Life & Faith

“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” (NLT). I used to find 1 Thessalonians 5:18 a troubling verse. Be thankful…

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparing, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to…

“Volunteers are attracted by the cause and they’re kept by the people,” says Shelley Campagnola, executive director of the Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (MCRS), consultant in organizational transitions, and…

Pilgrim Year (series) Steve Bell Novalis In the Worship Arts program at Columbia Bible College, students often encounter the practice of the liturgical year for the first time. Although they…

Volunteers form the backbone of churches. Who are the members in your congregation that exemplify a Christ-like attitude, giving their time, energy, and love to ministry inside and outside the…

From Good Friday to Easter For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he…

Article 18 of the MB Confession of Faith looks at Christ’s Final Triumph. This item of the Confession bears witness to both hope and warning: hope for the believer looking forward to being with Jesus in glory and warning for all others that life apart from Jesus awaits.

John 1:19–34 When was your last adventure in the wilderness and what was your best moment? Three days into a trip on the waters of Northern Saskatchewan, I peer over…

Read also Rooting unsteady trees Out of the womb…

More on Lent What I like about Lent The addition and subtraction of Lent “On the Lent” Gifts from U2 and from God Why Lent, why Now? Repentance was last…

Read also God moves in circles A softened heart for a leap of faith

My heart has continually been nudged as I learned about the KMB merger as a WMB board member. In the middle of meetings, my mind would be racing with ideas…

  Rooting unsteady trees New York Times columnist David Brooks recently offered a striking image to describe our cultural moment. The image was that of an unsteady tree. A tree…

Out of the womb; part of the family The family home can be a loving, caring, nurturing place (for some; sadly, it is incredibly damaging for others); however, staying within…

One day I was in the tourist information office just inside Jerusalem’s Old City, at Jaffa Gate, when a young tourist asked, “How do I walk to Bethlehem?” I took…