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Religious freedom for all?

Because of our odd religious beliefs — like the conviction that killing is wrong — religious freedom has always been important to Mennonites. Indeed, some

Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

February 26, 2018

Dear President Trump: Promote peace with North Korea

Honorable President Trump, I write to you because of my deep concern for this great nation and our world. There are many who think that

Wendell Wiebe-Powell

February 23, 2018

Is voting a Christian obligation?

At the age of 18, with the upcoming 2000 U.S. presidential election between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore, I did not register

Ryan McKelvey

February 21, 2018

After prayers, let’s talk about change

Waking up Feb. 15 to news of yet another school shooting — 17 dead, with more than 50 injured — I could only groan. After all, massacres have become so

Christopher Zimmerman

February 20, 2018

Finding my Jerusalem

The conversation over a fellowship lunch at church dealt with the California parents charged with child neglect and abuse of their 13 children, charges to which

Gert Slabach

February 19, 2018

Do we want to get well?

“As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” — Prov. 26:11 We find ourselves, again, in a place of sadness,

Ervin Stutzman | Mennonite Church USA

February 16, 2018

‘Remember that you are dust’

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Growing up in a Mennonite church, I knew nothing about Lent. But when I was in

AW Staff

February 13, 2018

5 tips for holding convictions with humility

Entreat God. God delights in the humble, and he wants to help us grow in humility. Our first step must be to pray for humility.

Tabitha Driver

February 12, 2018

Nonresistant love

I was 17 the first time a friend asked me the question, “So what do Mennonites believe?” In a typical Mennonite response, I checked my way

Seth Lehman

February 8, 2018

Should the church have rituals and traditions?

Of those traditions kept by my conservative Mennonite church, a foot-washing ritual was one of the more notable. It is a practice based in the

Joel Stoltzfus

February 5, 2018

Facing death with laughter

I’m in the process of editing a 20-page essay on the spirit of the Ausbund, a German book of Anabaptist songs still used in some Amish

Lester Bauman

February 5, 2018

Undone via confession

Once a week or so, I join a few Anglican clergy for morning prayers. Like many who grew up in a “low church” tradition with

Ryan Dueck

February 2, 2018

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