In this Advent prayer, Eric Massanari bids Emmanuel to come and bring his peace and love and inspire renewed faith. Eric Massanari serves as the executive conference minister for the... read more →
Luis Tapia Rubio shares that Jesus comes for the lowly and oppressed in the Christmas story of Luke 2 and what that means for everyone else to celebrate Christmas and... read more →
Talashia Keim Yoder looks at what it means to slow down and clear the path for Jesus this Advent season. Talashia Keim Yoder lives in Goshen, Indiana, with her husband... read more →
Hendy Matahelemual encourages people to think of Advent as a time to shine their light, as a way to welcome Jesus and the unchurched. Hendy Matahelemual was born and grew up... read more →
Despite living two millennia ago, Mary, the mother of Jesus, experienced many of the same political and social issues that we are experiencing today. Rev. Rachael Weasley reflects on how... read more →
Rachel Ringenberg Miller reflects on the Advent season as separate from Christmas, identifying it as a time for actively waiting, together. Rachel Ringenberg Miller serves as denominational minister for ministerial... read more →
Andrew Cheung explores what active waiting and action look like during the Advent season. Andrew Cheung is a self-professed “spiritual mutt within Christian orthodoxy” and is currently serving as the... read more →
Talashia Keim Yoder explores how utilizing sensory pathways might enlighten our Advent experience this season. Talashia Keim Yoder is a pastor at College Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana, and lives... read more →
This blog post is in celebration of Epiphany, which is celebrated on Jan. 6 each year. Rev. Erica Lea-Simka (she/her/hers) is a graduate of San Jacinto College, Texas A&M University... read more →
This blog is part of Mennonite Church USA’s Advent 2022 series. Jerrell Williams is currently the pastor of Salem (Oregon) Mennonite Church. He graduated from Bethel College in North Newton,... read more →
This blog is part of Mennonite Church USA’s Advent 2022 series. Michelle Burkholder is the associate pastor at Hyattsville (Maryland) Mennonite Church. A graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, Michelle went... read more →
This blog is part of Mennonite Church USA’s Advent 2022 series. Sarah Fuller is a Mennonite artist living in Los Angeles.... read more →
This blog is part of Mennonite Church USA’s Advent 2022 series. A version of this post was originally published in the Mountain States Mennonite Conference Zing! newsletter. Reprinted with permission.... read more →
Talashia Keim Yoder is a pastor at College Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana, and lives in Goshen with her husband, Daniel, and their two children. She is passionate about exploring... read more →
This blog is part of Mennonite Church USA's Advent 2022 series. Joanna Harader serves as pastor of Peace Mennonite Church in Lawrence, Kansas. She is the author of Expecting Emmanuel, an... read more →