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Shocking ordination

I am shocked and profoundly disturbed by the ordination of lesbian Theda Good at First Mennonite Church of Denver by Mountain States Mennonite Conference leaders

Letters

January 30, 2017

Bible: Problems birthing a new community

Our February lessons are a long way from delighting in God’s creation through the Psalms, as we did last month. Centuries have gone by, and

Reta Halteman Finger

January 30, 2017

Choose love first

The difference between a death that comes at the end of a long and full life, and one that interrupts things too soon, is subjective.

Tim Huber

January 30, 2017

Reformation at 500

Mennonites have claimed to be a “third-way” movement, neither Catholic nor Protestant. Yet we descend from the Protestant Reformation. Anabaptism emerged from the religious and

Paul Schrag

January 30, 2017

American civil religion on steroids

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then

Harvey Yoder

January 30, 2017

Andres: Netflixing the story

Friends of mine who are software developers told me about online video provider Netflix’s data collection, which not only tracks everything its users watch but

Carmen Andres

January 30, 2017

Walk the second mile

The 2016 election results have renewed interest in laws to protect religious freedom. Among them are the First Amendment Defense Act and the Religious Freedom

Letters

January 30, 2017

Ohio pastor testified: ‘Don’t give up on prayer’

In September, Naomi Engle was diagnosed with brain cancer after experiencing problems maintaining her balance. The co-pastor of West Clinton Mennonite Church in Wauseon, Ohio, died Jan. 1 at age 51.

Rachel Stella | Mennonite World Review

January 30, 2017

MCC U.S. statement on immigrants and refugees

Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. (Zechariah 7:10)

J Ron Byler | Mennonite Central Committee

January 27, 2017

Seeing the small things

We live in excitable and noisy times. Our heads are daily filled with big ideas, big objections, big reactions, big fears… I’ve been trying to

Ryan Dueck

January 26, 2017