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Surprised, honored and excited

Last year at this time, I had been invited to write a feature article for the December issue of The Mennonite. I chose to write

Hannah Heinzekehr

December 14, 2015

You are Mary, I am Elizabeth

The Christmas story begins with joy—visceral joy, ecstatic joy, a joy that moves through its characters’ bodies, drawing their lives together. Each event is an

Isaac Villegas

December 14, 2015

A call to generosity, peace, hospitality and love

J. Ron Byler is the executive director of Mennonite Central Committee U.S. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will

J. Ron Byler

December 14, 2015

A call to arms

Sara Wenger Shenk is the president of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. It is time for a call to arms. No, not the

Sara Wenger Shenk

December 13, 2015

A call for action, engagement in response to extremism of all forms

Advent is traditionally a time of unrest, of unease, of latent coming. Yet, as a practicing Christian of some 50 years, a pastor, and the

Loren Swartzendruber, Eastern Mennonite University president

December 9, 2015

Love without limit

Jesus said God is like a shepherd who leaves his flock of 99 to search for one lost sheep. The message is clear: God loves

Paul Schrag

December 7, 2015

Waiting for restoration

Not just a short wintertime season, Advent is always with us. Every day, some manifestation of creation’s groaning (Rom. 8:18-25) appears and causes outrage —

Rachel Stella

December 7, 2015

Laying down our guns and receiving Jesus: An Advent reflection

Matthew Morin worships with Milwaukee Mennonite Church. We have been here before. Three years ago, almost to the date, a young man entered an elementary

Matthew Morin

December 6, 2015

Reframing Daesh (ISIS) and Syria

Berry Friesen lives in Lancaster, Pa., and is part of the East Chestnut Street Mennonite congregation. He blogs at www.bible-and-empire.net. The political elite frame discussion

Berry Friesen

December 1, 2015

Searching for signs

Nancy Kauffmann is a denominational minister for Mennonite Church USA. This post first appeared on Mennonite Church USA's Menno Snapshots blog. “Significant events create markers—or signs—in

Nancy Kauffmann

November 25, 2015

Give not just thanks

As leaves fall and frozen turkeys thaw, the Thanksgiving season offers a chance to pause for a few days and reflect on the previous year’s

Tim Huber

November 23, 2015

A time to scatter

The words of the Teacher in Ecclesiastes 3 match the experience of Mennonite Church USA: There is a time to gather stones and a time

Paul Schrag

November 23, 2015

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