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A letter to the MC USA Executive Board

Author's note: I did not write what follows intending it to be an open letter. Given the strong encouragement by a small circle with whom I

Gordon Oyer

August 1, 2014

Waiting with the stories

My daughter and I looked at our garden each day, peering closely into the dark earth. “Do you see anything yet?” she asked, her voice

Melissa Florer-Bixler

July 31, 2014

Much is given, and much will be required

At first when I heard one of the main focuses of my cross-cultural experience to Guatemala (with Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va.) would be immigration,

Andrea King

July 30, 2014

Build relationships, put an end to violence

A picture of a young girl in Gaza, standing against a school and mourning the loss of a relative killed there, fills the main part

Amy Gingerich

July 29, 2014

How would Jesus vote on hot topics?

I read an article on Huffington Post about a new survey by a nonpartisan organization called YouGov of self-identified Christians. Asked how they believe Jesus

Christian Piatt

July 28, 2014

Four Brethren in Christ distinctives I don’t want to lose

I just returned to Philly after my first General Conference of the Brethren in Christ. It’s a biennial, national gathering designed to bring the church

Rachel DeMara Sensenig

July 25, 2014

I am a bacon lover

I. Love. Bacon. Seriously. Other words I use for it are “meat candy” and “crispy fried yum.” I cannot remember any time in the past

Robert Martin

July 24, 2014

Six places time for spiritual practice might be hiding

One of the number one questions I hear when I talk about how to incorporate faith practices into daily life is, “I would love to

Traci Smith

July 23, 2014

Church is not Facebook

My Saturday morning began with discord. I woke up, checked Facebook, and found my newsfeed full of statuses that made me feel sick. I couldn't

Sarah Ens

July 22, 2014

Have you felt the clash of dominant cultural sensibilities?

The Church is filled with divisions. It is almost impossible to find followers of Jesus committed to doing the hard work of having honest and

Drew G. I. Hart

July 21, 2014

Kids and God

Each day my kids see me reading my Bible and praying. They know that I attend Bible study and understand the value that attending church

Sybil Kolbert

July 18, 2014

Immigrant or refugee?

There's a moment in The Grand Budapest Hotel that struck me as particularly poignant social commentary. For the sake of not spoiling any of the plot,

Brian R. Gumm

July 17, 2014

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