The absence of peace When you Google “Peacemakers,” two major categories pop up. The first is Matthew 5:9 from the Beatitudes. The second is the popular name of a 45 caliber six-shooter originally manufactured by Colt for the U.S. Army in the 1800s. This article is intended to prevent your confusing the two …

Elizabeth Soto Albrecht challenged the congregation of Nueva Vida Norristown (Pa.) New Life Mennonite Church on May 5: “No more shunning, no more violence. It’s a call for discernment in difficult issues. We must lead it. We must learn how to fight
for unity” …

The church is to make Jesus visible in and to the world. Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoice in thee.—Psalm

God opens ways for us of experiencing the worship music of other cultures. In October 1972, at the beginning of a sabbatical in East Africa,

Two new books help us consider worship and mission for the global church. This past December, I had the great joy and satisfaction of seeing

A reflection on Ephesians 2:14-22 I live in Phoenix, where the daily reminders of group divisions are plainly evident. The everyday realities of life in

How can Christian practices create artifacts that promote truths and challenge the wider culture? In the early centuries, Christians enculturated their faith by using symbols

Shé Hall is the web and social media manager at an advertising agency in Norfolk, Va. She is a member of the praise team and creates many of the digital and print communications media at Calvary Community Church in Hampton, Va. …

Hesston College put the town of Hesston, Kan., on the Mennonite map, but it took the entrepreneur Lyle E. Yost to make the town’s name recognizable around the world on Hesston-branded machinery …

In their article “Post Christendom or Neo-Christendom?” (February), Ron Adams and Isaac Villegas take issue with the way we use “post-Christendom” in The Naked Anabaptist and other writings …