A Net that Will Not Break
Pastor Ben Rudeen Kreider was ordained as a minister in Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Brian Bolton, pastor of Shalom Mennonite Congregation in…
Book of the Bible: John
who is and was and is coming
For the next few weeks in this Easter season – I am planning to preach from the book of Revelation. Revelation is the last book of the New Testament, the…
Looking Down
It’s hard to be a human. The growing pains of learning how to live in these bodies, the search for belonging and friendship, the daily need to provide food and…
John 17:1-20
In today’s gospel reading from the Book of John, Jesus prays to God to protect his disciples, his dear friends: “I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking…
Community of Resurrection
For the next few weeks in this Easter season, I am going to be preaching from the book of Acts, focusing on the impact of Jesus’ resurrection for the community…
We Wish to See Jesus
Where we are looking says a lot about what we’re looking for. If we took in all of the available data – all the sounds and sights and smells around…
For God So Loved
Life begins with love. For God so LOVED. From the beginning of time and light and far-flung spinning galaxies billions of years in the making to the beginning of each…
Zeal for Your House
When Jesus entered the Temple in Jerusalem it was raucous as always – a cacophony of sound – prayers and song, animals bleating, different languages blending into one holy din.…
Search Me & Know Me
We’re all searching for something. When I ride my bike I love to search for random items strewn on the roadside. I’ve found lots of things this way. I’ve found…
With
Homemaking. The Christian life is a kind of homemaking. To make a home in this world, to make a life together, the routines and practices, the rituals and habits, where…