“I want to wash your feet,” he said to me as he gazed intently into my eyes, “and I will tell you why.” I was attending a foot washing service at the Fraternidad Cristiana Mennonite Church in Mexico City. The man who wanted to wash my feet was the pastor and a long-time leader in the Mennonite church in Mexico. I hadn’t seen him for more than 20 years …
Every Sunday at Light of Life Mennonite Church in Farmington, N.M., Ernestine (“Tina”) Begay makes sure the congregation sings at least two songs in the Navajo language from one of two Navajo worship books …
It is easy to get caught up in feelings of nostalgia. As a pastor, I’ve been part of many funerals that have been a blessing to me. Burying and celebrating the lives of people that have lived 70, 80, 90 or even 100-plus years of faithfulness to Christ is a privilege …
Congregations can be supportive communities for people with disabilities and their families …