One of the people I love most in all the world was a sexual abuse survivor. When I knew her, she was already an old woman, with black hair and a wrinkled face and a smile that transformed her being. She loved me with all her heart, but with me—as with all people in all […]
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If there is one word I would use to describe China, that word is mystery. The following article, written originally for Mennonite World Review, explores some of that mystery. The photo above was taken by Chad on our trip. You can find more of his photography at Nervous Light Photography on Instagram. *** I recently visited
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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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I briefly considered calling this post “Mennonite and Single,” but that sounds too much like a profile I might put on a Mennonite dating site—a “here I am, come and get me” type of line. Several of my non-Mennonite friends, concerned about my lack of a husband, have actually suggested I start a dating service
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Rosina Schmucker is one of my favorite bloggers, and I thought it would be nice to introduce her to those of you who haven’t met her yet. She kindly agreed to let me reprint, here on Properties of Light, a post that I love. *** In my last post, I talked about finding strength for
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