How Can We Get “Race Relations” Right? In 1931 on the campus of Eastern Mennonite School (now University) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, a student literary program featured “a stirring debate on the ever-live question: should the Negro enjoy equal privileges with the white race?” That jolting

How Can We Get “Nonconformity” Right? When was the last time you heard a sermon about nonconformity? How many of the younger generation of Mennonites in CMC can claim that nonconformity to the world was a special emphasis in their development—reinforced at every turn? Nonconformity

How Do We Get the Bible Right? Mistakes are costly! Sometimes the costs are mild—an extra trip to the store or a follow-up text to correct a phone’s autocorrect feature. Sometimes the costs are high, including damage or death as our highways graphically illustrate. I

I came of age at the tail end of the era when most CMC churches had a written set of lifestyle standards for church members. While many contemporary CMC churches have stated expectations about loving, forgiving, and serving each other, 30 years ago the expectations