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Toxic masculinity

Public shaming of sexual predators is pushing toxic masculinity out of the shadows. A surge of reports of men’s abusive behavior has raised awareness that

Paul Schrag

November 20, 2017

An Anabaptist Response to Gun Violence

Hillary Watson is a full-time Mennonite pastor at Lombard Mennonite Church in suburban Chicago. She blogs at Gathering the Stones, where this post first appeared. It is reprinted with

Hillary Watson

November 15, 2017

Sitting in the Silence

Tonya Detweiler serves as the board treasurer for Mennonite Women USA. Tonya currently serves as president of Blue Diamond Communities in Goshen, Indiana where she

Tonya Detweiler

November 10, 2017

We support Esther Koontz

Jonathan Brenneman is Partners in Peacemaking coordinator for Mennonite Church USA. This post originally appeared on the Menno Snapshots blog of Mennonite Church USA. “We

Jonathan Brenneman

November 9, 2017

Identity redefinition

Anabaptist denominations are having an identity crisis. Or at least an identity redefinition. This is happening in several ways: making or considering name changes; ending

Paul Schrag

November 6, 2017

Healthy worship diet

Are hymnals still relevant? It’s a question worth asking in light of the MennoMedia “Resonate” project, which will produce a new hymnal for Mennonite Church

Rachel Stella

November 6, 2017

Opinion: Bridging the differences

For the broader Mennonite community, the work of Mennonite Central Committee often looks like relief sale auctions, Ten Thousand Villages stores and quilt blitzes.

Mackenzie Miller | Mennonite World Review

November 6, 2017

Trying to do for God what God alone does for us

Mathew Swora is Pastor at Zion Mennonite Church, Canby, Oregon. “When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ‘Repent’ (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire

Mathew Swora

November 3, 2017

A white man with guns

Was it terrorism? No. The shooter was white. The mass shooting that took the lives of at least 59 people and injured hundreds at an

Tim Huber

October 23, 2017

Fates intertwined

The closing of Grace University in Omaha, Neb., is a sobering reminder not to take the existence of a small Christian college for granted. Grace

Paul Schrag

October 23, 2017

WWI exhibit teaches about peace for today

Patriotism. Allegiance. Dissent. Loyalty. Conscience. These are loaded words, often meaning radically different things to different people. How should we honor the flag? How should

Ruth Harder

October 18, 2017

The metamorphosing power of change

Deborah Froese is Director of News Services for Mennonite Church Canada. You can read our full coverage of the recent MC Canada Special Assembly here.

Deborah Froese

October 18, 2017

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