Stepparenting with the mind of Christ
If I’m honest, the thought of being a stepmother has long terrified me. Disney movies are indeed formative, for at the age of 5,...
Thinking about the atonement
Christ died and rose for our salvation. But what does that mean? How does it work? The biblical doctrine of the atonement has been...
Real simple sharing
It was late, and I had a 45-minute drive ahead of me. I was already groggy, and so I pulled into a Get ‘n...
The words we sing
It’s been about 40 years since contemporary worship music first started showing up in Mennonite Brethren churches. Since that time, it has easily overtaken...
What a glorious gift
It was Christmas morning, and I sat amidst the hubbub of gift opening commotion. My brother and sisters were to the right and left,...
When power dynamics impact relationships
Power does funny things to relationships. It changes the dynamics of how relationships form and grow and become.
When I met my first friend in...
Christian unity in spite of global diversity
When we speak of the global church of Christ, the apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth offers a helpful point of...
On the Border
Fourteen people—nine men and five women, all from Mexico—stand shoulder to shoulder in front of a judge in federal court in Brownsville, Texas, on...