Ivan didn’t have a list of requirements when he went looking for a wife, but he did hope for one who could speak Pennsylvania Dutch.
Participating as a conference minister in the Journey Program (a leadership program for pastors and lay leaders) through Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary has been a very rewarding experience for me, and I am always so appreciative of the bond between students and mentors.
This issue’s date coincides with a historic moment in U.S. history. On Aug. 26, 1920, Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women equal voting rights.
As a congregation member of mine put it one time, “Everything’s just a little bit bad.” You know the feeling. It’s not as bad as it could be but things aren’t great and you need a boost. Here are five things that have helped me during a rough patch.
“Essen! Essen! Essen!” was what I heard a young man shout on his way to the cafeteria at the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Paraguay in 2009.
