Yoder-Short: Love beyond your own tribe Two seemingly unrelated conversations keep colliding. The first included an explanation of how Mennonites are racist, how they speak of peace but don’t practice it Jane Yoder-Short August 24, 2020
Yoder-Short: Mercy for all? What if a comforting parable comes unraveled? What if the hero we usually identify with fades? What if we start seeing ourselves as an overly Jane Yoder-Short July 13, 2020
Yoder-Short: Jesus the joker Have you tried any tasty camel recipes? In this time of physical distancing, people are doing more experimental cooking. I have yet to try a Jane Yoder-Short June 1, 2020
Yoder-Short: Life in the wilderness We live in a fear-filled, anxiety-ridden wilderness. We sound like the rabble enumerating all they miss of the good life in Egypt. Gone are the Jane Yoder-Short April 20, 2020
Yoder-Short: Wolves in disguise As a child, one of the first big words I learned was prevaricator. My mom used it in reference to a person she felt couldn’t Jane Yoder-Short March 9, 2020
Yoder-Short: Misreading Bathsheba New analysis indicates that when King David saw Bathsheba, she wasn’t bathing nude but “was actually heading out the door to run some errands while Jane Yoder-Short January 27, 2020
Yoder-Short: What if Jonah came to us? After hearing a series of sermons on Jonah, I’ve started seeing this reluctant prophet in unexpected places. Jonah used to be safely confined to a Jane Yoder-Short December 9, 2019
Yoder-Short: Creation still groans I’ve heard creation care is a liberal agenda that puts its concerns ahead of national well-being. This got me wondering: Was Paul labeled an eco-freak Jane Yoder-Short October 28, 2019
Yoder-Short: Annoying persistence Is it ever OK to nag about injustices? Do we remain too quiet when all around us vulnerable children, the marginalized and widows find no Jane Yoder-Short September 16, 2019
Yoder-Short: Messy situations, then and now The timing of information entering our thoughts can create loud clashes. The same week I was rereading the story of Hagar, I heard a plea Jane Yoder-Short August 5, 2019
Yoder-Short: Waiting in line for water Growing up on a farm, one of my jobs was to carry water to the chickens. I thought I was working hard. I carried water Jane Yoder-Short June 24, 2019
Yoder-Short: I follow Apollos! I confess, at times I judge people by their hats. We don’t need hats to tell us our society and our churches are plagued with Jane Yoder-Short May 13, 2019