Three Biblical models The leadership of Mennonite Church USA has identified Christian formation as our number one ministry priority. I affirm this emphasis because the
“Growing up in a missionary home and being a PK (preacher’s kid) have made me more sensitive to building relationships,” says Carol Roth, Choctaw, of Clinton, Miss. Her infectious smile and bright brown eyes invite me into the conversation …
Many of us find it difficult to talk about sin these days, even in church services. It’s just not in vogue in modern America. Even at our recent churchwide convention at Pittsburgh, when the theme passage was 2 Corinthians 5:11–20, I didn’t hear much conversation about sin …
In the past I wrote about the importance of not singing about Christmas during the Advent season. But I am changing my mind. Singing Christmas hymns and carols need not diminish the meaning of Advent …
Jossimar Diaz-Castro was 16 when he first went to church. Growing up in Mexico City, he and his family held a nominal Catholic faith, most often experienced through Quinceañeras (coming-of-age ceremony for girls) …
Our great-great-great- grandparents Joseph and Barbara (Yoder) Bontrager were among the first Amish to settle in Elkhart and LaGrange counties in northern Indiana, now a thriving Amish and Mennonite region. We Bontragers have always celebrated the hard work and pioneering spirit of these ancestors; a stone marker three miles from Marty’s house commemorates the original homestead of Joseph (Sep) Bontrager …
