Bethel moments
A story in Genesis 28 describes the patriarch Jacob stopping for the night while on a journey. His sleep includes a dream of a visit from God. In the morning, Jacob awakes and offers the profound observation, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I didn’t know it! This is none other than the…
‘Lining things up’
A recent article in Canadian Mennonite included a story of the closing of Superb Mennonite Church. Superb was my home. I was dedicated, married, baptized and raised a family there. It is the late 1980s, and the Holly and Ed Olfert family are in their bench, fully engaged in Sunday morning worship. They sit five strong,…
