Bob Brenneman believes in the power of story. His own story moves from growing up in a rural church in southern Michigan to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Harrisonburg, Va., to Guatemala to Notre Dame (Ind.) University, where he completed a doctoral program in the sociology of religion …
I don’t know about the gates of Hades, but there are forces at work that make it difficult for the church to be the lighthouse God meant it to be when God instituted it …
I was talking with an educator the other day who said something funny, and the phrase stuck with me. Though it was said as a joke, I wondered how serious the implications really were …
As Phoenix 2013 approaches, Mennonites who prepare to attend the convention, participate online or abstain for a variety of reasons will benefit from a broader understanding of Arizona’s history and culture …