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Kriss: A falling tower

We came to the party late. Mennonite Church USA created a national denominational superstructure just in time for the whole idea to crumble in Protestant

Stephen Kriss

October 23, 2017

Kriss: Our sighs and our work are our prayers

Houston Mennonite Church Pastor Marty Troyer told me on Aug. 31, “I’ve sighed a lot in these past few days,” referring to the Spirit’s pleading

Stephen Kriss

September 11, 2017

Kriss: Shaky present, bright future

I hadn’t been a delegate at a Mennonite Church USA convention since San Jose a decade ago. It wasn’t a positive experience then and, to

Stephen Kriss

July 31, 2017

Kriss: Connecting with refugees in France’s ‘jungle’

Last week, I traveled from the U.K. to Calais, France, to bear witness to the greatest human migration in Europe since World War II. Last

Stephen Kriss

June 19, 2017

Kriss: A good neighbor, Lydia is there

I live in a section of duplexes in northwestern Philadelphia. Tucked back from the street, I have the option of less interaction, compared to others

Stephen Kriss

May 8, 2017

Kriss: Pastoring in polarities

Many who preach regularly are finding it a tough navigation in the pulpit in the United States. Our highly politicized environment means it’s difficult to

Stephen Kriss

March 27, 2017

Kriss: Talking politics in Indonesia

I spent the two weeks preceding President Trump’s inauguration in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country. Conversation about the U.S. presidential transition was lively.

Stephen Kriss

February 13, 2017

Kriss: Immigrants are the church

Soong Chan Rah’s The Next Christendom points out that most immigrants to the United States are already Christian. This ongoing influx of Christians bolsters our

Stephen Kriss

January 2, 2017

Kriss: Sweet communion

At 3 a.m. Nov. 9, my phone flashed updates so vigorously it woke me up. I rolled over to verify what I had expected from

Stephen Kriss

November 21, 2016

Kriss: The road to 2042

According to U.S. Census figures, white people will be a U.S. minority by 2042. Comedian Hari Kondabalu jokes this shouldn’t make white folks nervous, as

Stephen Kriss

October 10, 2016

I confess: I am a pastor

I rarely identify myself as a pastor. Other trades I inhabit — writer, nonprofit administrator, professor — require less explanation. They come with lower expectations

Stephen Kriss

August 29, 2016

Encounters with grace and dogma

A few days before Ramadan began I visited London Central mosque. It’s a huge building at the edge of Regent’s Park in the middle of

Stephen Kriss

July 18, 2016

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