Monthly Archives: September 2011

Called to be Foreigners

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Aaron Kauffman

I know what it feels like to be a foreigner. I spent my junior year of college as a missionary intern in Ethiopia through Eastern Mennonite Missions. I was constantly reminded of my outsider status whenever I walked around the … Continue reading →

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God’s strategy for shalom

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Andre Gingerich Stoner

Shalom. That’s shorthand for what God intends for the world: well-being and blessing, right relationship in our families, with our neighbors and across national boundaries, deep in our bones a sense of being loved and embraced by the One who … Continue reading →

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The Good News of Being Strange

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Joel Shenk

At Toledo Mennonite Church, we are about to embark on a worship series through the Sermon on the Mount that will take us to Advent. In my experience, the Sermon on the Mount is largely viewed in terms of discipleship … Continue reading →

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Renewal from the Outside In?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by David Stutzman

In my last post, I wrote about the need for finding a new Anabaptist narrative. In part, this comes out of the experience that often Mennonites like to reach first for a particular history and particular set of distinctives as … Continue reading →

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My (Ana)baptism

Posted on September 3, 2011 by JR Rozko

I’m an Anabaptist.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren, or Amish and my name is Rozko for Pete’s sake! But I’m an Anabaptist nonetheless.  I may have been baptized in an Episcopalian church when I was a … Continue reading →

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