By Jennifer Schrock–My initial encounter with the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando was a bit eerie. It was the 4th of July, and I…
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See What Other Churches are Doing
Soup, a Desert Oasis and a Lenten Gas Tax
Here are a few examples of what MCCN Green Patchwork congregations are working on in 2017: Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Abbotsford, BC sustained several ongoing ministries: an annual electronics…
Read moreA column by Jane Bishop Halteman
Kingdom Teachings from Soil
“Danile brought samples of forest, woodland, and farmed field soils and talked about how soil is the source of life and not unlike the Spirit in its vitality,” writes columnist Jane Bishop Halteman. She is describing a worship service focused on soil during a Season of Creation series at Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend, Ind. The essay reflects further on the parallels between the way soil is formed and “how the Divine works among us.” Read more.
Place-based Peace in an Urban Environment
Reflections on Rain Gardens
“It is not hyperbole to talk about gardening as an act of making peace with the land, even on a small scale, as in a…
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by Marlisa Yoder-Bontrager
Learning From a Carrot
Marlisa Yoder-Bontrager lives with her husband in a four-unit apartment building in the city of Lancaster, Pa., where she enjoys the challenge of making a small…
Read moreFor in [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.
Colossians 1:19 - 20