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Opinion: Pastor’s action wasn’t misconduct

Virginia Mennonite Conference has suspended the ministerial credentials of my pastor, Isaac Villegas of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina, because he officiated at

Meghan Florian | Religion News Service

June 6, 2016

Yearning for God

If asked, “Are you pious?,” most Christians wouldn’t claim to be. Reverence is a virtue, but piety suggests excessive religiosity. The pious, we think, are

Paul Schrag

June 6, 2016

We Will Speak Out against sexualized violence

J. Ron Byler is the executive director of Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Photo by Lowell Brown. As stories of harm within our faith communities increase,

J. Ron Byler, Mennonite Central Committee

June 3, 2016

Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia: Cultivating peace beyond concious consumption

Elisabeth Wilder will be a senior at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. What could I say to people that I had helped displace, starve,

Elisabeth Wilder

June 2, 2016

Love is a verb, not a suspension

Meghan Florian is a writer and editor from Durham, North Carolina, where she teaches writing at William Peace University and the Center for Theological Writing

Meghan Florian, with response from Virginia Mennonite Conference leaders

May 26, 2016

Isaac Villegas: A letter to MC USA delegates

Isaac Villegas is Pastor of Chapel Hill (N.C.) Mennonite Fellowship. Delegates of Mennonite Church USA, In July 2013 you appointed me to serve on the

Isaac Villegas

May 23, 2016

Where faith belongs

The field of candidates for the U.S. presidency has narrowed to the point where many followers of Jesus despair over the choices. Every election brings

Rachel Stella

May 23, 2016

Can war be just?

The just-war theory is both bad and good. This is not a contradiction. For nonresistant Christians, it is bad. Pacifism is a way of life,

Paul Schrag

May 23, 2016

Opinion: Which of Jesus’ commands are we neglecting?

Suppose you were to ask a Mennonite, “What does Jesus command his followers to do?” Ironically, one common response would come from the Old Testament, or at least Jesus quoting the Old Testament: Love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.

Aaron Yoder

May 23, 2016

By what moral authority?

Sara Wenger Shenk is the President of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. Leading with moral authority takes uncommon courage in these fractious times.

Sara Wenger Shenk

May 14, 2016

Mother gallina

Moniqua Acosta has been a part of the Women in Leadership Project since 2012. She previously served as an intern and advisory board member of

Moniqua Acosta

May 13, 2016

A decade for unity

Beginning with a conference next February in Augsburg, Germany, Renewal 2027 will be a 10-year series of Mennonite World Conference events culminating in celebration of

Tim Huber

May 9, 2016

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