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Let’s talk about sin

I have all but ousted the word “sin” from my Christian lexicon, referring instead to the more palatable sounding, “brokenness,” or the human “problem.” As

Cindy Brandt

October 1, 2015

Murkiness, comfort and hope

This is the first resurrection story in the Bible. Amidst all the miracles of the Hebrew scriptures — creation and the flood and the plagues

Joanna Harader

September 30, 2015

Unity with diversity in CCCU

As president emeritus of Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., and of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, I should express my perspective in

Myron S. Augsburger

September 29, 2015

Some questions about heaven

Heaven, what used to be the primary motivator for many to become a Christian, or be a faithful Christian, has fallen on hard times. I

Scot McKnight

September 28, 2015

All lives (don’t) matter

Some political slogans have a long shelf life, but some sink from their own dead weight. There is probably nothing more obvious from the headlines

Morf Morford

September 25, 2015

Defining the other and the Syrian refugee crisis

Early in the Syrian refugee crisis, I was asked by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada to be part of a delegation meeting with Chris Alexander,

Willard Metzger

September 24, 2015

Of whiskey priests and ragamuffins

It was author Graham Green who popularized the idea of the whiskey priest, a flawed member of the clergy who, despite failings, still manages to

John Longhurst

September 23, 2015

Defining femininity and the misuse of Proverbs 31

Over the last 10 years or so I’ve been unlearning the interpretation of Proverbs 31 that I grew up with, a reading that governed much

Meghan Florian

September 22, 2015

No peace apart from justice

Today is the International Day of Peace. Yesterday was recognized in many faith communities as Peace Sunday, and I had the privilege of delivering the sermon

Amanda Arbour

September 21, 2015

Are Quakers allowed to speak in tongues?

The first time I heard someone speak in tongues was at the World Gathering of Young Friends, an international Quaker gathering held in 2005, in

Micah Bales

September 17, 2015

Myron Augsburger and the Mennonite History of the CCCU

This is the last of a two-part blog series on the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities as they decide on a course of action after two Mennonite colleges

Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas

September 16, 2015

Mennonites, evangelicals and the sexuality debate in Christian higher education

This is the first of a two-part blog series on the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities as they decide on a course of action after two Mennonite

Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas

September 15, 2015

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