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Time for a divorce ceremony?

I’ve been to a lot of weddings in my life. But I’ve only been to one divorce ceremony. It happened a few years ago. I

December 18, 2014

The wordlessness of God

Imagine if this coming Sunday your pastor got up at sermon time and said the following: “After diligently studying Scripture and searching the Spirit this

Meghan Good

December 17, 2014

Jesus was tortured to end all torture

I grieve over torture. I grieve not only for those subjected to abuse no human being should be forced to endure. I grieve not primarily

Craig M. Watts

December 16, 2014

Advent as “God’s time”

Time. We never seem to have enough of it, and yet it dominates us, ruling our days and how we view and spend our hours,

Susie Guenther Loewen

December 15, 2014

Ten ways Christmas is still relevant

Angels, flying reindeer, and virgins giving birth — oh my! You might be forgiven if you didn’t think Christmas was still relevant. But before you discard

Marty Troyer

December 12, 2014

Maintaining peace, withdrawing from MC USA

A paradoxical way to unite a deeply divided Mennonite Church USA popped into my mind. It happened one morning as I was memorizing and praying

Duane Beck

December 11, 2014

God’s work means changing the way things are

During a retreat several weeks ago, we were invited to sit with Jane Hirshfield’s poem, “Three Times My Life Has Opened,” to reflect and journal about

Brian Miller

December 10, 2014

Beginning Advent with lament

A cry of anguish is heard in Ramah — weeping and mourning unrestrained, Rachel weeps for her children, Refusing to be comforted — For they

Christi Hoover Seidel

December 9, 2014

The world doesn’t need the early church

If only we could return to the early church, then we’d have it made. This statement, in one form or another, is one that I

Justin Hiebert

December 8, 2014

I got a blank space; I’ll write your name

“Nice to meet you / where you been? / I could show you incredible things /… / Saw you there and I thought oh my

Isaac S. Villegas

December 5, 2014

Demonstrating Christ

"Be patient," they say. "Be peaceful," they say. "Just wait," they say, "for this is how Christ behaved . . . MLK behaved . . . the

Austin Channing Brown

December 4, 2014

Three basic things about life

Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This

Tommy Airey

December 3, 2014

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