Playing basketball at Iowa Mennonite School in Kalona, Iowa, did not yield many wins for Aliese Gingerich and her teammates.“ If I were playing basketball to win games, I would not have been playing at IMS,” Gingerich says …
Playing basketball at Iowa Mennonite School in Kalona, Iowa, did not yield many wins for Aliese Gingerich and her teammates.“ If I were playing basketball to win games, I would not have been playing at IMS,” Gingerich says …
“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) …