I’m currently working on my Doctor of Ministry dissertation on nonviolent pastoral ethics. Part of this is taking a look at the cross and atonement, as it impacts the ethics of pastors. Bill Kincaid, my advisor, talks about a “360” view of the cross.
Mennonite World Conference’s 2028 global assembly will be in Tanzania. The Executive Committee announced March 19 it had accepted an invitation from the member churches of that country.
Speaking of power, greens and God, there is a fantastic word that feels especially alive this time of year: viriditas. Literally meaning “greening power” in Latin, this term was coined by the 12th-century mystic St. Hildegard of Bingen, to describe divine energy.
An Old Order Amish mother in Ohio accused of fatally throwing her 4-year-old son into a lake as an offering to God was found not guilty by reason of insanity March 3.
The film’s textured, almost tactile, animation is combined with a soundtrack that blends folk music with sweeping orchestration to tell a story about unmerited grace.
