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...
The sacredness of solitude
As an introvert, solitude comes naturally for me. It is with great ease and pleasure that I steal away to be alone. There are...
Community: The answer for a world that is lonely
We have entered the quarter-way mark of the 21st century, and the United States of America is dealing with an epidemic that has nothing...
Can loneliness kill you?
The current world population is 8.2 billion, and people are everywhere—in cities, in suburbs and in rural areas. In some places, people nearly live...
Soledad
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Editor’s note: Rafael Núñez originally wrote the following in Spanish. In English, the terms loneliness and solitude can overlap but have different...
All the lonely people
A first grader begs for a playdate. An isolated middle schooler wanders the school grounds during lunch. A young adult yearns for a life...