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When you’re not enough

Modern life can be demanding. For some of us, it’s a challenge to get the dishes done and enough clean laundry in the drawers to

Rachel DeMara Sensenig

October 28, 2014

After a sad day in Ottawa

Like many Canadians I find myself in a place of sadness following the senseless violence in our capital city. I resonate with the voices that

Willard Metzger

October 27, 2014

Near Mennonite: Who’s in or out, and why?

At the beginning of this month, I had the pleasure of going to “Ex-Mennonite, Near Mennonite: Liturgical, Non-denominational, Secular,” a conference hosted by the chair

Susie Guenther Loewen

October 24, 2014

Broken down

I look out my office window this morning and see a rusty, mud-streaked old pick-up truck with a creaky-looking camper on the back stagger and

Ryan Dueck

October 23, 2014

Rethinking our approach to singleness

In his opening editorial to the autumn issue of Mutuality, Tim Kruger cites this set of lines from the apostle Paul about singleness: I would like

Scot McKnight

October 22, 2014

Talking to preschoolers about race

My daughter and I were sitting outside of seminary housing when one of the few married, male black students in our apartment complex walked by.

Melissa Florer-Bixler

October 21, 2014

Get ready to chase the Amish dream

In case you hadn’t noticed, a long line of people stands ready to tell you Amish stories. They include: Producers of Amish-themed reality TV shows.

Valerie Weaver-Zercher

October 20, 2014

Jesus unfriended

People often tell me in the hushed tones of a dirty secret, “I’m not sure I like the apostle Paul.” I reply, “That’s OK. The

Meghan Good

October 17, 2014

Why the Church needs her martyrs

Human life is the most sacred thing. Blood trumps everything. To be sure, many would rush to say that God is the most sacred thing.

Richard Beck

October 16, 2014

Girls: The hope of the future

Over the past few days, my 4-year-old, Ruby, has asked some profound and provocative questions that have both challenged and brought us much hope for

Jon Huckins

October 15, 2014

Beheadings by religious fundamentalists are not new

My wife's ancestor Hans Landis, one of the last known Anabaptists martyrs in western Europe, was executed in the year 1614, just 400 years ago.

Harvey Yoder

October 14, 2014

A traditional church embarks on the missional journey

The story of how I came to do what I currently do, where I do it, still fascinates me. I love it when people ask,

KrisAnne Swartley

October 13, 2014

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