Melissa Florer-Bixler is pastor at Raleigh (N.C.) Mennonite Church.  The swelling joy of Advent is complicated. A season that celebrates a surprise pregnancy, a healthy

Lynn Parks is Associate Pastor at Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, Philadelphia, where she is abundantly blessed with children and youth. She and her husband, Vandy,

Shannon Dycus lives in Indianapolis, IN with her husband, Gregory and two sons – ages 4 and 6.  She is Co-Pastor at First Mennonite Church

Martin Navarro is a member of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana.     Do not fear, you worm Jacob,     you insect Israel!

Ken Hochstetler is president and CEO of Everence, a faith-centered financial services organization and an agency of Mennonite Church USA. See, the Lord is going

Marlene Kropf lives with her husband Stanley in Port Townsend, Washington.  They are members of Portland Mennonite Church (Oregon).  Marlene is a former Minister of

Kelsey Hochstetler lives in Berlin, Ohio with her husband, Jeff, and 1-year-old daughter, Mariella. When she’s not working at Mennonite Mission Network or changing diapers,

Amy Gingerich serves as editorial director at MennoMedia and its book imprint, Herald Press. She is a member of Friendship Mennonite Church in Bedford Heights,

Malinda Elizabeth Berry, assistant professor of theology and ethics at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, lives in south central Elkhart with her family and their flock

Cal D. Zehr is in his 25th year as the pastor of Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Tiskilwa, Illinois. He serves on the Mennonite Church USA

Alma Ovalle is a wife, mother, Menno Latina, Spanish teacher, and writer. I remember singing a corito (chorus) when I was growing up that said,

Becca J.R. Lachman grew up in Kidron, Ohio and has served with the Mennonite Voluntary Service Seattle unit. Her most recent essay “New Monasticism, Old