I don’t know about the gates of Hades, but there are forces at work that make it difficult for the church to be the lighthouse God meant it to be when God instituted it …

I was talking with an educator the other day who said something funny, and the phrase stuck with me. Though it was said as a joke, I wondered how serious the implications really were …

As Phoenix 2013 approaches, Mennonites who prepare to attend the convention, participate online or abstain for a variety of reasons will benefit from a broader understanding of Arizona’s history and culture …

Leadership: A word from Mennonite Church USA leaders It is increasingly clear that we see the world and read the Bible through the lens of

You know you may be on a vacation designed for a different demographic when a companion twice your age suggests: “Let’s get a picture together. We’re in the same age group: under 65.” Such was the case when Shanda, my wife, and I joined my parents and 33 other new friends on the California Mennonite Historical Society’s adventure “Seeing Poland Through Mennonite Eyes” …

Mediaculture: Reflections on the effect of media and culture on our faith This summer’s tragic shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Madison, Wis., raise a question

In the standard telling of the story, the history of the Mennonite mission movement nearly always begins with the story of the Dutch Mennonite Mission Board and the work of its first missionary, Pieter Jansz …

I was sitting in the departure lounge at Heathrow Airport in London. Seated on one side of me were several women in white saris, veiled except for their eyes. On the other side were several bearded men in turbans, conversing enthusiastically in a tongue that was foreign to me. Another wore a specially-designed skull cap, which I took to be Islamic garb …