The World Together blog : Spirituality
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Coming out Mennonite
Deborah-Ruth Ferber
I first realized I was different from the rest of my family when I was 4 years old. It was a hot summer’s day and I was running water to fill the bathtub. Not for myself though. Oh no, I was filling it up because it would serve as my baptistery. That hot day around 2 p.m., I fully immersed my favorite white teddy bear, Banilla, into the lukewarm water. A hymn of response and reception was to follow.
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Not what we’re used to
Jennifer Murch
Jennifer Murch and her family began a Mennonite Central Committee term in Guatemala in January.
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Humbled by grace revealed
Willard Metzger
When I was a pastor I often felt as though I had been invited into sacred space. Space so intimate that I felt guilty by my presence. My breath alone felt an intrusion. The intimacy undressed my defensive robe of resolve and left my emotions vulnerable. Paralyzed by the gripping scene, all I could do was watch and marvel. I consider these experiences precious gifts because they have plunged me into a deeper understanding of grace.
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40 days of Lent: An almost Amish journey toward a slower, simpler, more sustainable life
Nancy Sleeth
Use this Lenten season as a time to grow closer to God and simplify your life. Try a new suggestion from this list each day and experience the stronger relationships and calmer pace of an (almost) Amish lifestyle.
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Lent and chocolate-covered strawberries
Meghan Florian
If the lost word is lost, if the spent word is spent
If the unheard, unspoken
Word is unspoken, unheard;
Still is the unspoken word, the Word unheard,
The Word without a word, the Word within
The world and for the world;
And the light shone in darkness and
Against the Word the unstilled world still whirled
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What we already know
Willard Metzger
The beginning of a new year is a natural time for people to reflect about the future. That reflection often includes searching for a sense of direction from God. As individuals and congregations we search to understand how and where God wants to lead us through the coming year.
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Why New Year’s resolutions are foolish
J.R. Briggs
Over the last few years I’ve noticed something about the first two weeks of January: I dread going to the gym.
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‘Breaking Up with God’
Meghan Florian
I intended to write a review of Sarah Sentilles’ memoir, Breaking Up with God.
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A season of waiting, even for Christmas carols
Richard Beck
This is the first week of Advent.
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Sitting in the darkness
Julie Clawson
The following is from a series of Advent posts on Julie Clawson’s blog.
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