Melanie Zuercher, Newton, Kan., is a writer and editor for Marketing and Communications at Bethel College in North Newton, and the editor of Mennonite Life.
June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
*Invited submission to a special issue of Mennonite Life, “Scribing Slowness: An Ode to Slow Living During Fast Times” The smoke curls up from the tip of my pyrography pen […]
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June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
*Invited submission to a special issue of Mennonite Life, “Scribing Slowness: An Ode to Slow Living During Fast Times” Receiving this essay prompt set me at ease, as it is […]
June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
*Invited submission to a special issue of Mennonite Life, “Scribing Slowness: An Ode to Slow Living During Fast Times” The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down life significantly, drastically changing the […]
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June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
Even before a pandemic shut down the so-called civilized world, Rachel Epp Buller, Bethel College professor of visual arts and design, who has been associated for the past number of […]
June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
Review of Safehold: Poems by Ann Hostetler (Dreamseeker Poetry Series, Cascadia Publishing, 2018) Ann Hostetler’s second book of poetry was published three years ago. There is a poem about the […]
June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
*Invited submission to a special issue of Mennonite Life, “Scribing Slowness: An Ode to Slow Living During Fast Times” The “lost year” was primarily the year of loss. Nearly three […]
Read More about Hay bale yoga: Searching for the peace of natural slowness
June 30, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
[Disclaimer: Not exhaustive] Books are available from their respective publishers or through online book vendors. Unpardonable Sins by David Saul Bergman (Wipf & Stock, 2021) David Saul Bergman is the […]
June 23, 2021
Issue 2021, vol. 75
The first Christmas album played every year in my childhood home was Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians Sing the Songs of Christmas. Our mother, with her more refined musical […]
Read More about It came upon my midlife clear: A reflection on Christmas hymns and Christian hope
July 9, 2020
Issue 2020, vol. 74
Mennonite/s Writing IX, the conference scheduled for October 2020 on the campus of Goshen (Ind.) College, has been postponed until 2021. The new dates are Oct. 7-10, 2021, at Goshen […]
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July 8, 2020
Issue 2020, vol. 74
I have been involved with Mennonite Life for the past dozen or more years as a proofreader, editor, reviewer and essay writer, but this is my first issue as editor. […]