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To vote or not to vote?

I have never voted in an election. Not because I don’t care about my country. I care very much. I love this country where I

Lucinda J. Kinsinger

October 12, 2016

Making a case for ‘The Message’

Two months ago, I decided to do something radical: I began using Eugene Peterson’s The Message as the basis for my daily devotionals. At first

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

October 11, 2016

Armless Archer inspires

Matt Stutzman was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming a world-class athlete.

Rachel Stella | Mennonite World Review

October 10, 2016

Kennel-Shank: Limits that free us for delight

Each week we receive an incredible gift, and yet so many of us leave it there, still in its wrapping paper and bow. Or we

Celeste Kennel-Shank

October 10, 2016

Longhurst: What’s ‘povology’?

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms. Psychology is the study of behavior and the mind. Theology is

John Longhurst

October 10, 2016

Book review: ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’

What are the roles of language in forming and maintaining religious identity? This fascinating volume explores Pennsylvania Dutch, a language that, nowadays, is “neither explicitly

Rachel Waltner Goossen

October 10, 2016

We’re never ‘naked’

Rachel Stella wrote a good article (“U.K. Reveals Anabaptism Without Baggage,” Sept. 12), and Joe Miller’s quest for a baggageless faith would be shared by

Letters

October 10, 2016

Kriss: The road to 2042

According to U.S. Census figures, white people will be a U.S. minority by 2042. Comedian Hari Kondabalu jokes this shouldn’t make white folks nervous, as

Stephen Kriss

October 10, 2016

Eucharist as appetizer

When our local church gathering ended last week, Emily turned to me and said she was hungry. Maybe that’s not that strange — our church ends

Ryan Robinson

October 10, 2016

Gift to the church

Your columnists are a gift to the church; all their pieces are worth the reading. In particular, in the Sept. 12 issue, Sarah Kehrberg’s “Why

Letters

October 10, 2016