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A reflection from the border: Of communion, giants and yeast
Do you realize you’ve just politicized your faith? Jason’s question struck me as it made profound sense. Of course I knew that taking communion from a Mexican brother through the […]
Toward a bright future
by John Tyson American philosopher Calvin O. Schrag in his book The Self After Postmodernity describes the emerging “self” as “a praxis-oriented self, defined by its communicative practices, oriented toward […]
So you're going to be a pastor?
Emily Graber emilyrg@goshen.edu Last summer I was part of the !Explore program with Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and worked at Methacton Mennonite Church as a pastoral intern. This summer, with […]
What good is anger?
Jessica Walter, jwalter@mosaicmennonites.org “What good is anger?” I wondered as I participated in the Damascus Road Anti-Racism Process. I often avoid situations that I know will provoke my anger and […]
You say you want a revolution
David Landis, dplandis@mosaicmennonites.org Many people come to the Holy Lands trying to change the world. They come with an agenda, either to speed up the end of the world or […]
Coming Closer to God through Fasting
Sandy Landes For many of us, the word fasting conjures up images of going without food, depriving ourselves of needed nourishment so that we can spend more time in prayer. […]
A scouting report from Indonesia: The Good News in the midst of the adhan
Stephen Kriss skriss@mosaicmennonites.org My first Sunday in Indonesia, we attended Jakarta Praise Community Church. It’s a community of about 5,000 worshippers who gather on Sundays in a large auditorium in […]
What is missional, anyway?
What is missional, anyway? Is that really the right question? I mean, let’s break it down: the question implies that we don’t know what missional is. I think that’s more […]
One invitation leads to another
On Friday night, I received an invitation from my friend Andrew Liemon to hand out blankets and sweaters to the homeless in Philadelphia. As we were walking through the Center […]
Changing expectations: Invoking God after a hard summer
John Tyson john.tyson@emu.edu Soon it will be four months since I left my summer Ministry Inquiry Program experience in the Midwest. Before I left last May, I was never so […]
Learning to be a Mennonite
by Lora Steiner I’m learning what it means to be Mennonite. When I was a child, my teachers in this study came from the farm lands around Kidron, Ohio, where […]
Breathe deeply and step forward
David Landis dplandis@mosaicmennonites.org Shabbat, the Hebrew word for the Sabbath, begins at sundown on Friday. During this time many religious Jews in the Jerusalem area migrate to the Western Wall […]