“Growing up in a missionary home and being a PK (preacher’s kid) have made me more sensitive to building relationships,” says Carol Roth, Choctaw, of Clinton, Miss. Her infectious smile and bright brown eyes invite me into the conversation …

Art, worship, music and the church Mennonites have long debated what constitutes appropriate worship music. Many people like singing hymns because of their sentimental value.

Showing care for the words of our conversation with God in worship Let me write the songs of a nation; I don't care who writes

Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster, Pa., is a church with an art gallery. At Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster (CMCL), an overhaul of the ground

A personal story of Advent My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… For the Mighty One has done great

True justice is not distinct from but rooted in mercy. A severe, hard-bitten view of justice is all too familiar to us. “She got what

In response to Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph was a man An ordinary earn-your-living-with-your-hands kind of man. A carpenter by trade. Ah—but he was righteous. How many

I stalked the hallways of the Anglican church nervously as I waited for the healing prayer conference to begin. I had come to do some soul work on inner wounds, and I felt uncertain about what was to unfold …