One man’s refusal to demand repayment from another helped that man be open to receiving Jesus Christ. It all began at the Silver Knob sand

We are to live by faith, not fear. I used to hear this little jingle during the 1964 presidential election: “In your heart you know

Kim Vu Friesen served on Mennonite Central Committee Central States board, MCC U.S. board, MCC binational board and the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board. Currently

How this innocent-sounding expression makes a white guy like me the 'real' American in the room How this innocent-sounding expression makes a white guy like

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. …

In a mother’s last hours, an important visitor just happens to show up. I was at my whit’s end, fit to be tied, at the

Cora Brown is pastor at Church Without Walls in Elkhart, Ind., and executive director of Emerge Ministries, a homeless prevention program. She serves on the

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.

Or, wearing my religion I put a “Blessed are the Peacemakers” bumper sticker from ThirdWay.com on the back of my Saturn Vue a couple of