There is something humbling about standing in the center of a room full of young people all on their phones. Attempts to make an announcement at a reasonable volume go largely unnoticed, and by the time everyone finally looks up, half of them have already

In the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson decided to send troops to Vietnam, and as an unintended consequence, fledgling Mennonite churches in Central America were greatly affected. Let me explain. From 1964-1973, the Selective Service System drafted 1.7 million men for service in the United

A Living Heritage Shaped by Two Worlds A missionary pastor from the United States once remarked, “In Ethiopia, without singing, you can do nothing.” His observation captures a profound truth: in Ethiopian Christianity, worship is inseparable from music. Singing is not an accessory to worship;

My wife, Malia, and I got married at United Bethel Mennonite Church in Plain City, Ohio, on December 31, 2022. The night before, I was excited, but I was also deeply nervous—a feeling that lingered into the next day. When the ceremony began, I ushered