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Opinion: Hear the conservative voice

The discussion in Mennonite Church USA about LGBTQ people in the life of the church seems not to welcome the conservative voice. Although many parts of the denomination still are largely represented by the conservative voice and exclude LGBTQ people, the MC USA convention last summer in Kansas City, Mo., represented a dramatic and recent shift.

Keith Schrag

November 10, 2015

Bible: Paul, the restless preacher

The next four cities Paul and his companions visit — Thessalonica, Berea, Athens and Corinth — are all in what is now Greece. As they

Reta Halteman Finger

November 10, 2015

Autumn needs All Saints Day

While the family photos of friends and their children in some really terrific All Hallows Eve costumes in my Facebook news feed are a fading

Malinda Elizabeth Berry

November 10, 2015

Unite for peace

Pursuant to the “Faithful Witness Amid Endless War” resolution adopted by the Mennonite Church USA delegates in Kansas City last summer, isn’t now the time

Letters

November 10, 2015

Purer but weaker

A purity parable: Alloys are stronger than pure metals. Pure metals have regular layers of atoms that slide over one another easily. In alloys, the

Letters

November 10, 2015

Preoccupied with sex

Should a historian one day evaluate the major theme dominating the church during our time, would he or she not say we were preoccupied by

Letters

November 10, 2015

Our history is absorbed into our whiteness

In the beginning of his acclaimed book Between You and Me, written as a letter to his adolescent son, Ta-Nehisi Coates wonders how Mennonites came

Stephen Kriss

November 10, 2015

USA and Canada — alike yet different

In many ways, Americans and Canadians are so much alike. We watch the same movies and TV, read the same books, watch the same sports,

John Longhurst

November 10, 2015

Caring for self is a must

In some circles, the term “self-care” is so overused as to elicit groans. In other places, the most likely response is, “What’s that?” In the

Celeste Kennel-Shank

November 10, 2015

Working at harmony across racial divides

Freedom of expression is a wonderful gift we have in this country and Canada as well (a tip ‘o the hat to my Canadian followers).

Melodie M. Davis

November 10, 2015

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