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Is Christianity too focused on the end times?

In 2012 I was 11 years old and in grade 6. My teacher (we’ll call her Mrs. Rose), a lovely lady and deeply devout in

February 23, 2016

Are we hungry for more?

I have never really been hungry, at least not by necessity. I occasionally fast a meal (a little more frequently during this season of Lent),

Christine Sine

February 22, 2016

Is religion dying?

If you listen to the media you will hear that religion is dying, and in some ways the emergent movement was an attempt to say

Scot McKnight

February 19, 2016

Temptations of ego and fear

“Turn these stones to bread.” “Worship me to gain power over the kingdoms of this world.” “Fall from the pinnacle so we can all watch

Joanna Harader

February 18, 2016

The place of the cross

A couple of weeks ago the Rainbow Mennonite Church choir sang these words prior to our monthly communion service: “Here are symbols to remind us

Ruth Harder

February 17, 2016

Loving God with all our possessions

One of our lectionary texts Sunday (on Valentine's Day, no less) was the Deuteronomy passage on the giving of firstfruit offerings and of tithes. In our

Harvey Yoder

February 16, 2016

Time to turn off the news?

One of my favorite morning rituals is sitting down with breakfast and opening up the newspaper. I understand there aren’t many in my generation that

Micah Bales

February 15, 2016

All lives DON’T matter — and that’s the problem

As a white person, I’ll tell you something: I feel threatened by the Black Lives Matter movement. There was a time, briefly, when I would

Robert Martin

February 12, 2016

Seminary interns can’t work for free

This blog post has been on my heart and mind for several years. I often have started writing it, but then refrained from posting for

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

February 11, 2016

Preparing for Ash Wednesday

This last weekend I spent a lot of time getting myself ready for Lent. I de-cluttered my desk, re-organized my prayer gardens and wrote an Ash

Christine Sine

February 9, 2016

A balancing act in life

Modern life is definitely fast-paced. We have cities that never sleep. We race around until we are about to have a nervous breakdown because we

Shannon Martin

February 8, 2016

‘Classic injustice collectors’

It was an ordinary Friday morning, Jan. 22, 2016, to be exact. I was straightening up my kitchen, doing meds and trying to make some

MaryAnn Yutzy

February 5, 2016

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