The do's and don'ts of including new Mennonites As a young adult, I studied with Ron Sider, got most of my recipes from the More
We are a peace church. That much is clear. The real questions are how long that will be true and how long we care …
I am a 57-year-old woman in a comfortable 26-year marriage, and I think a lot about sex. The reason? I have a 21-year-old son, who is in college …
Four years ago we left Youngest Bird at college. At the time I wrote about how empty it was in that nest …
Even though Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder died more than a dozen years ago (at age 70), books of his writings keep coming out. So, too, do books written in response to his works …
The tagline on the cover of The Mennonite reads, “a forum for the voices of Mennonite Church USA.” Over my four years as assistant editor, I have seen how offering content online and inviting reader feedback works to carry out that mission …
Sometimes you need to calculate when you’re planning on announcing it. Making a personal church announcement during the sharing and reflection time can elicit a whole range of emotions from the congregation: tears, laughter and applause …
“June is the Month with Wings,” writes world traveler Vivian Swift. She describes June as the month when anything can happen—a month characterized by freedom and possibility, a month with wings …
Frederick Mennonite Retirement Community in Pennsylvania is the oldest Mennonite-affiliated institution for older adults, tracing its roots to 1896. Others soon followed, including Mennonite Home in Pennsylvania and Bethesda Home in Kansas. Why did Mennonites commit themselves to serving older adults?
