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No halfway liberty

The protest that shook the world began 500 years ago this month. On a church door in the Saxon town of Wittenberg, an obscure German

Paul Schrag

October 9, 2017

An Open Letter to the Presidents and Title IX Officials of Mennonite Higher Education Institutions

This letter, written by leaders of Into Account, an organization supporting survivors of sexual violence in Christian contexts, was sent to the Presidents and Title

Into Account staff

October 6, 2017

Allegiance to God alone: A perspective from a veteran and Mennonite pastor

Ben Walter is co-pastor at Ripple in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This piece originally appeared in the Sept. 28 edition of Franconia Mennonite Conference's Intersectings publication. The

Ben Walter

September 29, 2017

Opinion: Shifting alliances in Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine — Many people ask me how things are in Ukraine. When I think of the complex history of the country, I sometimes wonder how to respond.

Mary Raber, Mennonite Church Canada | Mennonite Mission Network

September 25, 2017

Gifts without limits

There’s room for everyone on the spectrum of Mennonite beliefs about women in ministry. On the traditional side are conservative and plain groups who agree

Paul Schrag

September 25, 2017

Boundaries redrawn

Gerrymandering — drawing a political district’s boundaries to assure a political party’s hold — isn’t new. It celebrated its bicentennial a few years ago. Newspaper

Tim Huber

September 25, 2017

Tearing down idols

On a 1986 trip to the Soviet Union, students from Tabor and Bethel colleges could count on seeing two things in every city: a monument

Paul Schrag

September 11, 2017

Always reforming

The church is always reforming. Exhausting as it is, it’s a necessity. Just as our bodies continually fight death by renewing themselves every way they

Rachel Stella

September 11, 2017

Le Chambon, Mennonites and DACA

Zach Martinez is the pastor of Sojourn Mennonite Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. He and his family live in Greeley, Colorado. In mid-December 2006, Immigration

Zach Martinez

September 6, 2017

Addressing claims of “reverse oppression”

Sarah Matsui attends First Mennonite Church of San Francisco. This article originally appeared in the September issue of The Mennonite magazine. You can read more September

Sarah Matsui

August 31, 2017

Not deterred?

What happens to the doctrine of nuclear deterrence when leaders act in ways that suggest they lack sound judgment and restraint? The war of words

Paul Schrag

August 28, 2017

Total eclipse of the heart

Carsten Stein experienced a sense of welcome and belonging when he attended a gathering of a different German Anabaptist body in April. The Mennonite Brethren

Tim Huber

August 28, 2017

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