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The quest for a nonviolent religion

The good news is human beings are a lot less violent today than at any other time in human history. The bad news is religion

AW Staff

September 27, 2018

Mennonites and empire

Every Mennonite in the small town of Goessel, Kan., knows the date 1874. It is emblazoned on the “Turkey Red Wheat Palace,” erected on the

Ben Goossen

September 26, 2018

The catch

A meditation on Luke 5:1-11. Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the

Tommy Airey

September 25, 2018

Relief workers respond to east coast hurricane

Mennonite groups are beginning the process of responding to Hurricane Florence’s devastation along the Atlantic coastline.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

September 24, 2018

Kraybill: Respect for Jews, Palestinians

“At that time the Canaanites were in the land.” With that casual aside, the biblical account of Abraham and Sarah arriving in Canaan states that

J. Nelson Kraybill

September 24, 2018

Clear your schedules

I can’t agree with Hillary Watson, who says it’s OK Sunday school is dying (Gathering the Stones, Sept. 10). We have a responsibility to clear

Letters

September 24, 2018

Finding the right fit

A pastor who doesn’t fit in one place might flourish somewhere else. In two important cases recently, good pastors had to move on (without leaving

Paul Schrag

September 24, 2018

Miller: The pacifist, the colonel and the flag

Seldom a week goes by that I don’t hear about relationships being frayed because of political differences. “How can you claim to be a Christian

JB Miller

September 24, 2018

Importance of hymns

Thank you for “Our Hymns Shape Our Faith” (Blog, Sept. 10), which asks us to choose hymns wisely because they shape our faith more than

Letters

September 24, 2018

Book review: ‘Believe Me’

Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 U.S. presidential election surprised almost everyone. How did it happen? Evangelical Christians had a lot to do with it.

Richard Kyle

September 24, 2018