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The Emmaus scenario

When two travelers failed to recognize Jesus on the road to Emmaus, Jesus put their blurred vision to good use. As recorded in Luke 24,

Paul Schrag

November 7, 2016

Reclaiming Scripture

We Anabaptists often say “Jesus is the center of our faith” when describing our distinctive beliefs. In addition to explaining how Jesus is our example

Rachel Stella

November 7, 2016

Opinion: Prof attests: gap is good

Before I retired, I taught in the Biblical Studies department at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Each fall term, I was assigned two sections of a required course, Encountering the Bible.

Reta Halteman Finger | For Mennonite Mission Network

November 7, 2016

Why we name names

Barbra Graber is a leader of the Anabaptist Mennonite Chapter of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests). She attends Park View Mennonite Church,

Barbra Graber

November 4, 2016

Groups call for solidarity with Standing Rock movement

Two Mennonite-connected groups have released statements calling for Mennonites to act in solidarity with the building movement led by the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North

Mennonite Doctrine of Discovery Coalition, AMBS

November 4, 2016

Electing an Anti-Christ

Berry Friesen lives in Lancaster, PA and is part of the East Chestnut Street Mennonite congregation in that city. He blogs at https://www.bible-and-empire.net, where this

Berry Friesen

November 2, 2016

Para la mujer

Isaac S. Villegas is the pastor of Chapel Hill (NC) Mennonite Fellowship. This reflection is a revised version of a sermon on Isaiah 1:10-18 and

Isaac S. Villegas

November 1, 2016

Opinion: After ‘no’ vote, what’s next for Colombia?

The transformative power of the process that sought to end Colombia’s 50-year civil war was evident in the bilateral cease-fire and the FARC guerrillas’ commitment

Pablo Stucky

October 24, 2016

CMU’s experiment

A grand experiment took place in 2000. Schools from the Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite Church Canada denominations merged, creating Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Man.

Tim Huber

October 24, 2016

Rape culture exposed

What good could come from a sexual predator running for president of the United States? Just this: Donald Trump’s obscene bragging about sexually assaulting women

Paul Schrag

October 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Change, not revolution

Trevor Bechtel attends Shalom Community Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I am watching a caterpillar make their way from the roof of my porch down

Trevor Bechtel

October 20, 2016

Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

Sara Wenger Shenk is the president of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. A friend posted on his Facebook page this week: “I'm so

Sara Wenger Shenk

October 19, 2016

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