My birthday falls at the end of October, a season of great silliness in our culture. The TV industry tries to entertain us with its worst horror films. Candy merchants place great hopes on selling sugar to a populace of growing obesity …

Iwas struck by a recent blog post by Jeremy Yoder. He wrote, “While there will always be rural and small town Mennonite churches, I also believe that Mennonite Church USA’s future also lies with the non-Anglo and urban congregations …