• More blessed to give than to receive 

    “The hand that gives is always uppermost; the hand that receives is always lower.” —African proverb  A Congolese pastor reshaped my understanding of giving and receiving.   The last time I saw her was at the Global Assembly of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) in Paraguay in 2009, where she expressed gratitude to my wife and me for…

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    More blessed to give than to receive 
  • Love opens hearts to learn more

    Courier: Perspectives Hospitality: Exploring what it means to offer hospitality as followers of Christ Shocking photographs published in the news media awoke the Western world to the refugee crisis on September 2015. With a heightened awareness of the issue, the Anabaptist communion worldwide considers what it means to welcome the stranger as those from different religious…

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    Love opens hearts to learn more