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True or false? ‘If you’ve had an easy life, don’t try to help’

“A 20-some kid barely out of seminary shouldn’t presume to counsel a father dealing with his son’s fatal car crash.” “A happily married woman with

Tabitha Driver

June 1, 2017

The people we admire

I was in Germany last week visiting friends and celebrating my brother’s completion of his PhD. I consequently spent a lot of time on trains

Ryan Dueck

May 30, 2017

Jesus is ascended, not absent

Ascension Day. It’s the most obscure of all the major holy days on the Christian calendar. Coming 40 days after Easter, it commemorates the Ascension

Brian Zahnd

May 25, 2017

Are we practical atheists?

There are people who say they don’t believe in God. In our own moments of faith and confidence, we look at them wonderingly and think

Lucinda J. Kinsinger

May 24, 2017

How to pray for your enemies

What does it mean to pray for our enemies? For the terrorist taking many lives in response to other grave wrongs, for the known or

April Yamasaki

May 23, 2017

Do you want to be made whole?

There are reasons why we are not whole. Sometimes the fault is not our own; sometimes our un-wholeness is a result of the choices of

Gert Slabach

May 22, 2017

No, Christian pacifists are not cowards

I am a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, which naturally means I am a Christian pacifist. I refuse to use violence against my enemies or

Benjamin L. Corey

May 18, 2017

How did political progressives think they were Anabaptists?

Let me tell you the story about how many politically progressive Christians came to think they were Anabaptists. (I'm mainly talking about post-evangelical progressives rather

Richard Beck

May 15, 2017

How good is too good?

Have you ever had the nagging feeling that you’ve forgotten something extremely important? What about that sinking or jolting feeling when you miss a step

Lilian Stoltzfus

May 10, 2017

Mass starvation — does anyone give a … ?

"I have three things I'd like to say today," said American author Tony Campolo to a crowd at the 1982 interdenominational Spring Harvest church conference

John Longhurst

May 9, 2017

Why do we abuse women?

Mary Magdalene has become one of my favorite New Testament figures. She is also one of the most misused and abused, a fitting symbol for

Christine Sine

May 8, 2017

An open letter about endless war and North Korea

In 2015, Mennonite Church USA adopted the “Faithful Witness Amid Endless War” resolution. It described the United States’ engagement in “boundless and endless war.” Ever

Ervin Stutzman

May 5, 2017

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