When I knew “Ellen,” she was smart, attractive and couldn’t keep a paying job. She found meaning by volunteering for nonprofits, including a classical music organization where I worked. She accepted concert tickets as pay for ushering on “good” days, when she wasn’t hiding in her apartment arguing with her “visitors” …

Adult sessions Tuesday evening, June 30 “Gathered in God’s Spirit” (Acts 2:1-11; John 20:19b-21a) Juana F. Nuñez (Juanita) works as a certified part-time chaplain with

Wednesday, July 1 All delegates are encouraged to be present for the opening session. Leaders will be introduced and delegates will get acquainted with each

Three women will lead their final song and tell their final story to the children and preschoolers gathered at Convention 2009 in Columbus, Ohio …

Finally, Mennonites get to meet in Columbus, Ohio. Jorge Vallejos, director of convention planning, says his office hoped to hold conventions in Columbus previous years, and now that wish has come true …

Pastor Susan Ortman Goering witnesses Columbus (Ohio) Mennonite Church’s influence on people all over the country …

There are growing signs that fear and misinformation concerning the H1N1 (swine flu) virus are leading to discrimination against immigrants in the United States …

Convention 2009 happens June 30-July 5 in Columbus, Ohio. It is our fourth convention as Mennonite Church USA …

Poem When in September 1882 a fragment rivaled the sun as it fell past the sun, hit perihelion, grazed the day with its light as

A transformation from unhappiness to gratitude I stifle a gag as I open the door to the chicken house. My nose reacts as if suddenly

4 course corrections for the Mennonite church Asked to give a talk on “the years ahead,” felt daunting. I’m in my mid-80s, and I was

Brief theological considerations This article was originally written and published in German as “Christ und Wirtschaft,” Der Mennonit. Internationales mennonitisches Gemeindeblatt 26/11 (November 1973): 161-162.