The 2011 convention in Pittsburgh generated no denominational statements or resolutions. That was by design. But perhaps the 2013 gathering should consider a resolution that establishes what the Mennonite Church USA confession of faith, denominational statements and resolutions mean—and what they don’t mean …

The fact that this is my last Real Families column made me want to zoom out to bigger-picture reflections. What kept coming to me was this: Families are where we primally and intimately experience torment and transcendence …

The intersection of money, faith and work is tricky, challenging and confusing. For those of us who are affluent or middle-class, we may even avoid talking about the implications of our faith on our work and financial habits. Rachel Farrell, however, has chosen to face these implications and has made decisions in her life that would be seen as crazy to many in mainstream society, even to many Mennonites …

How has Mennonite Central Committee’s $850,000 Wineskins process—which included broad, accessible and participatory public consultations—narrowed to a process that is only intelligible to senior insiders? …

Music often touches our pain and our longing for beauty in ways that go beyond mere words. And sometimes that touch comes from unexpected places …

If white hair were a sign of wisdom, I’d be well on my way. But age—or white hair—doesn’t guarantee wisdom any more than youth precludes it …

I remember well the stories of our daughter doing her rotations of clinicals during her nurse’s training at Goshen (Ind.) College. Her calling was confirmed and her resolve strengthened as she saw her studies being brought to life …