Anabaptism
let me be clear: Progressive Christianity is banal, but evangelicalism is a dumpster fire.
We’re in for another good series from Richard Beck, I expect.
Quote is from the second entry in A Peaceable Faith. 🕊️
🎶🕊️ Pastor Monica writing about tohu va’vohu this morning. (Genesis, Jeremiah)
I think she did it better.
Let there be light!
Want to help with Circle City Mutual Aid? Come help make hats at Indy Menno on the 20th at 10:30. 🕊️
🕊️ “Delivering 300-year-old Mail
Swiss-German Mennonites did not pull themselves up by their bootstraps when they came to North America. Many 18th-century families had help from the Dutch Mennonites, who financed early immigration to Pennsylvania. Mennonites in Amsterdam also sent aid to poor and persecuted Anabaptist families in Switzerland and the Palatine region of Germany. Their descendants — especially those in Plain Anabaptist communities — don’t want this legacy of mutual aid to be forgotten.
Sunday Quote 🕊️🏴
🕊️ I have this weird and super-dorky idea that someday a Baptist is going to ask if I’m Baptist and I’m gonna be like:
nah, I’m OG Baptist, anabaptist
…and we’ll have a big laugh together.
(Not gonna happen.)
🕊️ 🎶 🎙️📚
I like the variety of pre-church activity this morning in our house.
I’m listening to HolyName - Fall on Your Knees and their live heavy taizé set.
Spouse is listening to Emily P. Freeman/Next Right Thing, charming inspiresting devotional.
Both reading At Home in Exile by Russell Jeung
Look, I’m a Mennonite and had to ask what this is.
(Apparently it’s some vinegar-and-cabbage preparation that sounds like cheater-sauerkraut. I suspect this is yet another appropriation of “Amish” and not at all authentic?)
🕊️📚 Double-preordering this Advent book from the incredible Shannon Walker Dycus: The Holy in the Night - Herald Press. You should too!
“Maybe Hobbits are like Mennonites with big hairy feet?”
Trying a new thing (thanks tinylytics!).
Recent top pages:
🕊️ Ever since Everence lost their focus I occasionally dream about restarting Mennonite (or Anabaptist) Mutual Aid, but I don’t want to deal with all the legal stuff. #MennoCon23
(Admittedly, compliance was likely one of the factors driving Everence’s retreat, as well.)
🕊️ Goshen College winning the shirt giveaway contest at #MennoCon23
🕊️ who knew Mennonites could jam this hard?
Loud Environment Sound levels hit 90 decibels. Around 30 minutes at this level can cause temporary hearing loss. This measurement takes into account the sound reduction from wearing your AirPods.
And yes, I was wearing earbuds in noise-cancelling mode. (Insert old man yelling at clouds gif here 😆)
🕊️♻️ Good workshop on Climate Anxiety, Hope, and Resilience this morning. #MennoCon23
Once again I made the call to reorient our conferences and districts to our watersheds.
This week is Mennonite (Church USA) national convention. Along with the normal stuff, I again have delegate duties.
For a short but inadequate description of modern Mennonites, read this.
As usual, I’ll use 🕊️ (category page and feed) for church & faith matters.
🕊️♻️ cool story from local Mennos:
317 Project: Herron-Morton couple has created a ‘carbon sink’ brimming with trees, flowers