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A boy’s gift of water

It has been five years, and she still talks about Rico — the boy who offered his rationed bottled water to her. It was her first

Gert Slabach

August 9, 2017

You are welcome to come near

In these hazy, lazy days of mid-summer, I find myself pondering the deep mysteries of wheelchair ramps. Naturally. Recently, our little church made the decision

Ryan Dueck

August 8, 2017

The shame of our nation

U.S. President Donald Trump should feel indebted to religious voters, especially to evangelicals, who esteem themselves as “values voters.” A significant majority of them voted

Bruce Bradshaw

August 7, 2017

Future Church Summit: Be honest, and mourn

As the days have passed since the Mennonite Church USA convention in Orlando, Fla., I get more and more frustrated. As usual, I was happy

Caleb Schrock-Hurst

August 2, 2017

Communion: Where to draw the line?

One Sunday morning some years ago, I leaned against the back of a church pew, and with tears in my eyes confided to a friend.

Rosina Schmucker

August 1, 2017

Another taste of desert sand

It was the liturgy that first warmed my heart. I tried to be cautious, not to fall in love too quickly. How long should one

Rachel Stella

July 31, 2017

If conservatives feel silenced, we need to speak

I was not able to attend the Mennonite Church USA Future Church Summit in Orlando, Fla., but I followed with interest from a distance. I

Matthew Cordella-Bontrager

July 26, 2017

Did the Future Church Summit silence conservatives? No

As I try to process my experience at the Mennonite Church USA Future Church Summit in Orlando, Fla. — and especially as I think about

Joanna Harader

July 25, 2017

Medium, message and Jesus: Future Church Summit observations

Think of a memorable scene from a favorite film. Conjure it in your imagination: characters speaking and acting, musical score playing. Now imagine it without

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek

July 24, 2017

What is a call to ministry?

A long time ago in the big city, I was a graduate student studying the New Testament. My wife and I had another student and

Brad Roth

July 21, 2017

Grieving with those who grieve

Have you ever felt unsure of what to do as you watched a friend grieve a loved one? My wife recently lost a cousin in

Asher Witmer

July 20, 2017

My denomination continues to swing left

We delegates at the 2017 Mennonite Church USA Convention in Orlando met for an initial four-hour session and then a concluding one-hour session. In between

Harold N. Miller

July 19, 2017

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