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Kriss: All too human

The church is fully human. This thought crossed my mind in the midst of Sunday morning worship. There was no particular reason for it. Just

Stephen Kriss

March 18, 2019

Kriss: Much more to Mexico

For two weeks I have been in Mexico, far south of the proposed border wall, in a place people from the U.S. come to frolic

Stephen Kriss

February 4, 2019

Kriss: Once we were the ones who knocked

This is the great seriousness of the Advent message and its great blessing. Christ stands at the door. He lives in the form of people

Stephen Kriss

December 17, 2018

Kriss: Paradox of the call to serve and lead

Credentialed Mennonite ministers are a unique lot, yet our experiences are diverse. In some congregations, a theological understanding of the priesthood of all believers diminishes

Stephen Kriss

November 5, 2018

Kriss: Pastors and scandals

For Mennonite pastors, conversations about boundaries can be difficult. Recent cases of boundary violations have rocked theological and institutional understandings of ourselves. In Pennsylvania, the

Stephen Kriss

September 24, 2018

Kriss: The power of a simple greeting

One deep grateful breath, One small step forward Has the power to change everything. — from Through and Beyond by Bonnie Thurston I live in a

Stephen Kriss

August 13, 2018

Kriss: Encountering truth takes more effort

About a decade ago, somewhere in the labyrinth of Marrakesh, Morocco, I told a shop owner I was a writer. I responded to his questions

Stephen Kriss

July 2, 2018

Kriss: Millennials’ invitation to lead and learn

At Casa de Esperanza, an Anabaptist/Mennonite community in Oaxaca City, Mexico, Pastor Luis Rey Matias-Cruz invited a 20-something member of his congregation to assist in

Stephen Kriss

May 21, 2018

Kriss: Change is constant; control is not

The idea of progress and continual growth is a lie we’ve believed from modernity. Growing up in western Pennsylvania during the collapse of industry and

Stephen Kriss

April 9, 2018

Kriss: Our political tension

Mennonites first came to Pennsylvania more than 300 years ago, attracted by American values like freedom of religion and the ability to act according to

Stephen Kriss

February 26, 2018

Kriss: Trying to see from another’s view

The final project of our Christian Ethics class last semester was a field trip rooted in the implications of what we learned. My small class

Stephen Kriss

January 15, 2018

Kriss: Waiting with a smartphone during Advent

Advent is about waiting. The two most celebrated portions of the church year, Lent and Advent, both feature a similar framework of preparing and waiting.

Stephen Kriss

December 4, 2017

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