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Christians and Halloween — what do we do?

In one week, children will be lining up at doorsteps yelling “trick or treat” dressed as ghouls, witches, pumpkins and ghosts. Houses will be open

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

October 24, 2016

Group hopes to save choral recordings

The Mennonite Society of Musical Heritage is concerned recordings of choral music are being lost, so they’ve created a home for them.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

October 24, 2016

Abuse is a faith issue

Donald Trump and others may view his boasting about lewd and vile actions against women as just locker-room banter. However, he is talking about sexual

Letters

October 24, 2016

Fear at the root

I commend the excellent, timely editorials [on the peace accord in Colombia and athletes protesting racial injustice by not standing for the national anthem] in

Letters

October 24, 2016

Book review: ‘Very Married’

In July, my parents celebrated their 53rd anniversary. This seems a miracle of sorts to me, not because their marriage was especially contentious but because

Melanie Springer Mock

October 24, 2016

Yoder-Short: Choosing our rituals

Football player Colin Kaepernick, with a cross decorating his arm and Bible verses tattooed on his chest, started a conversation by refusing to stand for

Jane Yoder-Short

October 24, 2016

Powell: What kind of savior?

In a past column I asked, “Are you looking for Jesus?” I wrote that some people are looking for Jesus to provide material possessions. Their

John Powell

October 24, 2016

Lesser evil?

In this unprecedented election year, sometimes people say they are voting for the lesser of two evils. I don’t think that’s quite accurate. I came

Letters

October 24, 2016

Bible: Holy city: heaven on earth

Revelation 21 begin with the promise of newness: “a new heaven and a new earth,” according to John, who delivers these visions to us. The

Meghan Florian

October 24, 2016

CMU’s experiment

A grand experiment took place in 2000. Schools from the Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite Church Canada denominations merged, creating Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Man.

Tim Huber

October 24, 2016