. . . Cris Roberts lives in the small, coastal community of Netarts, Oregon. She spends her days playing in the dirt as a professional gardener. Among her personal treasures are her three young-adult children, Jonathan, Mark, and Becca. . . Once upon a real time, in a real town, at a real cross, an [...]
. . . Howard Macy, husband to Margie and both a father and grandfather, attends Newberg Friends Church and is part of the religion department at George Fox University. He has several books published by Barclay Press. . . Some jerks just don’t deserve to be shown any love and respect. Or forgiveness. They’ve messed [...]
. . . Colin Saxton is Superintendent of Northwest Yearly Meeting. . . “Are you at peace with one another?” It is not uncommon for elders in some Mennonite fellowships to put this soul-rattling question before the congregation in the weeks leading up to the celebration of a communion service. Behind this query is the [...]
. . . Pat and Mandy Schmidt, along with their children, Micah, Juliana, and Kjersten are working to create a “third-space” (neither church nor work) to build a spiritual community: Green Plow Coffee Roasters coffeehouse. (Originally named “Plowshare” but the name was changed to avoid copyright infringement). . . . Years ago, while leading a [...]
. . . By Chuck Mylander, Evangelical Friends Mission Director. . . Jesus Christ, Matt Macy (Mid-America Yearly Meeting’s Youth Superintendent), Brad Carpenter (an Evangelical Friends Mission worker) and maybe one or two others in the room were talking about future missionaries when a stroke of genius hit. Or maybe it was Jesus’ contribution. Why [...]
. . . Abbie McCracken is a NWYM young adult from Newberg Friends. She just graduated from George Fox University and is serving on Tilikum’s staff this summer. . . . . . “Weaving Sacred Wholeness Conference.” What does that evoke in you? I had no idea what that was supposed to mean, yet I [...]
A team of 17 George Fox University students spent nearly a month in Paarle, South Africa, as part of the university’s May Serve program. Their work with Monte Christo Ministries included teaching life skills in primary schools, making soup in MCM’s food center, working with kids in a soccer program and visiting AIDS and TB [...]
