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Would you like to remember your baptism?

It’s an awkward question because most of us do remember ours. At 16 I walked before the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville, Ill., with my

Matthew Shedden

March 27, 2015

Peace! Be still!

Social media has expanded the reach and power of these informal power brokers. No longer is it the pen that is mightier than the sword;

Glen Guyton

March 27, 2015

A victory for COs in Colombia

On March 16, 2013, Jhonatan David Vargas Becerra was detained by military officials and forcibly conscripted into the 28th Battalion of the Colombian National Army

John D. Roth

March 27, 2015

The kin-dom of mi abuelita

The Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food. … This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let

Isaac Villegas

March 27, 2015

Race in the parking lot

This piece originally appeared on the Menno Snapshots blog of Mennonite Church USA. The story I’m about to share is about racism, and it’s complicated.

Sue Park-Hur

March 19, 2015

From dust to dust

Before we commemorate Jesus’ death and celebrate his resurrection, we confront the fact that we too will die. During the 40 days leading to Easter,

Paul Schrag

March 16, 2015

Cold comfort

Late winter — when spring looms close but the forecast remains cold — is an annual opportunity to practice patience. And thank goodness. We need

Kelli Yoder

March 16, 2015

Opinion: Our real ‘sin problem’

When people in the church talk about sin, they often add a highly theological meaning: Our sins are an offense that separates us from God.

John K. Stoner, Berry Friesen | For Mennonite World Review

March 16, 2015

Why I haven’t been sleeping

I haven’t been sleeping. It comes and goes, as it has since I set out on the journey that would lead me into and eventually

George Dupuy

March 15, 2015

What is the basis for our unity?

Mennonite Church USA faces the pivotal question of what unites us and what can divide us. The presenting issue in our time is acceptance of

John M. Miller

March 13, 2015

Showing care for victims of sexual abuse

The Discernment Group working to care for victims of John Howard Yoder’s sexual abuse and to advocate against sexual abuse in the Mennonite Church has

Ervin Stutzman

March 3, 2015

My family had no door

As the sun set and the stars made themselves known in the Senegalese sky, I would watch the news with my eldest host brother, Amar.

Dominique Chew

March 2, 2015

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