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Franconia, Eastern District move to unite

Franconia Mennonite Conference and Eastern District Conference may unite by November 2019, ending a 170-year separation.

Rachel Stella | Mennonite World Review

December 4, 2017

Dusting off the soul

“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Often attributed to Pablo Picasso, this quote belongs to a 19th-century German writer, Berthold Auerbach,

Paul Schrag

December 4, 2017

A share of the blame

The church must take some responsibility for men who violate women. For centuries we have misinterpreted Gen. 3:16-18, which lists four curses: weeds, sorrow in

Letters

December 4, 2017

Bible: The baby who threatened a king

Acts 14 showcases the people’s impulse to make gods of human leaders. Listening to Paul and Barnabas speak, seeing them manifest God’s power, the people

Meghan Florian

December 4, 2017

Justifying selfishness

Perhaps the economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) understood it best when, referring to trickle-down economics, he said, “If you feed enough oats to the horse,

Letters

December 4, 2017

Kraybill: Tyrant loses moral authority

Matthew reports that wise men from the East, presumably Gentiles, came to Jerusalem asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the

J. Nelson Kraybill

December 4, 2017

Kennel-Shank: Five names

Deonta Turner, Lemont Davis, Alandis Allison, Maurice Purnell and Juan Bahena Jr. I felt these five people’s deaths most deeply amid more than 500 fatal

Celeste Kennel-Shank

December 4, 2017

The missional nature of the Incarnation

As I enter this Christmas season, I am reminded again and again of the ways in which we have co-opted the story of the birth

Randall Koehler

December 4, 2017

Oil for our lamps

In Jesus’ parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25, the women get drowsy and fall asleep while waiting for the bridegroom, who is running

Rachel Stella

December 4, 2017

Longhurst: ‘A cry for home’

“Everyone needs a home — where families are safe and secure, where their basic needs are met, where they can come and go freely, and

John Longhurst

December 4, 2017