some small thoughts
radical self love a roommate once wanted to start a “masturbate for peace” campaign. he was shot down by everyone he talked to. i now wish i had backed him up. but this isn’t really a post about that…...
View Article“Sex”– More on bigoted language
Why is there so much talk about “sex” around here? What is this “sex” thing that we are saving for marriage? And what is this marriage thing? The whole conversation is based in hetero norms and...
View ArticleChristian Dating
We’ll this is the first time I’m making a post. Over the past couple years I’ve been writing articles in a monthly church newletter. The articles I like to write discuss Christianity, the bible and how...
View ArticleIs it really a sin?
OK. I had originally thought when I came to this blog that there was consensus on the issue of “homosexuality” (a term which I don’t like using, as it is often conflated with GLBT when it is a term...
View ArticleSex outside of marriage
With some trepidation, I’m bringing up the topic of having sex with people to whom one is not married. This isn’t about lgbtq people’s inability to be married in the legal sense in most states in the...
View ArticleSexuality and the young Christian
I’m lifting a sub-thread from ST’s post inspirational lunch which has the potential for an interesting discussion of its own – we’ve certainly talked about sex before on YAR (check out sex outside of...
View ArticleOwning women you’ve never met.
I have a confession to make: I’ve never looked at porn. Okay, that’s a lie. But here’s the truth…….I’ve never sought out porn. Ever. Sure, there have been times in High School when a guy flipped me a...
View ArticleWhen will they update the 12 marks?
In class we’ve been studying a lot about New Monastics. Lots of good stuff that you can read about it in many places, some even on this blog. Since it’s a fluid movement, I was wondering when they are...
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Mennonites on the Bowery
There’s a building boom on the Bowery these days. It’s been happening for a while, but the last couple years have witnessed an escalation in development, turning the neighborhood into a hip...
View ArticleManifesto of the Marginal Mennonite Society
We are Marginal Mennonites, and we are not ashamed. We are marginal because no self-respecting Mennonite organization would have us. (Not that we care about no stinkin’ respect anyway.) We reject all...
View ArticleJesus sayings from the Sermon on the Mount (the Marginal Mennonite version)
(Revised November 2011) The Sermon on the Mount is defined as the 40+ sayings of Jesus found in Matthew 5, 6 and 7. About half of those sayings are considered by scholars to be non-authentic (meaning...
View ArticleBruderville 2020: An urban anabaptist odyssey
… Picture this: As the new millennium dawns, anabaptists do a new thing in the city: Build a communal neighborhood populated by tens of thousands of simple-living sectarians. The project is initiated...
View ArticleThe Golden Thread: The promise of universal salvation throughout the Jewish...
“God says: I’m gonna have mercy on whoever I’m gonna have mercy on. And I’m gonna have compassion on whoever I’m gonna have compassion on.” (Exodus 33:19) “God got mad mercy. Mad grace too. She don’t...
View ArticleThe Universe Loves You! (A publication of the Marginal Mennonite Tract &...
The Universe Loves You! … & thinks you’re perfect just the way you are! The christian church teaches the doctrine of original sin, that everyone is born with a sinful nature. … We, on the other...
View ArticleFinal Judgment: A Parable
On the great day of judgment, all of humanity was gathered in a celestial banquet hall. It was a huge space, with a massive round table in the middle. The table was so big that it accommodated what...
View ArticleManifesto of the Mennonite Anti-Mission Association
We are Mennonites (and fellow travelers) who reject the church’s mission activities. We believe Christian mission, historically, goes hand-in-hand with cultural destruction. We love human diversity and...
View ArticleFrom poet Jeff Gundy: “When Madonna Met Menno”
We do have a poetry category and I thought I’d invite it out of the dusty corner to join us for a little conversation today with Mennonite poet, Jeff Gundy. I’ll open the space by sharing a poem of...
View ArticleMC USA Statement on LGBTQ Communities
MENNONITE CHURCH USA CHURCHWIDE STATEMENT ON LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, DIVERSITY, POWER, OPPRESSION & PRIVILEGE* Introduction Mennonite Church USA has roots in seventeenth-century churches planted by what...
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