by Our Stories Untold | Dec 31, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi The words of Rumi the Sufi poet have always attracted my mystic mind, and as I reflect on the transition of 2013 to 2014 I’m once again struck...
by Our Stories Untold | Nov 13, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog
Last winter I was guided to an amazing woman, Hilary Scarsella. We became acquainted through working on Mennonite Monologues, a story-telling venture administered through the Mennonite Church USA’s Women in Leadership Project. Through working with each other and...
by Our Stories Untold | Sep 2, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog
by Meghan Good Editor’s Note: Yesterday afternoon I was informed that something very exciting happened at Albany Mennonite Church: Pastor Meghan Good preached a sermon on rape and sexualized violence in the church, using the story of Tamar as an example. The...
by Rae Halder | Aug 21, 2013 | Call To Prayer For Sexual Healing, Healing Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
I’ve purposefully remained silent about the John Howard Yoder issue. But I was shocked yesterday to see a poll on the topic presented by The Mennonite. The Mennonite posted a statement of their conviction and are now letting people respond through a poll...
by Our Stories Untold | Aug 14, 2013 | Call To Prayer For Sexual Healing, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Charletta Erb **Charletta Erb continues the discussion of John Howard Yoder and his abuses against women in the Mennonite Church. This is a cross-post from The Mennonite, originally published August 13, 2013. At 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoons, I am committed...
