Sue Clemmer Steiner
Sue Clemmer Steiner is a spiritual director and retired Mennonite pastor in Waterloo, Ontario.
Years ago, at a denominational gathering, I heard a visitor from the global South say the following about North American Christians: They have so many things. They don’t need anything. Yet it seemed like the people were very thirsty, like they were in a desert and we were bringing them drops of water. These words refuse to leave me.
July 28, 2014
The people are hungry. Jesus' solution is even more improbable than the disciples' solution.
July 22, 2014
I was startled earlier this year when news anchor Peter Mansbridge called someone a Good Samaritan on The National, the flagship nightly newscast of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. I was surprised that in our secularized, multifaith society, newswriters assumed that listeners would understand an allusion from the Bible. On second thought, I was less surprised.
July 21, 2014
Six words of scripture always transport me to an amazing place: “The kingdom of heaven is like . . .”
July 15, 2014