No one expected me to get back in time for our worship service. But I left the Mennonite Church USA convention in Columbus, Ohio, early enough Sunday morning to arrive …
No one expected me to get back in time for our worship service. But I left the Mennonite Church USA convention in Columbus, Ohio, early enough Sunday morning to arrive …
Each year, before Christmas, we review some recent books to whet our appetites for the many out there that can help us in our spiritual lives …
Nora was born of Jen and Nick. Serena was born of Kathy and David. Benjamin was born of Celia and Jon. All these new babies came to us within the past few months …
Two recent viewings have reinforced for me a growing problem in our mediaculture that has dire repercussions …
This summer I completed my 11th year at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church. I’ve been here long enough now that the anniversary comes and goes without fanfare. In fact, I rarely think about it myself. That feels good. No jailhouse calendars for me …
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. In a down economy, this is the point: During what is now being called the Great Recession, congregations must take the opportunity to make changes more radical than would be possible during good times …
My father used to tell me there are no free lunches. Whenever something appeared too good to be true, he said, it probably was.
