“Living in the Land of Is” (Jan. 20) by Jenny Gehman offers wonderful advice on how to live our present lives. I’ve always been fond
“Do not harm yourself, for we are all here,” Paul shouts to the jailer in Acts 16. The man in charge of the prison has drawn his sword to kill himself, fearing the inmates have escaped after a miraculous earthquake flung the doors open.
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church looked at its property to dream of how it could recreate the space around the church. It has been a great way to engage with neighbors.
For several weeks, as I’ve met with the Lord each morning, I’ve been listening to one of my favorite old hymns, “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood.”
After several years of meeting online, the Mennonite World Conference Executive Committee gathered in person Dec. 12-14 in Schoorl, the Netherlands.
In January I had the great privilege of visiting Oak Flat, a breathtaking high-desert environment near Tucson, Ariz. I was able to pray at Ga’an Canyon (Angel’s canyon), a place sacred to the San Carlos Apache.
A blog reader asked me to write about the choices and priorities my husband and I are making as parents of a toddler. She had observed some qualities she liked in Plain Mennonite families of her acquaintance and was interested in hearing my perspective on parenting.
