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Jesus didn’t blow his own trumpet

Like a lot of Christians, I’ve often found Jesus’ reluctance to talk about himself strange and even unsettling. This is a particular theme in the

Meghan Good

September 14, 2015

Why don’t churches thank us when we give them money?

Churches survive because people give them money. Sure, that’s a simplification, but I stand by it. And I think the church needs to say "thank

Lori Guenther Reesor

September 11, 2015

A disruption of natural order

Every day, it seems, the refugee crisis in Europe worsens. Every day, the headlines that jump out at me when I open my computer in

Ryan Dueck

September 10, 2015

What beats a trump card?

While many have expressed genuine astonishment that Donald Trump has emerged as the Republican front-runner in the 2016 presidential race, those of immersed in the

William Barber | Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

September 9, 2015

Do Mennonite young people have ethics or faith?

Recently a Bible professor at one of our Mennonite colleges said to me that when her Mennonite students talk about faith, it is all about ethics.

Richard A. Kauffman

September 8, 2015

Five discoveries about Amish families, communities

As a representative of Dove’s Nest, a Mennonite-based nonprofit organization helping churches keep children and youth safe, I was invited by the New York Office

Jeanette Harder

September 7, 2015

Worth the energy

It takes a lot of energy to tend to our large church family. Mennonite World Conference met in Harrisburg, Pa., this summer. That global gathering

Willard Metzger

September 4, 2015

Cultivating hearts of worship in pursuit of racial justice

Worship changes things. It forces every spirit, opponent and plan contrary to that of God’s to bow at his feet. As we exalt God to

Ebony Adedayo

September 3, 2015

Dear church: Be a place that embraces

I entered Elizabethtown (Pa.) Mennonite Church on Aug. 27 with trepidation, unsure of how the "Listening and Vision Casting" meeting process would unfold or how comfortable

Amanda Arbour

September 2, 2015