Like a Mennonite Brethren Indiana Jones, MB Mission general director Randy Friesen travels the world inspiring the body of Christ to surrender to God and take risks for Jesus as…
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Lavern is a big, black woman who stands behind a hot grill making omelettes for resort guests every morning. She doesn’t look like she particularly enjoys it. A guest at…
As the pile of loot in a book giveaway dwindled to the dregs, a writers’ conference I was attending offered a self-help book for Christians who have a problem with…
Let’s say I had an argument with my wife because of my own obtuseness and insensitivity. And, let’s just say that we therefore enjoyed the sound of silence for the…
I had a second flat tire. It was the first day of an awareness-raising bike ride in Honduras on a Mennonite Central Committee learning tour. David (pronounced Da-veed), the mechanic who…
I was still a teenager when some of the older leaders in my church included me in a meeting I’ll never forget. As they debated the profound and the mundane, pouring…
Why we need to be mentors “To start at the beginning makes as little sense as starting at the end. And so I begin somewhere in the middle, work my…
What do you say when you don’t know what to say? What is left to utter when utterance has become utterly futile? I am in this season. I hope it…
A long time ago, Mennonites settled in a country and thrived. When a large number of newcomers arrived looking for a home, the Mennonites welcomed them, teaching them to survive…
Last words are interesting things. I vividly remember my mother’s stern admonition, after a fight with my siblings, that my hurtful words could prove to be their last memory of…
“To err is human; to forgive…” “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Kudos to English poet, Alexander Pope, for one of the most memorable lines of the English language.…
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Social media: vain distractions or community-building tools?
As I was listening to a recent sermon, the speaker disparagingly remarked that social media are all about vanity. Though there are potential pitfalls with using Facebook, Twitter, and other…
Gathering 2012 in the scope of history Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam… For the times they are a-changin’. It was 1963 when Bob Dylan first sang that song.…
“In the beginning God created…” (Genesis 1:1) As a kid, I remember spending hours on end with my cousin designing homes. We drew them. We built them with blocks. We…
Your marriage is boring. You’re not getting anything out of the time you spend together. The sex is uninspiring. You’re not growing as a person. It’s time to start shopping around for a new spouse.