Editor’s note: From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, bloggers for The Mennonite will write reflections on the Lectionary text. All eight reflections will be available

Editor’s note: From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, bloggers for The Mennonite will write reflections on the Lectionary text. All eight reflections will be available

I had always thought the plagues of Egypt were intended to punish Pharaoh for ruthlessly holding God’s children as slaves in his land. Clearly his

One of the best ways to pass faith on to your children is to worship together with them at home. 1 This is why www.AnabaptistFaithFormation.org

Driving an hour north to a cancer hospital to conclude if I had cancer or not was agonizing. From the moment I had discovered a

Read Psalm 22. As we march onward toward the death of Jesus, I am struck by Peter’s arrogance in his response to Jesus’ prediction that

“Take a good look at my servant…. He won’t brush aside the bruised and the hurt and he won’t disregard the small and insignificant, but

Scripture: Job 13:13-19 “Let my declaration be in your ears,” Job says. “Who is there that will contend with me?” (13:17, 19). The question hangs

In my life, I have had no personal enemies. No one, to use the classical definition, has tried to kill me. Of course, there have

Scripture passage: II Kings 4:18-37.  I wasn’t particularly eager to become a mother. Ambivalent would be an apt description. But nothing else I've done has

Reflections on Ezekiel 37:1-14. Observing and experiencing life our spirits often repeat the prophetic question, "Can these dry bones live?" We are the Body of Christ,