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Bill Cosby, the Confederate flag and America

Many African Americans don’t want to acknowledge the apparent likelihood Bill Cosby is a serial rapist. Many whites don’t want acknowledge that racism and white

Horace McMillon

July 8, 2015

White privilege, white nationalism, racism and Charleston

There is a reason, perhaps less in importance but perhaps just as insidious, why Christian communities of faith need to stop in their tracks and

Scot McKnight

July 7, 2015

Love should never feel like a lost cause

I dared to hope that the decisions in Thursday’s delegate sessions at #MennoCon15 would surprise me. They did not. Yet last night I felt as

Meghan Florian

July 6, 2015

A new Mennonite observes convention

Almost every interaction I've had with the Mennonite church has made me feel right about belonging here. I've observed this many times with my home

Rachel Stella

July 3, 2015

Bending the curve toward love and life

I dreamed I was at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Kansas City, Mo. In a seminar, we were each to remember an experience of

Michael A. King

July 2, 2015

An unexpected pastoral blessing in Kansas City

I was not prepared to be called forward in front of 4,500 people. I was sitting on the far edge of the room where the

Hillary Watson

July 1, 2015

The road to Emmaus/The road to convention

Our biennial national Mennonite Church USA convention begins today in Kansas City, Mo., and there are two resolutions coming before the delegates that highlight disagreements

Joanna Harader

June 30, 2015

Thank you: Spanish ministry training

Mission, leadership development and service are essential parts of church life. Anabaptist Biblical Institute (Instituto Bíblico Anabautista) has been a great partner, a companion and

Byron Pellecer

June 29, 2015

Is it still possible for white people to love?

What happened in Charleston is evil. I'm wrestling with this question: Is God’s salvation potent enough to dismantle this present evil? This tragedy is actually

Marty Troyer

June 26, 2015