by Rae Halder | Jan 19, 2016 | Our Stories Untold Blog
I’ve been debating whether or not to post this for the past 24+ hours. To say that it is embarrassing is an understatement. I showed my closest friend the video below, asking their honest opinion on whether or not I should launch a vlogging (video blog) series...
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 Stephanie Krehbiel | Oct 6, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
This cross-post by Stephanie Krehbiel originally appeared in the opinion section on The Mennonite’s website on October 5, 2015. In August, together with 10 other Mennonite or formerly Mennonite advocates for survivors of sexual violence, I attended the...
by Rae Halder | Mar 12, 2015 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
Walking back to the retreat house from a morning mass service at St. Benedict’s Snowmass monastery, Buzz saddled up to me and asked if he could disrupt my silence. It was day 5 of a 10 day semi-silent centering prayer meditation retreat. Buzz and I had conversed...
by Our Stories Untold | Feb 24, 2015 | Features, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Kristin Neufeld Epp Editor’s Note: The following poem was first published February 7, 2015, on Kristin’s blog “Praire Daize.” She explained on her original post that her blog has become a platform for her journey with ptsd following childhood sexual...