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 …

Joy Sutter has held a variety church leadership positions, including elder, church board member, conference worker, member of a Mennonite school board, and she is

Bethel College professor J. Winfield Fretz put into practice the ethics he taught by opening a restaurant in 1953. In the spring of 2012, workers

Elkhart’s Partly Dave Coffee House ministry, 1966-1975 The Archives, a ministry of Mennonite Church USA's Executive Board, are located in North Newton, Kan., in the

Our peacemaking needs to include other creatures. In his painting "Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple" (1626), Rembrandt depicted an angry, scowling Jesus

How long can a Mennonite survive without community? As definitions for both “community” and “Mennonite” evolve, I hear this question surfacing more often and experience its echo in my own life …