*culture is not optional

This must be the place

by Wm. Anthony Connolly

A walk around the neighborhood leads to the threshold of a timeless place.

Where are you from?

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

On the journey from a place of worry to a place of contentment.

The India journals

by Jeremy Huggins

Seeking questions and answers in another culture leads back home.

Garret

by Carol Vande Kraats

Sometimes our neighbor really is the person right across the lane.

On calling

by Troy Cady

An unexpected crisis is transformed an unexpected encounter.

Visiting Oz

by Andrew H. Trotter, Jr.

A fresh look at an old classic reveals reasons to revel and to critique.

San Xavier Mission

by John Hansen

Commuting to Africa

by Suzanne Lind

A North American woman finds home on a vast and colorful continent that inspires both incredible joy and difficult questions.

Our towns

by The *cino Community

*cino community members respond to questions about their hometowns.

Having a ball in my hometown

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

A local celebration provides an opportunity to reflect on love of place.

The Service Tree

Mennonite Central Committee

The starting point for discovering service opportunities around the world with MCC.

Service Link

Christian Reformed Church

Find volunteer opportunities through CRC North America, including with the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee.

Visions for rural Kentucky

Whole Earth Magazine

Wendell Berry muses on the state and future of the place he loves with intention.