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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

Mennonite Church Eastern Canada and diversity

In May I spoke at the Mennonite Historical Society annual dinner in Elkhart, Ind. I was asked to make observations for Mennonite Church USA from

Sam J. Steiner

June 10, 2015

We don’t have to give up

One great thing about being a parent is how heartwarming moments can happen at any time and often take us by surprise. Such was the

Horace McMillon

June 8, 2015

Wider view of grace

In “Scripture, Not Compromise” (May 25), Don R. Martin suggests the only ones being asked to compromise are the conservatives. Isn’t this because the progressives

Letters

June 8, 2015

Listening, while the winds blow as they may

“Forbearance” is buzzing around in our Mennonite Church USA conversations. The dictionary defines it as “patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.” Will forbearance become more than

Jane Yoder-Short

June 8, 2015

Step of faith leads to ministry of accompaniment

Anton Flores-Maisonet left his tenure-track faculty position at LaGrange (Ga.) College in 2008 for a risk-taking venture of faith that would lead him, his wife, Charlotte, and their family into a life of solidarity with immigrants from Latin America in LaGrange.

Not quite knowing what would come next, he co-founded the Alterna Community, a bilingual Anabaptist community of U.S. citizens and newcomers from Latin America that incorporates cooperative housing and covenanted Christian fellowship.

Janie Beck Kreider | Mennonite Church USA

June 8, 2015