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What binds us?

In his Sermon on the Plain (Luke 20), Jesus answers an implied question: “How shall we live?” As in the similar Sermon on the Mount,

Danielle Klotz

March 4, 2022

There’s just something about that name

Why it’s better to be ‘Jesus-centered’ than ‘Christ-centered’

James E. Brenneman | For Anabaptist World

February 23, 2022

Before the doing is the being

Contemplation and action are not adversaries. Both are integral to following Jesus. The quest begins with self-surrender.

David Rensberger | For Anabaptist World

November 26, 2021

Don’t conflate military action, God’s mission

It is never appropriate to take the mission of God and apply it to the U.S. military

Ed Stetzer | For Religion News Service

August 30, 2021

‘Bring me another beer’

Who does the party steward in Luke 12 remind us of?

Lori Guenther Reesor | For Anabaptist World

June 2, 2021

I feel as if God has given me a new name

“WHAT’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” says Juliet in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and

Hendy Matahelemual

December 15, 2020

Advent: a time to be attentive

What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 is

Danielle Klotz

December 4, 2020

God has gifts, and God has guests

One of my husband’s favorite sections of Scripture is found in Genesis 12 when God shows up on Abram’s doorstep, invites him on a mystery

Jenny Gehman

November 24, 2020

The sideways gift of an unsettled life

Once, on a hike I discovered a single sandhill plum hanging beside the trail, tiny and ripe with some kind of meaning, nature’s haiku.

Brad Roth

November 1, 2020

Bluffton students explore happiness through lens of Wisdom Literature

Statisticians can measure happiness in the annual Gallup survey of happiness. Sociologists like Ruut Veenhoven, a professor of happiness studies from the Netherlands, have established

Tricia Bell | Bluffton University

September 25, 2020

Five things Friday round up: The stuff of communion

There are concerns that seem overwhelming these days, and sheltered as we all are, the social media, emails, texting, phone calls and zoom conversations become

David and Leann Augsburger

September 18, 2020

From ashes of destruction to a bright future

As a college professor, I find my life governed by the rhythms of academic calendars that mark new beginnings every September. These are times of

Melanie A. Howard

September 16, 2020

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