stella

June 8, 2015

‘Anthem’ tradition

To say that “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” (“606” in The Mennonite Hymnal) was just “plucked from an 1830 edition of the Boston

Rachel Stella

May 25, 2015
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