Virtual worship
Some of my favorite YouTube videos are clips originally broadcast on network TV in 1995, the year the internet became widely available. The internet...
Help! We’re surrounded
We live surrounded by tablets, smart phones, smart watches and smart TVs. Screens are increasingly unavoidable, and in a recent survey, 84 percent of...
Reluctant enthusiast
When this middle-aged mom of four teenage girls wants to stay in bed just a few minutes longer, I unlock the screen to my...
Grappling generations
Parents—and grandparents—are concerned about technology’s impact on children and teens. CL associate editor Janae Rempel talked via Zoom with three members of one extended...
Global Mennonite Brethren blessings
“If I did not get this help, I don’t know where my wife and I would be,” Samuel said as we talked. Samuel (not...
Who is my neighbor?
My son Matt gave me a Christmas present last year purporting to trace the origins of my personal DNA. Based on family stories, I...
A refugee’s journey
Over the past few months, we have borne witness to a heartbreaking refugee crisis in Ukraine. We’ve seen families forced to make life or...
What does the Bible say about hospitality
Hospitality is central to who God is and the gospel’s message. The story of creation calls us to view and to treat one another—and...