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Good news for Jerusalem?

My wife and I have led 13 groups of college students to the Middle East since 1991 as part of Eastern Mennonite University's required cross-cultural

Linford Stutzman

December 12, 2017

Kraybill: Tyrant loses moral authority

Matthew reports that wise men from the East, presumably Gentiles, came to Jerusalem asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the

J. Nelson Kraybill

December 4, 2017

Pounding plowshares into swords

Imagine with me — it’s a beautiful Thursday afternoon. The leaves are fallen; the air is cool and crisp. Families everywhere have gathered together for

Asher Witmer

November 22, 2017

Peaceful warrior

In Yahweh Is a Warrior: The Theology of Warfare in Ancient Israel (Herald Press, 1980), Millard C. Lind refutes Charlie Kraybill (“Yahweh Has Always Been

Letters

November 20, 2017

Yoder-Short: Too much bloodshed

Woe is me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I must live among the tents of Kedar. Too long have I had my

Jane Yoder-Short

November 6, 2017

Building a peace resume together

“Everyone’s a pacifist between wars. It’s like being a vegetarian between meals.” — Colman McCarthy, journalist, pacifist and peace activist This coming Sunday evening at

Ruth Harder

November 1, 2017

Anabaptists only one facet of World War I dissent

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While many events have honored heroism and sacrifice during World War I, a different kind of conference gathered in an unlikely place to pay tribute to those who opposed the Great War a century ago.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

October 24, 2017

Yahweh Has Always Been a Peacenik

Where did Jesus get his inspiration? From the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings, of course. Little of what Jesus said was original with him.

Charlie Kraybill

October 5, 2017

Not deterred?

What happens to the doctrine of nuclear deterrence when leaders act in ways that suggest they lack sound judgment and restraint? The war of words

Paul Schrag

August 28, 2017

Washington Witness: War without end?

When her amendment sailed through the House Appropriations Committee last month, even Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, was surprised. For more than a decade,

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach

August 28, 2017