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Our higher calling: Jesus’ rival nation

I was recently exploring how different institutions use vision statements to appeal to their audience. One statement stood out to me from a college that

Zack Johnson

December 8, 2017

Our trickle-down congregational economics

A proposed congregational mission statement: To be good news for the poor, to heal the broken, to proclaim release for prisoners, to restore sight to

Harvey Yoder

December 7, 2017

A ‘Buy Nothing Christmas’

A few years ago some Canadian Mennonites came up with the idea of “Buy Nothing Christmas.” Check out their website at buynothingchristmas.org. With humor they

AW Staff

December 5, 2017

The missional nature of the Incarnation

As I enter this Christmas season, I am reminded again and again of the ways in which we have co-opted the story of the birth

Randall Koehler

December 4, 2017

Oppose repealing the Johnson Amendment

Pastors in the USA have learned that church and state are separate. They have learned not to support candidates or a political party from the

Scot McKnight

November 30, 2017

Did the Anabaptist reformers ‘win’?

Theologian Karl Barth, a supreme definer of Christianity in the twentieth century, continues to influence Christian thinkers, notably with his admonition, “The church must always

Martin E. Marty | Religion News Service

November 29, 2017

Grow joy this Christmas

The Eternal God planted a garden in the east in Eden—a place of utter delight—and placed the man whom He had sculpted there. In this

Christine Sine

November 28, 2017

Jesus on the wisdom of children

A child knows at a very deep level that he is dependent for his very survival on his parents. And the parents know that their generous love

John K. Stoner

November 27, 2017

Pounding plowshares into swords

Imagine with me — it’s a beautiful Thursday afternoon. The leaves are fallen; the air is cool and crisp. Families everywhere have gathered together for

Asher Witmer

November 22, 2017

We’re outraged because we want to be worshiped

A morning tour through news headlines, social media, and personal correspondence has unsurprisingly delivered a steady stream of commentary on the pitiful parade of powerful

Ryan Dueck

November 20, 2017

Where does AMBS stand?

I am often asked, “Where does AMBS stand [on this or that issue]?” My response, with some elaboration, is, “We stand on the Word of

Sara Wenger Shenk

November 16, 2017

Led by conscience, here I kneel

Tabor College associate professor of Bible and religious studies Del Gray posted these reflections in late October on Tabor’s “Wittenberg Door” for campus discussion in

Del Gray

November 15, 2017

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