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Whose side are you on?

As he writes about the early Jerusalem church, Luke holds our attention by alternating public and private events. The Sept. 13 lesson involved internal community

Reta Halteman Finger

September 14, 2015

Piling up debt

D. Merrill Ewert and Patricia A. Anderson do the Mennonite community a good service by drawing attention to our colleges’ dependence on government subsidy (“The

Letters

September 14, 2015

Opinion: No pink in MWC’s rainbow

We found much to love about the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Harrisburg, Pa., in July. Spectacular music complemented thought-provoking speakers. Diverse Mennonites discussed justice

Lisa Schirch | Jacob Mack-Boll

September 14, 2015

A father’s life, from a daughter’s view

“I never saw my father saunter,” says Katie Funk Wiebe as she introduces the hero of her latest book — her father, Jacob J. (Jake)

Shirley Hershey Showalter

September 14, 2015

Profile surveys world’s Anabaptists

Sociological surveys may be uncommon evangelistic tools, but Damien Pelende of the Democratic Republic of Congo found the Global Anabaptist Profile survey drew new people to his church.

The two-year project — a joint initiative of Mennonite World Conference and the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism at Goshen (Ind.) College — profiled the demographics, beliefs and practices of 24 church conferences . . .

Elizabeth Miller | Goshen College

September 14, 2015

Political opposites

As Donald Trump surged to the front of the Republican presidential field, Jimmy Carter announced he was battling cancer. The soft-spoken former president and the

Paul Schrag

September 14, 2015

7 years old, three wars

Mostafa is 7 years old and lives in Gaza. Last summer a missile from an F16 came through a window and damaged his home. Mostafa

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach

September 14, 2015

Bridgefolk conference focuses on an ‘ecumenical healing’

ELKHART, Ind. — The 14th annual Bridgefolk conference was held Aug. 20-23 at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary under the theme, “Ecumenical Healing and the Mystery

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek | Bridgefolk

September 14, 2015

Bible for all tongues

Growing up in Holmes County, Ohio, I attended Sunday evening services that featured the stories of missionaries on furlough from assignments in exotic locations. I particularly

John D. Roth

September 14, 2015

A price to pay

Karen Yoder said it well in her letter, “Silent on Abortion” (Aug. 17). I have often wondered the same thing about our church. Why don’t we

Letters

September 14, 2015

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