Since I’ve decided to work with both Franconia Mennonite Conference and The Mennonite this summer, the question most people ask is: “How did you become Mennonite?” While I get tired of answering this question, I find value in trying to understand my own journey. How did I become Mennonite? What is my life story and […]

Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives. 1. Sheepdogs or Pitbulls? The Los Angeles Times recently featured a front-page article on a conference at Mariners Church supported by the California Rifle and Pistol Association. […]

“The one thing that I am sure is that I want to experience a radical change in my life and to understand God’s love. I need to know how one commits one’s life to Christ?” Those were the words Adrian used while we were having coffee at a local fast food restaurant. Sometimes I find […]

“If we want to be a peace church,” says Garcia Pedro Domingos, “we must also respond to and offer other alternatives to those who need jobs and financial stability.” Domingos, who comes from Angola, made this comment during face-to-face meetings of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Peace Commission. He shared stories about some of the challenges […]

We love these rhubarb strawberry jam bars so much that we have been known to make them multiple times a week during rhubarb season. Yield: 10-12 bars (9×9 pan) Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 […]

Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives. 1. Other ways of worship In my congregation, summer is a time where worship service attendance tends to be down. People are on vacation or spending […]

Suscríbase gratis en: menoacontecer@themennonite.org Encuentre los números anteriores en: https://themennonite.org/spanish/menoacontecerarchivos/ Para leer más historias de Meno Acontecer, visite https://themennonite.org/the-latest/spanishes/ Versión para imprimir: Meno Acontecer PDF La Conferencia Menonita de Illinois Reacciona Ante Medidas del Gobierno Contra Miles de Inmigrantes, Jóvenes Soñadores. El padre de una familia con niños en una iglesia menonitas hispana fue deportado a su país de origen. […]

When I was a student at a Mennonite high school, there was a succession of male students who publicly disclosed their past “struggles” with pornography in chapel talks. They usually said that through scripture, prayer and perhaps accountability with other male peers they overcame the temptation to continue to view pornography. As a young woman, […]

Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives. I’ve been pondering summer reading this week. Our public library, area conference library and local bookstore are each having summer reading programs for kids and adults. […]