Ins and Outs
It’s a concept I learned in Sociology 101. To have a group, you’ve got to have a boundary. Something that establishes the “in” from the “out.” What is a group without a clear line of demarcation? Our...
View ArticleMennonite Conventions: What Happened to Stewardship?
Let me start with a disclaimer, no I’m not in San Jose at the convention, and yes I would love to be there. I was in Charlotte for a couple days a few years ago and I attended the Nashville convention...
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Consumer Consequences
Marketplace has an interactive game called “Consumer Consequences” that is worth checking out. My current lifestyle is estimated to require 2.9 Earths to sustain it. What about yours? Check out the...
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Biblical Message for the Day
I serve as a full-time volunteer with an agency that coordinates homeless services. I thought a reflection on poverty would be apt, particularly given that we don’t have a “poverty” category yet on...
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Confessions of a half-hearted Christmas radical
As a Mennonite, and an activist, I’ve always been aware of the huge gaping problems with Christmas as practiced in America. I know all about the Christmas industrial complex and the way it has stolen...
View ArticleConference Review
Not everyone can or wants to go to every conference. This is a summary of a recent conference. I think sharing the info that we learn at conferences is important. The “Everything Must Change” tour came...
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Bible Verses of the Day: Acts 19:23-29
23 About that time no little disturbance broke out concerning the Way. 24A man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans. 25These he...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Thanksgiving: A Reflection by Nekeisha
Thanksgiving makes me nervous. For years, I’ve gotten a sinking feeling in my stomach as the month of November draws to a close and this day looms. On the one hand, Thanksgiving is about joy and...
View ArticleThe Secret Millionaire
“I haven’t been entirely truthful with you…” says the young, well-dressed, middle-eastern man. The camera focuses in on the pained expressions on those he is speaking to in that shaky, fast cutaway...
View ArticleA bicycle pilgrimage
Hey! These folks are riding from Harrisonburg, VA to the Asuncion, Paraguay for the Global Youth Summit of Mennonite World Conference. Check them out! http://americas.bikemovement.org/ As anyone who...
View ArticleSearch for next Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA
Given all that we’ve talked about here, maybe there are some opinions on what the next Executive Director should do? Who it should be? How they should act? What salary (if any) they should be paid?...
View ArticleJesus Radicals! Anarchism and Christianity
New Heaven, New Earth: Anarchism and Christianity Beyond Empire August 14 & 15, 2009 Location Caritas Village 2509 Harvard Avenue, Memphis, TN 38112 This year’s anarchism and Christianity...
View ArticleHow would you translate Menno’s TEF?
As part of the conversation that often occurred in response to Mennonites in Northern Ghana, who were asking me “what does it mean to be Mennonite?” I would quote a snippet from Menno’s document. (I...
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Mennonites on the Bowery
There’s a building boom on the Bowery these days. It’s been happening for a while, but the last couple years have witnessed an escalation in development, turning the neighborhood into a hip...
View ArticleCanine disobedience
Since almost two months now I am working on a Palestinian farm surrounded by settlements – more on the project maybe in another article. Today I want to share with you an observation I have made about...
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