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Stop the domestic arms race

After the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., people from every sector of society began, again, discussing the issue of race. Some vehemently

John Powell

September 29, 2014

Clothed with faith, humor

Jonathan Kornelsen’s teen-aged “Menno” T-shirt concept that made his father laugh out loud is taking root as a fundraiser around British Columbia and two other Canadian provinces.

Now youth pastor at Central Community Church in Chilliwack, Kornelsen thought it would be fun as a teen to wear a shirt that read, “Menno Simons is my homeboy.” As the annual Fraser Valley Mennonite Central Committee relief sale approached in 2011, the Bible college graduate . . .

Barrie McMaster | Mennonite Brethren Herald

September 29, 2014

Beating the heat, youth connect with N.Y. congregation

NEW YORK — On hot summer afternoons, Tiara Downer’s Summer Jam Cool Outs at King of Glory Tabernacle, a Mennonite Church USA congregation in the

Rachel Sommer | Mennonite Central Committee

September 29, 2014

Parenting and the Bible

It is the things you assume that really sink into them. It is the things you forget even to teach that they learn. — G.K.

Sarah Kehrberg

September 29, 2014

Compassion for migrants

In a year when the flow of Central American families to the U.S. border has made headlines, Mennonite Central Committee is responding broadly. MCC is

Marla Pierson Lester | Mennonite Central Committee

September 29, 2014

A critique of Mennonite fanaticism

If we only listen to the voices of those in positions of power, perhaps we have learned nothing from Christendom. I had the wonderful opportunity

Kevin Gasser

September 26, 2014

Retelling the Bible as a story of grace

At Central Christian High School, the Mennonite high school I attended, all sophomores are tasked with telling the Bible story from memory. (And from what

Brooke Natalie Blough

September 25, 2014

Leadership as spiritual direction

A couple of years ago I was interviewed by a master of divinity student for her class on leadership. I told her that for me

Christine Sine

September 23, 2014

Acting like a state: ISIS, the U.S. and Jesus as Lord

Like most Americans, I’m horrified by each new story I read about ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham). A friend who works in the

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

September 22, 2014

Large Ohio church leaves MC USA

Hartville Mennonite Church, one of the largest congregations in Mennonite Church USA’s Ohio Conference, voted Sept. 7 to leave the denomination. The motion passed with

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

September 22, 2014