Articles : On the Way
Dec. 8, 2008 issue
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Kriss
Entering a new political era
I’ve been hesitant to admit it publicly, but I was one of the millions of U.S. Christians who voted for Barack Obama.
As a credentialed Mennonite pastor, I’ve tried to respect Mennonite practices of the past, the differences of perspective in the present, and the mixed messages of church-and-state involvement that we’ve espoused and practiced.
Nov. 3, 2008 issue
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On rough financial waters
Investor Warren Buffett offered a response to the current economic crisis: Be courageous when others are fearful, cautious when others are greedy.
Sept. 29, 2008 issue
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Grateful for the marketplace
A report released this spring from the Pew Foundation suggested religion in the United States is increasingly a marketplace reality. This might suggest that we’re nothing more than consumers — gluttons not only of cashew chicken or Amish potatoes but also of theology and spirituality — mixing it up, picking and choosing.
Aug. 18, 2008 issue
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Beyond cherishing treasure
Minnesota megachurch pastor Greg Boyd told a group of Mennonite Church USA leaders this spring to “cherish your treasure.” Boyd, the author of Myth of a Christian Nation, has been mingling among Anabaptists and our theology.
July 21, 2008 issue
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Can we save mutual aid?
I picked up the phone after walking into the church building, late for worship at my home congregation in western Pennsylvania. It was a woman whom I had helped to baptize while pastoring there. Her house had caught fire the day before, and she was staying at a nearby Comfort Inn with her husband and sons. She called to ask for prayer.
June 23, 2008 issue
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Reality of post-Christendom
While spending a couple of weeks in the United Kingdom, at the home of British Anabaptist leader Stuart Murray Williams, I read a headline that stated something like, “Bishop Orders Consolidation of Churches.”
May 12, 2008 issue
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My vote is not my own
Goshen (Ind.) College professor John Roth asserts that Mennonites need a sabbatical from politics. Conrad Kanagy’s research highlights that Mennonites are more polarized than ever on the political spectrum.
April 7, 2008 issue
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Signs for a time of change
I usually have a decent sense of direction. But last summer in Marrakesh, Morocco, I got disoriented. And since I don’t speak French, Arabic or Berber, I couldn’t read the signs or ask for help.
March 10, 2008 issue
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Does New Orleans matter?
Jonah is the only book of the Bible that ends with a question. God rebukes a washed-up and annoyed prophet.
Nov. 12, 2007 issue
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The God of all sunsets
It gets dark early year-round close to the equator. The fisherfolk of the Philippine island of Mindanao were coming back from a day’s work. The sky was a striking contrast of orange and pink.
Oct. 1, 2007 issue
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The end of the known world
Our goal was to walk to the end of the world.
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