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

On how giving to missions is like paying your phone bill In the past few months, Deb, my wife, and I have been in the

How praying for the nation's 'enemies' led to a loving connection years later Through our prayers God weaves a web that connects us to others

A reflection on Mark 12:38-44 I am a lawyer, or what’s called in the Bible one of the "teachers of the law." Law may be

Carolyn Holderread Heggen has served on the boards of Hesston (Kan.) College, Mennonite Board of Missions and Mennonite Women. At Albuquerque (N.M.) Mennonite Church she

While growing up in Mountain Lake, Minn., Marlene Harder Bogard, minister of Christian formation for Western District Conference (WDC), had everything a young person needed to form a strong Christian identity—a strong home, a strong church and strong role models. Except there was one catch: She had not yet owned the faith for herself …