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Plain acculturation

Head coverings, beards and limited clothing options aren’t always enough to set a people apart. In North America, these seem to do the trick. But

Tim Huber

September 30, 2019

The cost of an unhealthy America

This is a web-exclusive article on the theme “Faith-filled responses to health-care costs.” For more stories on this theme, see the September issue of The Mennonite.

Craig Saylor

September 16, 2019

Profitic justice

Adam Smith has never been confused with Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount has nothing good to say about the rich and powerful. But, now

Tim Huber

September 16, 2019

Ancient bones, new flesh

It’s been said that those who write the hymns need not care who writes the creeds. Hymns shape churchgoers’ beliefs far more than sermons or

Paul Schrag

September 16, 2019

Why are U.S. health-care costs so high?

This is a web-exclusive article on the theme “Faith-filled responses to health-care costs.” For more stories on this theme, see the September issue of The Mennonite.

Timothy Jost

September 9, 2019

God’s presence needs us

While bad news spurs some people to action, it is just as likely to make us feel helpless. But if you think there is nothing

Tim Huber

September 2, 2019

Lift up our colleges

Bethel College supporters got a wake-up call that all who appreciate Mennonite higher education need to hear. An accreditation review team recommended the college be

Paul Schrag

September 2, 2019

New Zealand’s prime minister, trees teach compassionate justice

We’ve moved into Magpie Hollow, a large house on a property of about 90 acres on the western edge of the Blue Mountains in New

Mark Hurst

August 19, 2019

Daughters who prophesy

Growing acceptance of female pastors is one of the positive Mennonite trends of the past half century. On July 27, Mennonite Church USA’s Western District

Paul Schrag

August 19, 2019

In need of a ‘just memory’ of Vietnam

Photo: Phùng Thị Tuyết carries her teenage son, Trần Minh Sơn, to see the cow they received from MCC partner Vietnam Association for Victims of

Elisabeth Kvernen

August 12, 2019

Trail of Death: Facing our past, moving toward peace

Photo: Trail of Death 2019 participants pray as they read the 600-plus names of Potawatomi people who died in the first decade following their arrival

Peter Anderson

August 12, 2019

Four ways to show compassion to asylum seekers

Photo: The Mexican side of the 20-foot tall pedestrian Mexico-U.S. border wall in Agua Prieta, Sonora, features artistic displays that emphasize love, brotherhood and sisterhood,

Linda Espenshade, Mennonite Central Committee

August 5, 2019

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