The Foolishness of God
A few years back – the AC in our car went out in the midst of a sweltering summer. The problem confounded the multiple mechanics we took it to in…
Book of the Bible: 1 Corinthians
Why Being Mennonite Matters
Living God, by the power of your Spirit, help us to hear your holy word, that we may truly understand; that, understanding, we may believe; and believing, we may follow in faithfulness and…
The Path Ahead
This is not a typical sermon. At first it is not a sermon at all. I am going to start well off the subject, and even when it starts to…
A Contaminated Christ
In our New Testament reading for today, Paul is talking about the wisdom of God. It’s one of Paul’s homerun passages: the classic paradox of God choosing the weak and…
Paul and power
The first day of my community organizing class the teacher wrote the word “power” on the center of white board. “What are the words that come to mind when you…