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‘Let’s talk about sex’ has taken on new meaning

“Let’s talk about sex,” doesn’t mean what it used to. At one time these provocative song lyrics spoke specifically to the act of sex and

Indigo Rey Miller

April 30, 2018

Ancient obedience

In The Great Emergence, Phyllis Tickle writes that about every 500 years the church undergoes a massive transformation. It “cleans out its attic and has

Rachel Stella

April 23, 2018

Publishers’ proposal

Almost 100 years ago, the founders of Mennonite World Review took a bold step into the future. Three years after starting the German-language Der Herold,

Paul Schrag

April 23, 2018

Small but inspiring

Though tiny, a multicultural Mennonite Brethren conference on the tip of one corner of Europe might be the continent’s clearest embodiment of the global Anabaptist

Tim Huber

April 9, 2018

Never again

Never again. These words have a specific connection to the Holocaust. But their power is not limited to remembrance of Nazi genocide against Jews. In

Paul Schrag

April 9, 2018

Connection through storytelling

This article comes from the April issue of The Mennonite, which focuses on spiritual resilience. Read more reflections online or subscribe to receive more original features in your inbox each month.

Sheldon C. Good

April 6, 2018

Opinion: Mennonite Church USA’s biblical evangelism

As a member of a Mennonite Church USA congregation, I would like to respond to E. Daniel Martin’s characterizations of us (“Why Lancaster Conference Got

David Rensberger

April 4, 2018

How Mennonites reckon with our history in the Holocaust

Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, held a “Mennonites and the Holocaust” conference March 16-17. Lisa Schirch wrote this piece, which originally appeared at AnabaptistHistorians.org, in response

Lisa Schirch

March 26, 2018

Reflections at the end of the year my son, MJ, was killed

Michele Miller Sharp wrote this piece Dec. 22, 2017. Her son, Michael (MJ) Sharp, was killed in March 2017 while working as part of a

Michele Miller Sharp

March 26, 2018

Opinion: Why Lancaster Conference left

Since leaders and writers from outside Lancaster Mennonite Conference have offered their perspectives on why LMC withdrew from Mennonite Church USA, I will add my voice. I was part of LMC when we decided to join but not when it decided to leave.

Richard Showalter

March 26, 2018

Awake, O sleeper

When a congregation has a lot of funerals in a short time, the shadow of death looms large. At the same time, the light of

Paul Schrag

March 26, 2018

Resurrection reality

As we enter the Easter season, we’re celebrating not merely a feel-good story but an actual event in history. In the person of Jesus, God

Rachel Stella

March 26, 2018

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