Alone Together
Mark Schloneger
All Saints’ Day reminds us that we are not alone, that God’s presence is both in the pillar of fire and in the pillar of cloud (of witnesses) that surround us, and that the Spirit’s voice is often heard in the living testimonies of those who have died before us.
Camping with God
James Yoder
All of creation carries the Divine DNA. Our experiences in the natural world illuminate our understanding of scripture, and our experiences in scripture illuminate our understanding of nature. We need both to know the fullness of God. Can we think of God “being us” and everything around us both in the Biblical narrative and the […]
The Yoke of Hope
Billy Funk
In text as in the world we hear of division and violence, As followers of Jesus we are called to a way of Peace that combines a critique of structural violence and Love of Enemy. In a time such as this we are called to be faithful to Jesus and His way, a way of […]
God in Place
Mark Schloneger
What we remember is embedded in places, things, and monuments, and their physical existence reinforces those memories. Therefore, wherever we are gathered in the memory of Christ, there is the place of God.
Mutual Faithfulness
Steph Wieand
What a joy to engage the book of Ruth together this week. I’m drawn to the fact that it is through mutual relationship that Naomi and Ruth experience redemption in this story. God is less of a notable character here, but God’s presence is felt through other people. So what does that mutual relationship look […]
One
Mark Schloneger
When Jesus was asked about the greatest commandment in all of the law, he first responded with words from Deuteronomy 6:4-5. Those words are part of a prayer called the Shema, and observant Jews pray them twice a day: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God; the Lord is one. You shall love the […]
The Wrestler Unmasked
Mark Schloneger
Could it be that we are Jacob — away from our home, away from our family, away from ourselves, and carrying in one of our pockets a future that we grasped by the heel but was never meant for us? Who are we? What is our story? Where is our place? Why are we here?
Inauspicious Openings
Steph Wieand
This summer at Mennonite Convention I went to an excellent workshop by Michelle Hershberger, Bible and Ministry professor at Hesston College. Senper was also at this one with me and I know some of our youth enjoyed her other workshops. Michelle was sharing about Hesston’s work on teaching biblical literacy through focusing on the big […]
Postcards from the Psalms
Mark Schloneger
As a way to connect Berkey’s summer worship series with his summer of sabbatical, Mark intersperses verses from the psalms that were read during Sunday morning services with vignettes that come from his sabbatical.
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