The Advent and Christmas season in our culture is the strangest thing. On the one hand, we are celebrating, partying and doing happy things: television specials and Christmas card images—fun parties at work, at home and at school—wonderful carols of the season that play 24/7 on our favorite radio stations …
Can the kingdom that is not yet already be? Can you give someone a gift that they already have? Can you juggle if you’re clumsy? These three questions speak to 12 signs of the kingdom I have witnessed in this congregation, Chestnut Street Mennonite Church in Lancaster, Pa. …
On a hot summer day in Brownsville, Texas, the Hernandez family home overflowed. Children filled every bit of open space—outdoor areas, the living room, dining room and
hallways—as youth from California and Texas guided them in Spanish and English.
During the past 10 years, Quito Mennonite, a church founded by Ecuador Partnership, including the Colombia Mennonite Church and Central Plains Conference along with Mennonite Mission Network in 2001, has opened its doors to many refugees and walked alongside them in their struggles …
When Kuaying Teng travels in Laos, he knows exactly who to call—a tuk-tuk driver known simply as Teep …
It is Tuesday evening, Nov. 4, 2008. I am alone, and the church building is dark except for the light in the basement kitchen. As I prepare the baskets for the bread and fill each thimble-sized cup with juice, I silently repeat the words that will accompany the eating and drinking to come …
