When the founders of Menno­nite high schools in North America began to develop their campuses, they probably didn't imagine the Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Ethiopian and

The long, innovative tradition of cross-cultural education continues at Mennonite colleges. Within days of landing in Botswana, Kali Emans and her classmates from Bluffton (Ohio)

How the author’s journey has been shaped by different Anabaptist communities In his book The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith (Herald

Learning from Coptic Orthodox Christians Christians in Egypt commemorate Christmas this year in the midst of great political and social instability. During the past three

On Dec. 14, 1993, mission worker Lynda Hollinger-Janzen was serving at a church-based health-care center in the West African country of Benin. In the maternity department, women would arrive well into labor, pay $3 to have their babies’ umbilical cords cut with sterile instruments, then leave a few hours later …

Could we learn something about Christian worship from spectator sports? Shortly after dawn one day, my husband and a friend headed out to a football

Our worship should be reflected in our everyday lives. Apparently we in the United States are losing religion. Pundits report on the growth of the

How to overcome the hurtful practice of murmuring against others. Like a leaky faucet, negative thinking and speaking patterns can also persist over time, distracting

4 lessons from the Good Samaritan Many Mennonite Church USA congregations are engaging the Scriptures with renewed intentionality. These initiatives are taking a number of

Our small congregation celebrated the births of two babies this past
summer. On a Sunday morning and at other gatherings, you’ll see people taking turns holding these infants, giving the parents a break and themselves the pleasure of holding a baby. But after a while, the baby gets fussy, then cries, perhaps needing to be fed, and back he or she goes to the mother …

The blessings of gathering with others for daily prayer It is still dark outside when I make my way down the block, keenly aware of