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The children are watching

Young people got a chance to stand before the main microphone every day at the Mennonite World Conference assembly, and they made the most of

Tim Huber

August 3, 2015

Time for a new constituency group

I encourage the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board (EB) to invite a new member to the Constituency Leaders Council (CLC): Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBTQ Concerns.

Anna Groff

August 1, 2015

Oppressive or permissive?

Is this how the dream of a big-tent church dies? We hope not. But it seemed to some that Mennonite Church USA’s vision of unity

Paul Schrag

July 20, 2015

Stubborn love

With all the talk of the transformational power of walking the Emmaus road and breaking bread together, it felt jarring to come home from the

Tim Huber

July 20, 2015

Anabaptist Nation

Fans of just about every sports team these days like to call themselves a Nation. They’re saying: We are many, we are passionate. The claim

Paul Schrag

July 6, 2015

New day, new path

As I close in on 30, I’m looking back on my 29 years and the choices I have made. I wonder if I’ve done enough

Kelli Yoder

July 6, 2015

We are a Menno mosaic

We who call ourselves Mennonite often talk about what that means. I imagine most religious groups, as well as many other kinds of groups, talk

Gordon Houser

June 24, 2015

Is Christ divided?

A July 13, 1995, editorial in this newspaper asked what kind of unity the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church might be able to

Paul Schrag

June 22, 2015

Football’s fair share

The beautiful (Mennonite) game is coming to the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Harrisburg, Pa. Teams of many cultures and languages will pass, shoot and

Tim Huber

June 22, 2015

Honest imperfection

Rumor has it the church is a place for people who’ve got their act together. People who will tell you how well everything is going.

Paul Schrag

June 8, 2015

Easy talk, tough walk

As Mennonite Church USA delegates prepare for this summer’s convention in Kansas City, Mennonites on social media are demonstrating passion for conversations around forbearance and

Kelli Yoder

June 8, 2015

Forbearing family?

Mennonite Church USA congregations and conferences are like adult brothers and sisters. In a dispute, no one can force the other’s hand. Nor can they

Paul Schrag

May 25, 2015

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