Poetry Hailu preaches and we tune our vision toward him, turn our palms to heaven. We hear an echo of jail hymns, "I want to
Heather, the successful pastor at Plum Ridge Church, had for a long time experienced an intimate relationship with God. But halfway through her sixth year at Plum Ridge, she was plunged into a cavernous dark night …
It is common for older people to talk condescendingly about young adults …
In a church pummeled by recession, unsettled by transition and immersed in controversy, grace can get lost. During my year’s separation from family, friends and congregation, the Spirit strove to remind me that grace, like a twig floating on a river, will pass by unnoticed if I do not pay attention …
Historians of immigration often identify “push” and “pull” factors when trying to explain an individual or group’s decision to pick up and go as well as their choice of destination. This helps explain what led me to knock on Mennonite doors …
