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Midyear retreat and My Lai

I went on a Mennonite Central Committee mid-year retreat March 22-24 to Hoi An, a once-crucial port city in central Vietnam that is now pretty

Caleb Schrock-Hurst

April 10, 2019

Peanut butter

About a month ago, I posted a meme on Facebook about peanut butter. Along with the photo, I said this: “The most U.S. American part

Don Clymer

April 8, 2019

A farmer’s daughter’s calling

The couple in the corner watched as the parents in my group herded their children through the welcoming doors of Chick-fil-A. We smiled and nodded

Kendra Horst

April 4, 2019

Is now the time to create a ‘Church Peace Tax Fund’?

That’s the subject of one of the seminars being offered at the Mennonite Church USA convention July 2-6 in Kansas City, Mo. In response to

H.A. Penner | John K. Stoner

March 28, 2019

Just a ‘Jesus follower’? Why denominations still matter

It’s become common among some Protestants, especially evangelicals, to call themselves “Jesus followers.” Not Christians. Not Baptists or Pentecostals. Not members of the Presbyterian Church

Tish Harrison Warren | Religion News Service

March 26, 2019

It’s time to change the Mennonite name

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “Mennonite”? I immediately think of Mennonite Central Committee relief sales, quilts,

Ryan Ahlgrim

March 25, 2019

Beyond exclusion and hate

“Jesus has come to transform people not to exclude them” (Richard Rohr, Wondrous Encounters). It was these words of Richard Rohr that held my attention

Christine Sine

March 20, 2019

Bringing the gospel to the marketplace

For some time now, I’ve tried to slow down when I’m shopping. I don’t like shopping all that well, so my inclination is to fly

Rosina Schmucker

March 15, 2019

Why no baptisms?

Despite serving a growing congregation, I have a concern: I have not performed a single baptism for a middle school, high school, or college-aged person

Tim Huber

March 13, 2019

Hidden churches

While on a visit to the Netherlands in January, our hosts showed us around. Part of our tour included visiting two historic Mennonite “hidden churches.”

Joel Miller

March 11, 2019

Why churches should not measure their growth against the economic boom

We are living through a truly epic economic boom. Half of the people in the world are now in the middle class and fewer live

Arthur E. Farnsley II | Religion News Service

March 8, 2019

Blackface in old yearbooks a reminder Bluffton is not immune to systemic racism

Witmarsum editor’s note: Some of the images accompanying this post contain sensitive material that many may consider offensive. Bluffton University yearbooks from 1924 and 1930

Hannah Conklin | The Witmarsum

March 6, 2019

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