by Our Stories Untold | May 30, 2016 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Stories
by L. Herdman In 2006, I approached my Pastor and shared with him that I felt that there was something missing between God and I and I wasn’t sure what it was. I asked if we could meet. He answered, “Sure, no problem.” And we had set up a date and a time. I am a very...
by Our Stories Untold | Dec 15, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog
by Tim Nafziger *The piece originally appeared as as a blog post on TheMennonite.org on December 12, 2015. ———————————- On December 1st, Mennonite Church USA’s (MCUSA) Executive Board...
by Our Stories Untold | Aug 9, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog
by Anonymous “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” —Audre Lorde My assailants told me I was cute, that I was beautiful and small, that I was sweetness, that my hair was soft, that I looked innocent. My assailant told...
by Rae Halder | Dec 21, 2014 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
Happy Solstice, dearly beloveds. Today the Winter Solstice has ushered us past the longest night of the year. This darkest day is near Christmas, a day supposedly all about the cheer, the ho-ho-ho, the holly and mistletoe and kissing, and of course the joy of the...
by Rae Halder | Apr 17, 2014 | Healing Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
*Editor’s Note: Today’s post was originally published in the Spring 2014 issue–a special issue on sexualized violence–of Timbrel Magazine, a publication by Mennonite Women USA. To purchase a copy of this issue for a special discounted price of $5, click here.– RH...