The Backstory is the Story
On Sunday, I met with the junior high Sunday school class. We’ll celebrate our nine sixth graders at the Coming of Age service February 4. One of the ways we prepare together is through study and discussion of that morning’s Bible story. Because the junior highers requested we also declare…
Mennos in DC
On Monday and Tuesday, Ila (our 11 year old daughter), Kyle Kerley, Carolyn May, and I represented Columbus Mennonite in Washington, DC at the Mennonite Action call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. There are good write-ups out there, like The Washington Post and Common Dreams. I love that…
Nonviolence Rising
A core principle of nonviolence is recognizing the humanity of your opponent. -opening line of an editorial in the January issue of Sojourners magazine From our beginnings, Mennonites have emphasized the peacefulness of Jesus – his teachings, his life, his refusal to violently resist his execution at the hands of…
Midweek Blog: Out of Nowhere?
If you were in worship last Sunday, you heard me share that we will have a record number of young people attending the Winter Camps at Camp Friedenswald the next two weekends. At last count, we will have 10 High Schoolers and 12 Middle Schoolers attending their respective weekends. That’s…
Yesterday’s Action for a Ceasefire
It’s 11am on Tuesday and the CMC fellowship hall is coming to life. Carpools, caravans, and solo drivers from as far north as Bluffton/Pandora and as far south as Cincinnati are converging in Columbus to hold a service of prayer, singing, and testimonies outside Senator Sherrod Brown’s office downtown. We…
