As December begins, we want to start looking forward to celebrating a joyful Christmas. Doing so is tough with wars still in Ukraine and the Middle East. The world situation is so bleak, some are tempted to give up hope. The Christian Advent is full of hope, but it also reminds us that we have to work to prepare the way for the Lord, not just wait passively for his coming.
The Bible doesn’t tell us everything. The writer of John says there are more miracles that Jesus performed than were included in the book. At other points there are unnamed characters or characters we hear about only once. Do these minor characters have something to say to us?
Today is a wonderful day (November 13)! My youngest sister, Salsabeel (19), just learned that she had passed her high school exams with a 95.4 % average. She hopes this high score will enable her to study abroad and become a doctor.
Members of Vilnius Church celebrated their 25th anniversary Nov. 15-16 in Lithuania.
On Nov. 18, the pastor of an 80-person Latino Pentecostal church got a concerning WhatsApp audio message. The message, allegedly created by an unidentified pastor, circulating among Atlanta-area evangelical faith leaders, claimed massive immigration raids would occur there that week on Thursday and Friday.
African Mennonite women have been leaders of renewal and revival. They have been prophets and healers. They have witnessed miracles and cast out demons.
Mennonite Church USA has appointed new staff relating to education, marketing and the archives.
