True justice is not distinct from but rooted in mercy. A severe, hard-bitten view of justice is all too familiar to us. “She got what

In response to Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph was a man An ordinary earn-your-living-with-your-hands kind of man. A carpenter by trade. Ah—but he was righteous. How many

I stalked the hallways of the Anglican church nervously as I waited for the healing prayer conference to begin. I had come to do some soul work on inner wounds, and I felt uncertain about what was to unfold …

The family of God is not limited to national borders. When my father baptized me in 1945, the Lord spoke to me. As I looked

The holiday experience is different in Palestine, compared with the United States. Last year wasn’t my first Thanksgiving abroad, a holiday that is oh-so-North American

Apologies help bring inner unity and reconciliation. “I’m sorry for my part in this whole thing,” he said. It was already a good two hours

I was 15 the summer of the Mennonite Youth Convention in Charlotte, N.C., and during that week I had an encounter with Phil, a friend