Category Archives: Good News

An Encounter Worth Talking About

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Joel Shenk

It’s Easter Sunday.  Christ is Risen!  As followers of the Risen Lord we live our entire lives in light of this reality.  But it is important to have this holy day on the church calendar to highlight the centrality of … Continue reading →

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The Church Needs the Poor

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jeremy Shue

Why does helping people have to be so hard? As I sat in my office and evaluated the people across my desk, it was obvious that paying their late rent was not going to actually help them at all. Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Good News, Mission, Poverty | 1 Comment

The Good News of Being Strange

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Joel Shenk

At Toledo Mennonite Church, we are about to embark on a worship series through the Sermon on the Mount that will take us to Advent. In my experience, the Sermon on the Mount is largely viewed in terms of discipleship … Continue reading →

Posted in Beatitudes, Church, Good News, Mission, Sermon on the Mount | 1 Comment