The Winner!
And the winner of the Plainspoken series is . . . Ida Marie Miller! Congratulations, Ida Marie. And thank you to everyone who participated. It was fun. If you want to see a video of the drawing, check out my Facebook page.
Nickels and Dimes Times
I woke up this morning with the line of a song running through my mind. “These are the times of nickels and dimes and love.” Just a single line, and no more. I like it because it makes me think of my family. Of simple things, happy memories. Not that we ever actually had to
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Are You an Atheist or a Glass Stomper?
There are people who say they don’t believe in God. In our own moments of faith and confidence, we look at them wonderingly and think they must be crazy deluded, or else they’re lying to us. Because God is obvious. He’s everywhere, all around us, as far distant as the stars and as close as
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Why a Mennonite Housewife Cares about the King of Saudi Arabia
“The king of Saudi Arabia died last night.” What kind of everyday life do we live when these are the first words our sixteen-year-old says to us when she comes down for breakfast? “How did he die?” I ask, and “Who will succeed him?” Michael wonders. What does this mean for Saudi Arabia? Will the
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