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Planning a “Faithful Witness Amid Endless War”

The first resolution passed by delegates at the Kansas City convention identified the name of Jesus in Revelation 1:5, "Faithful Witness," (to God's truth), and

John Stoner

October 27, 2015

We’re having the wrong conversation

Eliana Neufeld Basinger is a sophomore social work major at Goshen (Ind.) College. While at school, she attends Eighth Street Mennonite Church and Open Table

Eliana Neufeld Basinger

October 26, 2015

Opinion: Resolution on Israel-Palestine harms peace efforts for all faiths

Though we desire peace and justice to prevail in the region holy to the faiths of Abraham and find the injustices that happen there abhorrent, we believe the “Resolution on Israel/Palestine,” tabled at the Mennonite Church USA convention at Kansas City this summer, is counterproductive to the cause of peace.

Philipp Gollner, Andrew Elias Ramer | James Regier

October 26, 2015

Budget for the future

Much of the media has grown hushed about the chance for yet another U.S. federal government shutdown if a budget can’t be solidified by Dec.

Tim Huber

October 26, 2015

The way of all war

Doctors Without Borders wants answers about an Oct. 3 U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. They’ve demanded a war-crimes

Paul Schrag

October 26, 2015

Hope and expectation

There are two kinds of wonder, Hal Shrader said in a sermon at the Mennonite Church USA convention July 1 in Kansas City, Mo., as

Paul Schrag

October 23, 2015

En las luchas y en las pruebas, la iglesia sigue caminando

Felipe Hinojosa is assistant professor of history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. I was born in this church. In fact, compared to

Felipe Hinojosa

October 19, 2015

Welcoming “conservatives” in an inclusive discussion about LGBTQ persons in Mennonite Church USA

Keith Schrag lives in Ames, Iowa, where he is a member of Ames Mennonite Church and maintains a small private counseling and consulting practice since his

Keith Schrag

October 15, 2015

Make room for conservatives at the Mennonite Church USA/Canada table: Who turned the tables?

John Rempel is the former director of the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre and a former professor of Historical Theology and Anabaptist Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical

John Rempel

October 15, 2015

Opinion: Why do they do the offering that way?

UYO, Nigeria — I had a light-bulb moment last December during the annual convention of Mennonite Church Nigeria. I was with Femi Fatunmbi, pastor at Royal

Steve Wiebe-Johnson | Mennonite Mission Network

October 12, 2015

Opinion: Bible says Earth is happy under certain conditions — and these aren’t it

Why should I care for the environment? A lot of Christians are asking that question, either out loud or in their hearts. We know it’s

Todd Wynward

October 12, 2015

Looking forward

Working for MWR over the last three years has often given me a front-row view of church process during a time some will always remember

Kelli Yoder

October 12, 2015

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