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Bible: The ‘party of one’ problem

The first thing “not good” in creation (presumably excepting the snakes) was a human being alone. This should probably not be surprising, from a Christian

Meghan Good

September 17, 2018

Mennonite identity amid the Fresno fiasco

A lot of talk has been happening in the Mennonite Twitter world (which is a pretty weird overlap of two very different realms) in the

William Loewen

September 12, 2018

Andres: Our filtered selves

I ran across an article about a disturbing trend in plastic surgery in which people alter their faces to look like filtered selfies taken with

Carmen Andres

September 10, 2018

$1 million award gives pastor clear vision

Greg Wiens was a Mennonite Brethren pastor for 21 years, but since winning a $1 million award he has transitioned into full-time ministry of another kind — restoring clear vision in developing nations by distributing inexpensive eyeglasses.

Rachel Stella | Mennonite World Review

September 10, 2018

Evangelical values?

Words have meaning. Words can change meaning. To give perspective, context is important. The theological identity statement by Tabor College President Jules Glanzer (Aug. 13)

Letters

September 10, 2018

Open even wider

Years ago I understood open communion to mean a congregation welcomed all who claimed Christ as Lord to the communion table. Closed communion meant a

Letters

September 10, 2018

Always among you?

One of the most abused Bible verses is John 12:8, where Jesus says, “You will always have the poor among you.” It’s been interpreted to

Paul Schrag

September 10, 2018

Fresno Pacific’s theological cocktail

Last week, Mennonite World Review reported that Fresno Pacific University in California had removed the president of its seminary, Terry Brensinger, and announced that pastors Greg

Chris Gehrz

September 10, 2018

Watson: Sunday school is dying

Sunday school is dying. And that’s OK. Technically, the whole church is dying in the Western world. Few expect the church to actually die, however.

Hillary Watson

September 10, 2018