In his monthly editorial several years ago, Everett Thomas reflected on the power inherent in a family story (“Story Power,” September 2, 2008). The same story that captured his imagination in 2008 has held me in thrall for the last several years …
In his monthly editorial several years ago, Everett Thomas reflected on the power inherent in a family story (“Story Power,” September 2, 2008). The same story that captured his imagination in 2008 has held me in thrall for the last several years …
On Dec. 14, 1993, mission worker Lynda Hollinger-Janzen was serving at a church-based health-care center in the West African country of Benin. In the maternity department, women would arrive well into labor, pay $3 to have their babies’ umbilical cords cut with sterile instruments, then leave a few hours later …
I have a deep appreciation for the many counseling centers that are affiliated with Mennonite Church USA because I recognize how much they contribute to our church’s vision to bring healing and hope to individuals in our communities, both inside and outside the church …
During Christmas we remember that God has come close, as close to us as a soon-to-be born child is to her mother: God in a womb, God in our flesh …
I did not grow up with Advent as part of my Christmas experience. For me as an Amish child, Christmas was nothing like today’s consumer-driven celebration …
Miscellany
Church members often reflect the wider society in their conflicts and how they identify themselves. Joshua Brockway, a Church of the Brethren minister and a doctoral student who works on the staff of that denomination, writes about this phenomenon in his blog for Missio Alliance …
