A daughter reflects on her father's experience in Civilian Public Service. My father struggled with finding the right job for his skills. In his lifetime

Twenty-year-old Esther Shank's generation faces overwhelming influence of the "green" movement on a daily basis. "Almost everything in the stores now have a 'green' label

A Mennonite classic turns 30. Editing a book about living simply has a way of throwing one's own hypocrisy into stark relief. When I began

O Little Town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. My heart breaks as I sing these words and relive my experience of contemporary

Jesus is pretty amazing. He’s an ancient character in an obscure corner of the Roman Empire. He barely made it to his 30s and then joined countless other expendable people the Empire considered worth executing …

A biblical perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Israel-Palestine problem is like a volcano. It may quiet down for a brief time while other news

Christian life is a continuous journey of following Jesus. What's the point of a pilgrimage? In the practice of journeying to places of spiritual significance,

Reflections on James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37 As a young adult I participated in a Mennonite Church Assembly. The theme was "Free to Be Bound

Mennonites should become involved with and assist veterans. War is hell. The statement has become a cliché, a commonplace almost devoid of import. But if

A look at 120 years of Mennonite youth ministry and what’s ahead Acommon response I heard when researching the history of Mennonite youth ministry was,

After 29 years in various pastoral roles in the U.S. context, I found myself working as a minister of peace and justice for a mission agency located in the global mission division …