Peace in the time of yellow butterflies
My newsfeed recently has been filled with images of mothers cradling babies while surrounded by rubble. Old men with tear-stained faces, looking incredulously at...
Are we growing vocational ministry leaders?
Leadership development is an extremely hot topic right now in the business world and in the church. According to one study, over 80 percent...
Seven ways to cultivate a church committed to global missions
I remember leaning over a fence with Harold Ens talking about my and my wife’s future as missionaries. At the time he was the...
Celebrating the “divine-human” Jesus
Jesus is exhausted, probably frustrated. In Mark 6 we read Jesus plans a retreat with his disciples, but clamoring crowds get in the way....
Can Anabaptists celebrate Reformation Day?
We will have the pleasure of celebrating one of my favorite holidays on October 31. No, not Halloween—Reformation Day!
I do not ask my wife...
MCC calls for peace, nonviolence in time of war
What does it mean to be people of peace in these times? It is challenging to watch people directly impacted by war in Ukraine...
Why planting churches is important
Missionary C. Peter Wagner once said, “The single most effective way to evangelize is to plant a new church.” Now, we may or may not agree with...
Pondering questions about Confessions of Faith
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Old Testament scholar Phyllis Trible has likened the Bible to a pilgrim wandering through the ages to...