Section F, Row 10, Seats 2 & 4
The older woman stepped over to me. “I haven’t smoked in four months.”
Excuse me? I thought.
“I started smoking when I was 8 years old,...
From police sergeant to pastor
“I am not responsible for how people treat me, but I am responsible for how I treat people.”
I was a police officer for over...
Church spotlight: Community Bible Church
Community Bible Church
Established 1890 (second location of Carson MB Church, est. 1877)
Joined USMB 1879
Attendance: 25
Lead Pastor: Alex Janzen
Location: Mountain...
5 minutes with Yammilette Rodriguez
The California State University system’s 23 universities stretch from Humboldt in the north to San Diego near the Mexican border. Dr. Yammilette Rodriguez, from...
The true center
My husband loves spicy foods. I mean really spicy foods. I’m talking about “dripping-sweat-between-bites” spicy foods. (Can it be considered a food if you...
A radical way of living
The first Anabaptists of the 16th century played a distinctive role. As neither Catholic or Protestant, they presented a sort of third way. From...
Not dismissed
One Sunday, our pastor said, “You’re dismissed.”
“Oh, no you’re not,” I shouted, making a short announcement about the way God has been at work...
Blooming in the dark
In our backyard, we have a cactus, and it's striking. It's huge—probably 15 feet tall. It’s like the ones you see in old westerns.
The...