Living witness
What does it mean to be a living witness?
Jesus prayed for us, not just to survive the world, but to transform it through his...
After “After Doubt”
Jesus had just risen from the grave. In just one of the bodily appearances Jesus made to the disciples that are recorded in the...
The history of Gathering
It wasn’t always called “Gathering.”
Yet that is what happened in the fall of 1878 near Henderson, Neb., when four Mennonite Brethren representatives from Kansas...
Anabaptism 101
IT WAS THE YEAR 1524.
In Zurich, Switzerland, Conrad Grebel, George Blaurock and Felix Manz, among others, met regularly for Bible study and fellowship. They...
Jesus as the center
The phrase “Jesus is the center” might sound simple, even obvious, to those who have been around Christian faith for any length of time....
How Anabaptists practice community
I recently participated in a two-year cohort with the Transforming Center, a leadership journey attending to the health of our souls as we work to...
The path of reconciliation
In north central Minnesota, we have a landscape covered with trees and seasons that bring storms with high winds. Combine the two, and you...
What’s so peculiar about the Mennonite Brethren?
Our fellowship of churches, the Mennonite Brethren, is a peculiar group.
For one thing, our name is peculiar. The last part, “Brethren,” is a somewhat...