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Telling the truth in a world of lies

There was a headline yesterday, the day after the big U.S. presidential debate, that made me despair of being a human being in the 21st

Ryan Dueck

September 28, 2016

Shame isn’t always a bad thing

My parents were pretty effective in correcting their nine children by using frequent verbal reprimands, even the occasional “Shem dich!” (Pennsylvania German equivalent of “Shame

Harvey Yoder

September 27, 2016

What this generation of Anabaptists really needs

Christianity is messy. At least in America. We have far too many factions and variations of church — pick which one you like best, and

Asher Witmer

September 26, 2016

A simple way to world peace? Recognize America as ‘beast’

I offer what follows as a thought experiment, an attempt to flesh out a recent late night rumination. I finished reading a fine book by

Ted Grimsrud

September 22, 2016

‘But I’ve seen him do so much good’

Please note: This reflection references an incident of sexual abuse. "But I've seen him do so much good." It was heartbreaking when I came across

Sara Wenger Shenk

September 21, 2016

5 common errors when Christians disagree

Note: This is a full-out, “chip-on-my-shoulder” rant. I tried to soften the blog post by using personal pronouns and not giving specific controversial examples, but

Tabitha Driver

September 19, 2016

Understanding spiritual disciplines

One semester in seminary, I had to take a class on the spiritual disciplines. Over the course of the semester, I had to regularly engage

Justin Hiebert

September 16, 2016

The goodness of useless things

It turns out you can eat corn smut. Who knew? The ancient peoples of Mexico, that’s who. They call it xuitlacoche, and they covet smut

Brad Roth

September 14, 2016

When to stop praying for our kids

“I’ve quit praying for my kids,” she said. “It’s no use. God hasn’t answered my prayers, so there’s no use in keeping on. If I’m

Gert Slabach

September 13, 2016

If ISIS killed your child

I recently read a blog post by a U.S. Army chaplain, who talks about his struggle with Jesus’ call to love our enemies and pray

Micah Bales

September 12, 2016

A Word-y people

St Francis never said it so far as we know, but many have attributed it to him: “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary,

Scot McKnight

September 9, 2016

God changes his mind, because love is adapting

For those of us who grow up within Christianity, one of the first things we’re taught about God is that God never changes. In theological

Benjamin L. Corey

September 7, 2016

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