They grew up in a Mennonite family in Harrisonburg, Va., where their Grandpa started businesses, prayed with Ronald Reagan and gave them a book called Capitalism for Kids. They moved to Portland, Ore.—America’s least-churched city—set up shop in a defunct church and put their family-bred business sense to new use …
One day in June, as I walked to work, I saw a young mother pushing a stroller with one child, another child beside her and a dog following behind. Meanwhile, she was talking on a cell phone …
Many Christians assume that the day of apostles is over, that the need for apostolic ministry died along with the original 12 sent by Christ into the world. I choose to differ. As long as there are communities that need the transforming power of God’s good news offered through Jesus Christ, there is a need for apostolic ministry …
I am serving on Mennonite Church USA’s Executive Board. As a board we are called to listen to our constituency and make wise decisions for the larger church body, which is no small task …
From time to time readers will suggest that we need to provide a more independent voice in our reporting and editorializing about Mennonite Church USA. The implication is that The Mennonite should function in a “watchdog” role, similar to the secular press …
A few years ago I started a vegetable garden in our front yard. I was thrilled to see the fruit growing from the long vines—grape tomato vines entangled with large slicing tomatoes, growing into one another, all mixed up and bound together as they reached out their leaves and branches to the sun, reds and yellows, beautiful and delicious …
