Message construction
Today CMC hosted a training for how Columbus faith communities can be in solidarity with immigrants. The event was put on by Faith in Public Life, Central Ohio Worker Center, Church World Service, and Columbus People’s Partnership. There were 40-50 people present, four of us from CMC. One of…
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and this coming Sunday (April 23) our worship service will be focused on how Christian faith informs our commitments to creating a safe and nurturing environment for children and youth. In 2006, Columbus Mennonite adopted the Keeping CMC Safe policy which helps guide…
The original Inward Outward
Back in 1968 Elizabeth O’Connor wrote a book called Journey Inward Journey Outward. That language was already an important part of her congregation, Church of the Saviour, in Washington, DC. The book helped popularize this simple but profound notion of both journeys happening simultaneously. Living in Washington, DC in 1968…
Playing in the labyrinth
Inspired by the CMC children playing in the labyrinth in the fellowship hall on Sunday. One way to walk a labyrinth is to go slow, in quiet solitude. Savor each step. Mind the turns, the twists. They, like your life, fit a greater pattern not easily perceived. Go…
Faith is…
Jim Wallis, longtime leader of the progressive evangelical organization Sojourners, is fond of saying that faith is always personal, but never private. Faith ought to deeply impact us on the personal level, but, as Wallis’ saying goes, personal doesn’t mean private. Faith, by its nature, affects the kinds of…
