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A funny thing happened on the way to the thrift store

Not really. Nothing all that funny actually happens on the way to the thrift store. Sometimes something mildly amusing might happen and then the little

Sherri Klassen

April 10, 2015

When Christians love their religion more than their God

Instead of promoting Christ, Christians often promote . . . their theology their culture their values their creeds their traditions their spiritual practices their specific type

Stephen Mattson

April 9, 2015

Martyrdom and trampling on Christ

In 2012, I reached a landmark moment in my journey into the Mennonite world, the event that marks one’s transition from being a Christian who dabbles

Timothy Colegrove

April 7, 2015

Rare Russian Mennonite photos to see new life

A collection of photos depicting Mennonite life in Southern Russia (present-day Ukraine) at the turn of the 20th century — a pinnacle quickly wiped out by the Bolshevik Revolution — should find its way back to the printed page early next year.

John Rempel of Toronto and Lauren Friesen of Chicago are working to produce a reprint of Forever Summer, Forever Sunday, featuring 93 photographs by Rempel’s grandfather, Peter Gerhard Rempel.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

April 6, 2015

California churches assist with Ukrainian relief

Mennonite Brethren in Fresno, Calif., are responding to conflict and suffering in Ukraine by partnering with Ukrainian MB congregations for ministry in the country’s war zone.

Conversations between Mountain View Community Church Pastor Fred Leonard and MB Mission Europe director Johann . . .

MB Mission

April 6, 2015

The necessity of finishing

This is from a Lenten series on the seven last words of Jesus. The following is on the sixth word, John 19:30. “It is finished.”

Meghan Good

March 31, 2015

The things we hide from others

Like many, I’ve been following the story of the Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings pilot who deliberately crashed the plane he was co-piloting from Barcelona to

Ryan Dueck

March 30, 2015

MC USA council endorses unity statement

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Conservative, progressive or a call for unity and tolerance?

That was the question for the Mennonite Church USA Constituency Leaders Council as its members weighed three proposed resolutions on sexuality and church polity.

They chose the call for unity and tolerance.

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

March 30, 2015

EMU helps bring restorative justice to police department

HARRISONBURG, Va. — If one particular young man in Harrisonburg had stolen from his employer a few months earlier, he might have found himself standing before a judge, facing a possible jail sentence. Thanks to a new restorative justice program with the Harrisonburg Police Department, however, this young thief instead found himself facing his employer to talk about what he’d done and how he could patch things up.

“I can’t imagine a better first case,” said Josh Bacon, the facilitator who led the meeting between the two men.

Andrew Jenner | Eastern Mennonite University

March 30, 2015

What kind of Bible?

This book is neither a Bible commentary nor a Bible study. It is a personal reflection based on a life of pastoral ministry and social

Daniel Hertzler

March 30, 2015