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Frightening, dispiriting

Last September, we contrasted Donald Trump and Jimmy Carter and asserted that Trump would never be president. We stand by that forecast, though Trump has

Paul Schrag

March 28, 2016

7 weeks of celebration

Jesus is risen! When you read this, Resurrection Sunday may have passed, but this is our declaration for the next seven weeks. The organizers of

Rachel Stella

March 28, 2016

Those we crucify

Image: A memorial for the Jesuits murdered in El Salvador in 1989. Image from Creative Commons. Jon Sobrino knows something of suffering. A Spanish-born Jesuit priest,

Hannah Heinzekehr

March 24, 2016

Happy are those who do not sit in the seat of scoffers

Sara Wenger Shenk is the President of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind. Truth be told, I assiduously avoid watching or listening to the

Sara Wenger Shenk

March 23, 2016

Right To Movement, Palestine Marathon

Isaac Villegas is pastor of Chapel Hill (N.C.) Mennonite Fellowship. This post originally ran at www.mcc.org. I've been running, a lot. The other day I

Isaac Villegas

March 17, 2016

Why you should care: From Excel onward

Caleb Schrock-Hurst is a sophomore at Hesston (Kan.) College, majoring in English and minoring in Music and History. He grew up in Harrisonburg, Va., attending

Caleb Schrock-Hurst

March 15, 2016

Open letter to the church

Dear friends and brothers and sisters in Christ, As presidents of the schools to whom many of you have entrusted the formation of future leaders

From the presidents of Mennonite Church USA colleges, universities and seminaries

March 15, 2016

More than a memory

Good Friday and Easter look different in the shadow of a loved one’s death. Grief brings Christ’s death and resurrection closer. It magnifies the fears

Paul Schrag

March 14, 2016

Opinion: In praise of the stalemate

Ties aren’t just underappreciated in American society, they are vilified. That’s why baseball has no limit to its innings, while ties are intrinsic to the more global sport of soccer.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

March 14, 2016

Hesston casts out fear

Christian writer and activist Shane Claiborne came to Hesston, Kan., Feb. 19-21 to say that love casts out fear and that followers of Jesus should

Paul Schrag

March 7, 2016

Our struggles with discernment

Jerry Kahlert is 80-years-old. He and his wife live in suburban St. Paul, Minn. They have three daughters, three grandsons, one granddaughter and a number

Jerry Kahlert

March 4, 2016

If you see something, say something

Sarah Thompson is the executive director of Christian Peacemaker Teams. To schedule the show “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy” by Ted & Co. and support CPT, email her at [email protected]. "If

Sarah Thompson

March 1, 2016

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