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Why we don’t have children’s church anymore

I’ve had a couple of conversations with parents over the past weeks about children’s church and its demise at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in

Melissa Florer-Bixler

December 2, 2014

Multigenerational sandwich

A few months ago now, our household went multigenerational. My mother-in-law’s struggles with her memory, and her struggles with those who would take advantage of

Horace McMillon

December 1, 2014

If we burn, you burn with us

In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins, the main character, Katniss, in the midst of the battle, delivers a powerful line to the president:

Ryan Robinson

November 28, 2014

The Light of Christ at our messy tables

As I jostle the lighter into place above the already burnt, saggy vanilla candle that adorns the center of our dining table, next to a

Sara Wolbrecht

November 26, 2014

A Thanksgiving liturgy for 2014

American Thanksgiving is this week. People are zipping across the country to spend the day together with family and friends. This is the holiday that I

Christine Sine

November 25, 2014

I like Jesus. Do I have to be Religious?

Are you tired of the hypocrisy and greed of prosperity gospel preachers? Fed up with politicians appealing to religious sentiments in order to win elections

Micah Bales

November 24, 2014

We need help discerning what are disputable matters

My church, Mennonite Church USA, like many denominations, is in a state of crisis over an issue I never thought would become a subject of

Harvey Yoder

November 21, 2014

Choosing joy

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds. — James 1:2 In the wake of my father's death, I found

Brooke Natalie Blough

November 20, 2014

What’s happening in the emergent church conversation?

I was asked recently for my view of what's happening in the emergent/emergence conversation in North America. Here's a very short overview, from my perspective.

Brian D. McLaren

November 19, 2014

Protecting ourselves, mistreating others and smudging

We do a lot of driving in our family. Driving to volleyball, guitar, swim club, band rehearsal, grandma and grandpa’s, and on and on it

Ryan Dueck

November 18, 2014

An open letter to the Mennonite family

We are Richard and Jewel (Wenger) Showalter. As church planters, missionaries, educators, mission administrators, parents and now grandparents, we have walked as part of the

Jewel Showalter | Richard Showalter

November 14, 2014

Religiously ‘easy’

Some passages are almost impossible to imagine preaching a sermon on: People of God, you are like a donkey in heat, like a dog that

Meghan Good

November 13, 2014

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