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Christians and Halloween — what do we do?

In one week, children will be lining up at doorsteps yelling “trick or treat” dressed as ghouls, witches, pumpkins and ghosts. Houses will be open

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

October 24, 2016

What Christians can learn from Standing Rock

If the Old Testament prophet Isaiah lived in northern New Mexico in 1970 when the indigenous people of Taos Pueblo succeeded in their 60-year struggle

Todd Wynward

October 20, 2016

What you might not know about Menno Simons

I recently finished reading The Complete Writings of Menno Simons and thought it might be interesting to list some of the ways Menno Simons might

Matt Landis

October 19, 2016

Impositions and invitations

“Hey, pastor, what do you have to say about this graffiti? What do you think it means?” The question came from the teenage son of

Ryan Dueck

October 14, 2016

Right or Left — it’s still empire

The tragic decisions of American Christianity to align itself with a political party has now landed in a pool of manure with a plop. You

Scot McKnight

October 13, 2016

To vote or not to vote?

I have never voted in an election. Not because I don’t care about my country. I care very much. I love this country where I

Lucinda J. Kinsinger

October 12, 2016

Making a case for ‘The Message’

Two months ago, I decided to do something radical: I began using Eugene Peterson’s The Message as the basis for my daily devotionals. At first

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

October 11, 2016

Eucharist as appetizer

When our local church gathering ended last week, Emily turned to me and said she was hungry. Maybe that’s not that strange — our church ends

Ryan Robinson

October 10, 2016

The ability to break

Our vision of leadership seems most informed by the common urge to win. A good leader is defined as someone who leads to victory and

Willard Metzger

October 5, 2016

‘Our family is here’

(Feb. 18, 2016) We try to imagine how it will be to travel home from Winnipeg, a 2 ½-hour trip, with a family of four

Elaine Hofer | Mennonite Central Committee

October 3, 2016

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