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Stephen Kriss

Coming to terms with millstones

I read the 150-page report from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office about the abuse cases of the Altoona-Johnstown (Pa.) Catholic Diocese in the midst of

Stephen Kriss

June 6, 2016

Spirit’s strange words

I am fascinated by the power and possibility of Pentecost. Whether the speakers were suddenly gifted with new languages or the hearers simply understood the

Stephen Kriss

April 25, 2016

Resurrection through tears and change

Several years ago during the Easter vigil at Resurrection Catholic parish in my hometown of Johnstown, Pa., I found myself weeping almost uncontrollably. The Saturday

Stephen Kriss

March 14, 2016

Freedom from fear in Indonesia

The news of violence broke late in the evening in Philadelphia, mid-morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 14. Philadelphia, where I live, has the largest

Stephen Kriss

February 1, 2016

Speaking, listening in feverish days

These last weeks have seemed feverish both in personal and online spaces as people have sought to respond to incidents in Paris and San Bernardino,

Stephen Kriss

December 21, 2015

Our history is absorbed into our whiteness

In the beginning of his acclaimed book Between You and Me, written as a letter to his adolescent son, Ta-Nehisi Coates wonders how Mennonites came

Stephen Kriss

November 10, 2015

Finding the Spirit in anxious times

Author Peter Steinke suggests Old Testament understandings of salvation are connected to openness rather than constricting. Steinke writes about how healthy communities behave in times

Stephen Kriss

September 28, 2015

Building connections with Jews is in season

The Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are soon upon us. I grew up celebrating these days of the Jewish calendar

Stephen Kriss

August 17, 2015

More than rending the Confederate flag

Tearing cloth is not enough to show you are sad; let your heart be broken. — Joel 2:13 In the Jewish tradition, as part of

Stephen Kriss

July 7, 2015

The church is changing, so keep moving

The Pew Research Center’s study on religion in the United States, released this month, revealed that the church is in the midst of significant changes.

Stephen Kriss

May 25, 2015

Refusing to fight the culture war

The Mennonite Church USA credentialed leaders survey has opened a conversation that research coordinator Conrad Kanagy says highlights a growing divide. Kanagy sees homosexuality as

Stephen Kriss

April 13, 2015

White privilege, guilt

The night in November when the news broke that officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson,

Stephen Kriss

March 2, 2015

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