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Football’s fair share

The beautiful (Mennonite) game is coming to the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Harrisburg, Pa. Teams of many cultures and languages will pass, shoot and

Tim Huber

June 22, 2015

Form and function

Many articles and letters attempt to justify or denounce homosexuality using feelings and experiences as primary criteria. Some recognize the obvious benefits of the Genesis

Letters

June 22, 2015

Guides from the past

In the 1940s the “Old” Mennonite Church stood at an impasse. Illinois Conference was accused, among other things, of violating a dress code and was

Letters

June 22, 2015

The only logical conclusion after Charleston

There have been far too many mass shootings in America. I still remember watching Columbine and Virginia Tech unfold on the news. I remember crying

Austin Channing Brown

June 19, 2015

Let’s support the full Confession of Faith

The Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995 is a beautiful document. If you haven’t read the entire booklet, I encourage you to do

Sherri Waidelich

June 18, 2015

Friendly conservative suggestions to progressives

We in Mennonite Church USA are uneasy about our apparent impasse over same-sex relationships. As Michael King writes in his first “Blogging Toward Kansas City”

Harold N. Miller

June 17, 2015

Righteous exclusion

I was on a mountain bike ride talking with a kind man who I have biked with before. He knows I am a pastor, so

Bob Brown

June 16, 2015

Diversity, where is the line?

I have always been intrigued by John 3:16. As a child, the idea that God loved me, my family, friends and neighbors was good news.

Glenn Balzer

June 12, 2015

EMM worker finds his heart among Karen people

LANCASTER, Pa. — Eastern Mennonite Missions worker Sean FitzGerald finds himself deeply impacted by his recent service among and ongoing relationships with Karen refugees from Myanmar, formerly Burma, living in Lancaster.

“What I have learned and continue to learn from my friends is this: We are not perfect; none of us are,” FitzGerald said.

Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

June 11, 2015

Say five things you’re thankful for

I began a ritual with my boys. It was one of those attempts to draw us closer to each other, to remind us of what

Erika Marksbury

June 11, 2015