Table talk When I was growing up, our family dinner table was a favorite gathering place. We often had guests, and conversations were lively. Occasionally disagreements would JB Miller March 14, 2016
Bible: Faith under stress We cannot always predict how we will act under stress. The Apostle Peter declares he will never desert Jesus but before morning has three times Lois Y. Barrett March 14, 2016
Resisting war taxes As a conscientious objector to war, I believe that paying for war is a form of participation in war. Knowing that 45 percent of my Letters March 14, 2016
Unity in obedience In “The Unity Jesus Meant” (World Neighbors, Feb. 15), Richard Showalter says it well when he states: “If our primary concern for unity is really Letters March 14, 2016
Pain of being different It makes me very sad when I see what is happening to my beloved Mennonite Church. I was raised in an Old Order Amish blended Letters March 14, 2016
Doing something in an out-of-control world A month ago I borrowed a chain saw and pruned our church trees. If you want to know why, I need to tell you about Marty Troyer March 14, 2016
8 reasons Canadians don’t go to church In Canada, as in the U.S., lots of people don’t attend church. About 80 percent of Canadians and 60 percent of Americans do something else John Longhurst March 14, 2016
Good Friday with children It’s difficult to know what to do with Good Friday when you have little children. I’m always a little itchy about skipping from Palm Sunday Melissa Florer-Bixler March 11, 2016
Thoughts on heaven and hell This past week I was invited to lead a book discussion on The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. In this book Lewis explores the afterlife Glenn Balzer March 9, 2016
On learning how to be not-that-fashionable There comes a moment in every female Mennonite’s life when she needs to take a stand and decide what it is that she wants to Sherri Klassen March 8, 2016