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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

What might reconciliation in North and South Korea look like?

Karen Spicher is communications coordinator for Northeast Asia Regional Peace Building Institute (NARPI). Jae Young directs the Korea Peacebuilding Institute (KOPI) and provides leadership to

Jae Young Lee and Karen Spicher

March 21, 2018

Ecumenical evangelist

Gospel “crusades” have passed into history, but the era of mass evangelism still inspires. The death of Billy Graham on Feb. 21 at the age

Paul Schrag

March 12, 2018

A name worth keeping

What’s in a name? For Tim Unruh of Hillsboro, Kan., it’s more than a hill of beans. His decision to name his Menno Beans coffee

Tim Huber

March 12, 2018

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