Wayward son makes peace with past Christian Wagler shot himself in 1891. He is buried in Daviess County, Ind. A young Amishman, 36 years old. “They knew, the Daviess people, that Philipp Gollner January 26, 2021
Balm for a spiritual winter A former pastor discovers how to pass the peace of Christ — and accept it — in encounters with believers, seekers and skeptics. Lane Miller January 25, 2021
How can we define God? The new hymnal, Voices Together, expands our worship and broadens our invitation (“Make the chorus swell,” Nov. 27). As noted in the accompanying article, “Hymns Letters January 23, 2021
Alongside the streetwise Jesus We took our small-town youth group to serve in a city homeless shelter one winter morning. I had grand plans for exposing the youth to Brad Roth January 22, 2021
Be like rain (but not a thunderstorm) My son’s 12th birthday arrived on a sweltering July day. A group of us had gathered for an outdoor celebration when the thick humidity gave Jenny Gehman January 21, 2021
Making a new home feel like home Kansas pastor builds a congregation by aiding fellow African immigrants any way he can Tim Huber | Anabaptist World January 21, 2021
The harvest is plentiful. Will we answer the call? Woohoo! 2020 is finally over. For many of us it was a year to forget. We had the global pandemic, protests, wildfires, economic stress, presidential Jerrell Williams January 20, 2021
Do we care about all lives? I am responding to “Let’s cry out — and work for change” by Mennonite Church USA Women in Leadership and Mennonite Women USA (Nov. 27), Letters January 19, 2021
On the whole, a Gospel confounds I have great sympathy for Mary and Joseph. I lose Jesus all the time. — Lauren F. Winner Each day of Advent, our family read Sarah Kehrberg January 19, 2021
A beautiful day, a better future See the Bedouin fires at night See the oil fields at first light And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth After the flood, Hendy Matahelemual January 18, 2021
