Most people in the world long to be part of a group where they are loved, accepted and forgiven. I know I do. That’s why there is something attractive about genuine Christian community. We know instinctively that such a community is a sign of God’s presence and blessing. When followers of Jesus truly love each other, it confirms their status as disciples. Human effort also cannot bring it about …
Mennonite Chuch USA’s Phoenix 2013 convention next summer will include an unconventional purpose: to educate participants about immigration issues on the ground, create public witness events in the city and then have those in Phoenix return home to replicate the experiences for those who missed the convention. This is a good plan …
When I lived in London, I picked up a Grove Booklet (a publication series on contemporary religious ideas) on “Taking Ordinary Theology Seriously” by Jeff Astley and Ann Christie. I was astonished to discover that many regular church attenders do not believe in traditional Christian beliefs …
In the spring of 1751, two Frenchmen, Denis Diderot and Jean d’Alembert, published the first volume of the Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. When their project was completed 21 years later, the Encyclopédie boasted 28 volumes with 71,818 articles covering the full breadth of human knowledge …
In the summer of 2001, I found myself thinking intentionally about transition for the first time in my life. I had just finished my sophomore year of high school, and people were asking me more often about my plans for college …
Back when I was a student at Wichita (Kan.) State University in the mid-1970s, students (and faculty) from the philosophy department used to debate students (and faculty) from the psychology department at the student union about free will vs. determinism …
We are parents of young adult sons who were mild on the autism spectrum but now have significantly recovered. We write to raise awareness and concerns about the article “We’re All Connected and Therefore All Potentially Infected” …
I wish I could say that people come to church for my sermons. The pews are filled instead because we want to be there to hear the prayers, sharing aloud our joys and concerns, bringing them before God and receiving each voice as an invitation into the body of Christ. Through prayer our lives are mingled, becoming part of one another …
