Fifty-six Americans. Apparently, this was the U.S. remnant of our formerly thriving binational family. Mennonite Church Canada’s family gathering with Mennonite Church USA at last summer’s summit, “At the Crossroads,” was clearly missing some members …
The waning hours of Nov. 4 found me at my computer, multitasking, trying not to be too nervous about the election results. A little after 11 the election was called. The United States had just elected a black man, Barack Obama, as president …
There is a story about Albert Einstein on a train. The conductor asked to see his ticket. But the conductor recognized the famous scientist and reassured him, “Dr. Einstein, don’t worry about it. We know who you are. I’m sure you bought a ticket” …
I am a black belt in Aikido, a Japanese defensive art. It’s a more recent martial art, created by its founder in response to the violence he witnessed as a child and the devastation of his country as a result of World War II …
Since June I have been part of a support group for people living with depression or bipolar disorder that meets at our church roughly every other week. Meeting with this group has been helpful to me …
In 1984, Erma and Wilfred Martens were part of a small group that asked how the church could demonstrate that their daughter Linda was part of the church body. Their other daughter had been baptized, but Linda had developmental disabilities, and her ability to express her walk with Jesus was limited …
