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Lessons from ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

My husband, Stuart, and I saw Hacksaw Ridge, based on a true story, and both of us were tremendously moved, for similar although markedly different

Melodie M. Davis

November 17, 2016

A cold and broken hallelujah

If the church can’t unite against hatred and bullying, the church isn’t worth its salt. The U.S. nation is divided. The church is divided. The

Sara Wenger Shenk

November 16, 2016

Get across the table

It was fascinating to watch the three-minute video clip where U.S. President Barack Obama and president-elect Donald Trump met the media after spending an hour

Ryan Dueck

November 11, 2016

Beneath the bull

Exodus 32:1-34 In Aaron’s defense, the idea really wasn’t quite as stupid as it sounds. The Israelites are scared. They have reason to be. They’re

Meghan Good

November 9, 2016

Last-minute exam for Christians who vote

Between 1890 and 1960, many states in the South imposed a literacy test for would-be voters, effectively denying most African Americans the right to cast

Harvey Yoder

November 8, 2016

Why, in the end, I can’t vote for Hillary Clinton

Few of the people I know, even those who strongly supported Bernie Sanders in the primaries, are agonizing about their presidential vote next week. It

Ted Grimsrud

November 4, 2016

The covenant of disagreement

In the past, the Church could hardly imagine placing 'covenant' and 'disagreement' into a shared concept. Disagreement represented the opposite of covenant. Covenant necessitated agreement.

Willard Metzger

November 3, 2016

In praise of regress

I have been known, on exceedingly rare occasions, to exasperate my children (and my wife… and, um, other people…) with my insistence that language be

Ryan Dueck

November 2, 2016

Redeemed opportunities

Where do missed opportunities go? Are they gone forever or does God redeem them by giving us new opportunities? Here in North Africa, where living

Tricia Kennell

November 1, 2016

Challenging the narrative of rural decline

As the 2016 US election rattles into its final stretch, rural people and communities have gotten an ill-deserved bad rap. Commentators along the urban coastlines,

Brad Roth

October 28, 2016

A conservative Supreme Court won’t end abortion

The U.S. election of 2016 is just a few weeks away (thank you, Jesus). Over the course of this election season, it has been interesting

Benjamin L. Corey

October 26, 2016

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