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Uncomfortable conversations

I do not go looking for challenging conversations. But I don't run from them when they find me. I have come to realize that discomfort

Willard Metzger

May 12, 2015

Why motherhood matters

Since my book Mom Seeks God came out last year, I’ve spoken to many moms’ groups, and one thing has stood out to me as

Julia Roller

May 11, 2015

Manitoba church fills 100 panes with stained glass

WINNIPEG, Man. — As fire transforms sand into glass, so God’s power transforms people into beautiful reflections. For a group of 20 from River East

Karla Braun | Mennonite Brethren Herald

May 11, 2015

War crimes

Would it go beyond the pale to ask if our president is a war criminal? According to the blog, “Pray for U.S.,” as of March

Rachel Stella

May 11, 2015

Love controls the spiritual gifts

May 24 is Pentecost Sunday in the Christian calendar and the Festival of Weeks in the Jewish calendar. It is the second of the three

Reta Halteman Finger

May 11, 2015

Owning our choices

Don Patterson (Letters & Comments, April 13) writes that his congregation, Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church of Kalona, Iowa, is being “forced out” of Mennonite

Rachel Stella

May 11, 2015

Active year sees Mennonite schools merge, close

The boards of two Pennsylvania Mennonite schools have approved a plan to integrate into one unified school system with a single superintendent and board.

Penn View Christian School, a K-8 school in Souderton, will merge with Christopher Dock Mennonite High School in Lansdale. Each school’s board voted to do so in mid-April.

Penn View has 565 students in nine . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

May 11, 2015

Opinion: Building an alternative

I remember walking down the street in Hesston, Kan., in 1946 toward Aden Holdeman’s machine shop. In the lead was my father, Jess Kauffman, then

Ivan Kauffman

May 11, 2015

Unconditional giving transforms us

Now as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you — so we

Charles Kwuelum

May 11, 2015

God’s love shines

I am grateful for wonderful teachers like Esther Kratzer Koontz who catch the essence and vision of the Shine curriculum (“Sunday School Shines,” April 13).

Rachel Stella

May 11, 2015