Mark Loving, a sophomore at Eastern Mennonite University, is the great-grandson of Mildred and Richard Loving. In 1967, the couple won a Supreme Court case that eventually led to freedom for mixed-race couples to marry and live together in Virginia. Their story is featured i...
03.01.2017 Written By: Tim Bentch
When we are driving our children to a practice or a game instead of worship or instead of a Wednesday night youth meeting, what message does that send to our children? Are we saying, we only go to church when there’s nothing better to do? Are we placing sports, or work, or leisure above knowing and serving God?
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05.01.2017 Written By: Kate Lichti for Mennonite Church USA
Salem Mennonite Church in Shickley, Nebraska, celebrated its 125th year this fall with the theme “God’s Faithfulness Throughout All Generations.” The theme prompted long-time member Jan Noel to think about the changes that this rural congregation has seen over the years and to preserve some of its memories through oral history.
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06.01.2017 Written By: Hannah Heinzekehr
I visited an older man in the hospital. After we chatted a little bit, he patted his bedside and said, “Pastor will you pray for me?”
I was blown away by that. Here this older man was inviting me in to be his pastor even though he didn’t know me very well. And beyond that you get to visit the newborn babies in the hospital and sit with couples planning to get married and hear their hopes and dreams and you sit with couples having marriage difficulties and you’re one of the first ones called when there’s a death. It’s humbling work and often feels like holy ground.
08.01.2017 Written By: The Hungry Hounds
Crunchy zatar seasoned pita chips, sweet caramelized onions, roasted tomatoes, and crisp, lemon laced vegetables; this Roasted Vegetable Fattoush Salad is a perfect light & flavorful dinner for these cold winter months.
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06.01.2017 Written By: Jenny Perez Castro
My body has wisdom and implicit knowledge to offer me, if I am attentive. I move about in the world, connect to others and experience creation through my body. I have grown to deeply love this miraculous network of systems that God created, as well as the unique form these systems combine to produce. And so taking care of it is not a chore or something I feel obligated to do. It has become for me an act of carefully planned, intentional love.
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