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O come, o come

I don't know about you, but the sense of "waiting" this Advent season is feeling much more palpable than in past years. I have certainly

Austin Channing Brown

December 8, 2015

The Bible’s final words

I have a thing about endings. For me, the last few lines of a book or TV show or movie make or break it. The

Meghan Good

December 7, 2015

Singing in the rainy streets

The year was 2006. Jesse and I had just spent a lovely afternoon walking the nearly empty, wet streets of Chicago. We made it to

Ruth Harder

December 4, 2015

A season of giving

We think of Thanksgiving and Christmas as a season for giving. More and more, though, we also remember that Thanksgiving commemorates a time of taking,

J Ron Byler

December 3, 2015

ISIS has little to do with Islam, and everything to do with war

Co-authored by Cyrus McGoldrick In the wake of the recent attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad, the majority of people in the U.S. believe we

Sheldon Good

December 2, 2015

Injustice requires interruption

“Some of the most important moments in your ministry will happen in the interruptions,” a professor told me while I was in my first week

Hillary Watson

December 1, 2015

Secular or sacred time?

What is time? Time is the measurement of motion through space. A day is the revolution of the earth. A month is the revolution of

Brian Zahnd

November 30, 2015

A middle ground to being a Christian on Black Friday

Historically speaking, I’ve been someone who has been anti-materialism, anti-consumerism and, by extension, anti-Black Friday. And, why not? After setting aside a day to be

Benjamin L. Corey

November 25, 2015

Dining disaster in Galatians

Sitting at the table continues to be a metaphor for communing with other human beings. When we dine with others, we hear their stories, and

Kurt Willems

November 24, 2015

Anabaptist schools, scripture and spiritual awakening

In late September, many of us were enthralled by a rare celestial display: a super moon in total eclipse, also known as a blood moon

Sara Wenger Shenk

November 23, 2015

Confessing the peace of Jesus in a terroristic world

Our world needs communities of witness and healing who confess that the God of the universe is fully revealed in that man on a cross

Eastern Mennonite Missions

November 19, 2015

Welcoming refugees — what choice do we have?

I don’t intend this article to be long. I don’t think it needs to be long. But it might end up being long. Here’s the

Robert Martin

November 18, 2015

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