We are preparing as a denomination to assemble for Kansas City 2015. We will gather as a diverse body for a time of discernment. Already

Extreme. This word is like so many English words. It can have many different meanings. The word extreme can be viewed horizontally and vertically. The

Children raised without religion are more likely to stay out of jail, avoid peer pressure, love their families and not be racist. At least this is

“Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” The author of 1 John invites us to put our

Maybe we shouldn’t have told my 3-year-old son life’s biggest secret already, but we did: “We are all going to die someday.” Now he regularly

This year I visited Iglesia Evagelica Lawndale (Lawndale Mennonite) in Illinois. Prior to this visit I had visited the church several times and I was familiar with the worship.

This piece originally appeared on the Menno Snapshots blog of Mennonite Church USA. The story I’m about to share is about racism, and it’s complicated.

Mennonite Church USA faces the pivotal question of what unites us and what can divide us. The presenting issue in our time is acceptance of

The Discernment Group working to care for victims of John Howard Yoder’s sexual abuse and to advocate against sexual abuse in the Mennonite Church has

This piece originally appeared on the Menno Snapshots blog of Mennonite Church USA. At convention in July, I will be presenting a series of workshops

“…and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother

On April 18, 2013, I was involved in a bike accident resulting in a broken neck and a severe spinal cord injury. The accident left me