Podcasts about Mennonite Church

Nathan and Cameron dive deep into the complex relationship between faith-based organizations, the federal government, and religious freedoms. They explore the controversial legal battle involving the Mennonite Church's lawsuit against the Trump administration over religious rights and sanctuary practices, touching on themes of immigration, sanctuary cities, and the church's role in society. Through an engaging discussion, they navigate the delicate balance between moral convictions and adherence to federal law, drawing parallels with historical examples like the Underground Railroad and the Holocaust. This episode challenges Christian audiences to reflect on the tension between faith and politics, offering insights on how to respond to current events where religious beliefs and governmental policies intersect.

Malcolm Gladwell may be one of the most widely read—and, with his Revisionist History podcast, listened to—journalists of our time. A New Yorker magazine staff writer and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including The Tipping Point (2000), Blink (2005), and Outliers (2008), he has myriad awards and honors to his name. But this impressive trajectory has never been some planned-out or preordained journey; in fact, as Gladwell says on this episode of Time Sensitive, he has never been one to try to overly plan for or divine the future—of his career, of his life, or of anything, really. “Expectations are a burden and wherever possible should be abandoned,” he says. Gladwell's radical receptiveness is perhaps what has led him to become one of today's most prolific and eclectic writers, reporting on topics ranging from office design and french fries, to dog fighting and Steve Jobs, to automobile engineers and marijuana. Across all of his writing, Gladwell exhibits a rare sleight-of-hand ability to take certain intellectual or academic subjects and leap-frog them into popular culture, and, in doing so, make seemingly esoteric phenomena entertaining and widely accessible.On the episode—recorded in the Pushkin Industries outpost in Hudson, New York—Gladwell talks about the disappearance of what he calls “the critical enterprise in America”; and how A.I. is complicating his famous “10,000-Hour Rule.”Special thanks to our Season 10 presenting sponsor, L'École, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Malcolm Gladwell[4:36] Revenge of the Tipping Point[5:06] The Tipping Point[13:43] Unsafe at Any Speed[22:52] Anand Giridharadas[24:00] Revisionist History[25:39] Blink[31:07] The Holocaust in American Life[43:16] “10,000-Hour Rule”[43:16] Outliers[56:06] The Bomber Mafia (Podcast Mini Series)[56:06] Pushkin Industries[59:56] John Grisham[1:06:56] The Bomber Mafia  (Book)

Brandon Good's early days in music were in the Mennonite Church. Later, in a Celtic punk band. Nowadays, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter is expressing his love for harmonies and melodies through more country and folk, singer-songwriter type tunes while unifying several genres into an interesting blend of tunes. Good joined Frank and Falls on Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about his previous work in albums like The Anvil, which he called a “heavy” album of introspection and emotion. But he also teased out some new music coming this fall with a new LP on the horizon. He says the new work will be more lighthearted and humorous than before.  Our conversation also touched on the impact of location on songwriting, with Brandon sharing his experience of living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He talks about the solitude and reflection that the location provided, allowing him to make conscious choices and revelations in his music. Frank and Falls also discuss whether or not music festivals are getting too big, individually, and too big, in terms of the sheer number from which to choose. And they offer up their picks for new music for you to discover this week in the Pickin' the Grinnin' segment of the show. Don't forget you can now show your support of the show with Roots Music Rambler's new merch, now available at rootsmusicrambler.com/store. Authentic t-shirts, hats and stickers are now available.  Buckle up for The Hoe-Down and the Throw-Down! It's a new episode of Roots Music Rambler. Notes and links: Brandon Good on Instagram Brandon Good on Spotify Brandon Good on Bandcamp Brandon Good on Facebook Brandon Good on TikTok Sugar Maple Music Festival Lone Piñon on Spotify Emily Nenni on Spotify The Daiquiri Queens on Spotify Flatfoot 56 on Spotify Thrice on Spotify John Moreland on Spotify  The Roots Music Rambler Store Roots Music Rambler on Instagram Roots Music Rambler on TikTok  Roots Music Rambler on Facebook Jason Falls on Instagram Francesca Folinazzo on Instagram Pickin' the Grinnin' Recommendations Anna Furmin's Trigger Gospel on Spotify The Nude Party on Spotify   And be sure to get your MuskOx premium flannel shirts just in time for fall. Use the code RAMBLER on checkout for a discount! - https://gomuskox.com/rambler Subscribe to Roots Music Rambler on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, GoodPods or wherever you get your podcasts. Theme Music: Sheepskin & Beeswax by Genticorum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"While I was processing my gender, my biggest fear was that I would come out as trans and then be like, 'oh wait, actually no...'"In this episode of Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with  Jenna Reyanne Martin (she, her) a trans woman who is active in her Mennonite Church (the same church where I am pastor). We get to hear her story of understanding her gender and coming out as trans. We dig into how "trans-ness" disrupts social scripts and colonial society. Jenna gives advice to churches who are striving to be more inclusive. If you stay to the end Jenna recites the CTBB intro by memory! Support the Show.Follow us for more ✨bad✨ content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calledtobebad_podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calledtobebad Website: https://calledtobebad.buzzsprout.com/ Want to become part of the ✨baddie✨ community? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calledtobebad Have a ✨bad✨ topic you want to talk about on the show? Get in touch with host, Mariah Martin at: calledtobebad@gmail.com #ctbb #podcast #podcastersoffacebook ...

In Western Kenya, the growth of the Mennonite Church was closely linked to local needs and culture, engaging meaningfully across borders. Early influences from Tanzania paved the way for a strong religious presence in the Suna area, driven by African Christian missionaries like Zedikia Kisare. Despite initial resistance from the Kenyan government in 1945, persistent advocacy by individuals such as Jonathan Mabeche and Clyde Shenk led to official church recognition in 1965.

Max Harwood and Evy Klassen discuss her upbringing in the Mennonite Church and conversion to Orthodoxy.  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Evy would say her top highlights were travelling with her family as a child and then with her husband and their kids as they were growing up. Other favourite times were when she trained to be a nurse in the 80s and when she studied recently for her master's in peacebuilding and collaborative development. Evy loves creative writing and has recently published a children's book called ghosts don't have bodies, which celebrates the privilege of having a body. She is very grateful for her husband, Steve, her kids and their partners, and her grandkids, who have so much to teach her about life. Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, University of Toronto).

In the early 1930s, as the EMM launched its mission in Tanganyika, Ethiopia became a parallel interest. Struggling under Italian occupation from 1935, Ethiopia saw Emperor Haile Selassie I flee in 1936, only to return five years later to continue modernization efforts. Post-World War II, the Mennonite Church initiated a relief program in Nazareth, Ethiopia, marked by the establishment of the Haile Mariam Mammo Memorial Hospital in 1947. EMM deliberated on missionary work in Ethiopia, eventually sending Daniel and Blanche Sensenig in 1947 to lay the groundwork under a mandate that included educational and medical services alongside evangelism.

In Thanksgiving for their lives, many activists David and Priscilla worked with honored them with memories, dances, and music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/message

Be encouraged as we visit with Pastor Gabe Pennington from Southern Hill's Mennonite Church. Hear about his journey that led him to pastoring in Topeka, our responsibility to love people so that they know they are loved by God, and how we stay focused on Jesus when so many distractions are all around us. To learn more about TRM Ministries: Click Here!To support TRM, Click Here!

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Max Harwood and Robyn Hawthorne discuss her journey from the Alliance Church, to the Mennonite Church, to the Charismatic Movement, to Orthodox Christianity. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Shamassy Robyn Hawthorne is the wife of Deacon Christopher Hawthorne and the mother of two children and works as an executive assistant in the Fraser Valley. ("Shamassy" is the Arabic title for a deacon's wife in the Orthodox church.) Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, University of Toronto).

Grace First, with Rev. Dr. Sam Adams. Series: One Thing A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Romans 5:8.You are invited to join us this Sunday with Rev. Dr. Sam Adams from the Bend Mennonite Church. Dr Adams reminds us to reflect on God's grace that comes to us while we are still sinners. Come and be reminded of the love that transforms us.From his Bio… Sam Adams [enter beer or founding father joke here] is an ordained minister with the Mennonite Church. With a PhD in systematic theology from Saint Andrews University in Scotland, he has amassed various other accolades of which he doesn't talk about much. He will be the only rock climber/carpenter/preacher you know. He claims to be more of a teacher than a preacher, but he has waived an exuberant hand or two. His wife Andrea and three kids, Owen, Everett, and Eleni make up the Adams Family [again, too many jokes].About the Series, One Thing: What is the one thing we all need to be reminded of to live with greater resilience and compassion in these challenging days? We have fantastic guest preachers lined up for you this summer. Each guest preacher will bring their “ONE THING.” They will offer the one passage of scripture and one core message they believe is most important for you to hear. What is your “One Thing?"Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don't ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.Keywords:god, love, paul, jesus, sin, grace, sinners, died, church, fallenness, world, christ, suffering, brokenness, bend, learn, enemies, christian faith, place, humility, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregonFeaturing:Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, GuestsSupport the show

In this excerpt from my interview with Patty Bear about her book From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom, she introduces the book and talks about how her brother's interest in flying led her to the Air Force Academy. Thanks so much for listening! Stay up to date on book releases, author events, and Aviatrix Book Club discussion dates with the Literary Aviatrix Newsletter. Visit the Aviatrix Book Review website to find over 600 books featuring women in aviation in all genres for all ages. Become a Literary Aviatrix Patron and help amplify the voices of women in aviation. Follow me on social media, join the book club, and find all of the things on the Literary Aviatrix linkt.ree. Blue skies, happy reading, and happy listening!-Liz Booker

Mass shootings in the US are a daily occurrence nowadays. Our children in the US the most affected and gun violence is the number 1 cause of death among children in the US. Just yesterday a middle school in Nashville Covenant School was attacked by a mass shooter. Here's an opportunity to fix the problem. How do we do it, by using the same arguments regarding reforming guns. Why are we so myopic, limited and cliched in our thinking. It's always first to reform #guns. But mass shootings go beyond the gun and there are strong arguments to preserve the right to bear arm when you think that Americans is the most weaponized of all civilian and armed forces int he world. No country will launch a ground offensive on the US as they must contend with the local and official militias. And there is no place for a coup like the one in Venezuela here in the US given the civilians ability to bear arm and protect such attack against its democracy. Moreover, in countries where the gun laws are most restrictive such as in Jamaica, does not necessarily mean reduction in gun violence, it may only lead to an underground market. That being said, we have to look at what is happening in society that is creating this problem. It may include an issue of human nature, lack of critical thinking and the demise of the human conscience developed within the celebration of spiritual and psychological disciplines, experiences which are becoming obsolete and redundant, transplanted by the new secularism and its technology, a new thinking that cannot integrate liberality with inspiration. Where is the Mennonite Church that had #conflictresolution efforts and initiatives? What has happened to customer service and Human resources in society that had helped to protect and promote that humanness and provided agency? Outsourced? What has happened to prayer and solitude? Sunday mornings are in front of the video games playing "#grandtheftauto" or the #realhousewives and rap sensationalizing rage and resolving matters through violence that sensationalize. On the other hand, politicians fight over issues that delimits agency to those feeling discriminated against already. All this has fueled a #cain-like attack, brother on brother. There is an anger and rage that is leading to a violent resolve. The latest shooter we learn was a former student of the school who was a transgender, and we know recently DeSantis is pushing for reforming the law in Florida on sexual identity. The Monterey shooter was taking out an unresolved customer service issue in violent rage on the entire club and then there was CVPA and the teen utilizing replacement ideology. We also did a podcast asking: What will upend violence? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-will-end-violence-boys-and-the-need-for/id1577359542?i=1000596154300. I also provided inspirational music from HER and Tauren Wells mixed with my background vocals and music and adlibs with Donte Nelzon. We are doing a Poll: What will upend violence and mass shooting, gun reform? A. Yes, B. No, C. A Multifaceted approach. You can participate on the Spotify platform on Twitter. Visit us at https://theneoliberal.com. The Neoliberal Corporation, serving the world today, to solve tomorrow's challenges; by making popular, what was the monopoly. Note: Some episodes are not on the Spotify platform. But we are available on Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Anchor now Spotify for Podcasters, iHeartRadio, Podvine, Radio Public, etc. where all the episodes are available. Support us at https://achor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Creator/Host: Renaldo McKenzie is author or Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance and a Doctoral Student at Georgetown University. Renaldo is an Adjunct Professor at Jamaica Theological Seminary. Email us: info@theneoliberal.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/support

Mariko Ogasawara is the grandson of Major James Mitchell, who death in WW1 is commemorated by a plaque on the East wall of the church..The clay figurine in the photo is one of thousands made to commemorate all those killed in wars, and is now beside the plaque. The sermon is one that he presented at a Mennonite Church in Toronto, Canada.

A Place Called Poarch - The Churches that Made PoarchFrom Baptist to Pentecostal to Episcopal, The Tribe has always had a strong connection to Christianity. Though the Poarch community was so small when all of these denominations got their start, they were still able to thrive. Their success was due, in part, to each denomination leader's willingness to allow the religion to adapt to the Poarch community's way of life.Today, we hear interviews from the 1970s between Reverend Mace McGhee and Dr. Anthony Paredes. Mace tells about the vibrant history of Christianity within the Poarch community.Time Stamps:[1:35] - We learn a brief history of Reverend Mace McGhee.[4:16] - The first Christian Church was Mars Hills Baptist Church in the 1800s. [10:00] - Baptist Churches came to Bell Creek first.[13:00] - We hear an old interview clip from 1972 where Mace talks about the Baptist Church.[15:00] - There were two Episcopal Churches brought to The Poarch community.[19:00] - Mace tells a story about being raised in the Episcopal Church.[23:45] - In the 1920s, the Holiness Church came to The Tribe when Brother Raymond Coon came.[28:50] - A Company owned land that they allowed the Episcopal Church to use.[32:00] - Mace tells us about some of the past Holiness Church pastors.[35:20] - There were many different denominations of the Holiness Church.[39:00] - The New Home Church has a long history. We hear Mace tell us.[42:23] - In the 1950s, The Poarch Community Church began as a Mennonite Church.[47:30] - Within the Mennonite Community, women were typically required to dress a certain way. But women in the Poarch Community didn't have resources to dress that way.[52:45] - Churches quickly learned they needed to adapt to the Indian way of life.Links:WebsiteFacebookInstagram

Along the amber fields of the luscious American Midwest lie the Mennonite Church, let's have a look on all that they have done. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Foundations and History 05:45 Sneak Peak 06:03 The Church Today 07:12 COMMUNION CONUMDRUM!!!! 08:08 Amish Culture 08:55 Dutch and English 09:22 Xenophobia 09:55 Education 10:38 Rum spring 11:06 Hygiene 11:30 Phone Booths 12:05 Horse and Buggy 12:36 Amish Chauffeurs 12:50 Amish Church 13:33 Conclusion 15:00 Outro and Credits

Weldon Nisly joins the podcast to discuss his long experience of political organizing and peace activism and his journey to becoming a pastor of the Mennonite Church. Additionally, he shares how organizing and activism have changed since he began. We also discussion idolatry, meta-narrative, finding your calling, and much more! #bringbackryanhenry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julian-bil/support

Joe Wood joins us for the third night of Chasing God: On Fire. Joe Wood was born in Bangor Maine, lived all over the world as a child of a career serviceman. He accepted Jesus in a Mennonite Church in 1977, but actually surrendered to his love in 1982. Called to ministry in 1993, he served a congregation in western Oklahoma for 10 years prior to moving to Kentucky in 2003, recklessly following a call from God to help a young friend grow a church plant. In 2009, he was invited by Lexington Vineyard to lead the Richmond Vineyard Church plant and God has been doing amazing things ever since. He is the father of 5 children and a growing number of grandchildren, loves raising Rottweilers, coffee and conversations, but mostly spending time with his wife of more than 35 years, Janice, on the motorcycle. Jesus is his everything and he can be yours as well. FULL SERVICE

MCBC Summer PsalmsGuest Speaker Pastor Kevin Barkowsky [Psalm 90]During the month of August we will be going through a video series for our Sunday Morning Worship Services. We belong to a group of churches called MCBC, or the Mennonite Church of British Columbia, all over BC we've got sister churches who gather and worship with a heart and vision similar to ours and we have 4 speakers from some of those churches bringing us a message from Psalms.This morning we've got one more message from Pastor Kevin Barkowsky, Sherbrooke Mennonite Church in Richmond! bringing us a message on Psalm 90Kids: You can find a full online bible story and activity experience at https://www.cedarvalley.ca/kidsonline each week! Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@cedarvalley), Instagram (@cedarvalleymission), and sign up for our weekly email newsletter at cedarvalley.ca Submit prayer requests or sign up for prayer notifications at cedarvalley.ca/pray or email us at pray@cedarvalley.ca Support the work and ministry of Cedar Valley Church by getting involved or supporting financially Head to cedarvalley.ca/give for more info Let us know how we can pray for you by sending prayer requests to pray@cedarvalley.ca or giving us a call at 604-826-2445Every Sunday at 10:00am we are on campus and online streaming a worship service to Facebook, Youtube, and right here at cedarvalley.ca. Hop on to one of the social platforms to get a real-time engaging experience during the service and consider inviting a friend or neighbour to join you for church at home and engage in the discussion together after the service. Below you'll find an audio only recording of our service.

MCBC Summer PsalmsGuest Speaker Pastor Darnell Barkman [Psalm 139]During the month of August we will be going through a video series for our Sunday Morning Worship Services. We belong to a group of churches called MCBC, or the Mennonite Church of British Columbia, all over BC we've got sister churches who gather and worship with a heart and vision similar to ours and we have 4 speakers from some of those churches bringing us a message from Psalms.This morning we've got Pastor Darnell Barkman from Yarrow United Mennonite Church… in Yarrow! bringing us a message on Psalm 139Kids: You can find a full online bible story and activity experience at https://www.cedarvalley.ca/kidsonline each week! Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@cedarvalley), Instagram (@cedarvalleymission), and sign up for our weekly email newsletter at cedarvalley.ca Submit prayer requests or sign up for prayer notifications at cedarvalley.ca/pray or email us at pray@cedarvalley.ca Support the work and ministry of Cedar Valley Church by getting involved or supporting financially Head to cedarvalley.ca/give for more info Let us know how we can pray for you by sending prayer requests to pray@cedarvalley.ca or giving us a call at 604-826-2445Every Sunday at 10:00am we are on campus and online streaming a worship service to Facebook, Youtube, and right here at cedarvalley.ca. Hop on to one of the social platforms to get a real-time engaging experience during the service and consider inviting a friend or neighbour to join you for church at home and engage in the discussion together after the service. Below you'll find an audio only recording of our service.

MCBC Summer PsalmsGuest Speaker Pastor Gerry Binema [Psalm 133]During the month of August we will be going through a video series for our Sunday Morning Worship Services. We belong to a group of churches called MCBC, or the Mennonite Church of British Columbia, all over BC we've got sister churches who gather and worship with a heart and vision similar to ours and we have 4 speakers from some of those churches bringing us a message from Psalms.This morning we are continuing in our Guest Speaker Summer Psalms Series, this morning with Pastor Gerry Binema from Crossroads Community Church in Chilliwack, bringing us a message on Psalm 133Kids: You can find a full online bible story and activity experience at https://www.cedarvalley.ca/kidsonline each week! Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@cedarvalley), Instagram (@cedarvalleymission), and sign up for our weekly email newsletter at cedarvalley.ca Submit prayer requests or sign up for prayer notifications at cedarvalley.ca/pray or email us at pray@cedarvalley.ca Support the work and ministry of Cedar Valley Church by getting involved or supporting financially Head to cedarvalley.ca/give for more info Let us know how we can pray for you by sending prayer requests to pray@cedarvalley.ca or giving us a call at 604-826-2445Every Sunday at 10:00am we are on campus and online streaming a worship service to Facebook, Youtube, and right here at cedarvalley.ca. Hop on to one of the social platforms to get a real-time engaging experience during the service and consider inviting a friend or neighbour to join you for church at home and engage in the discussion together after the service. Below you'll find an audio only recording of our service.

MCBC Summer PsalmsGuest Speaker Pastor Dan Forest [Psalm 126]During the month of August we will be going through a video series for our Sunday Morning Worship Services. We belong to a group of churches called MCBC, or the Mennonite Church of British Columbia, all over BC we've got sister churches who gather and worship with a heart and vision similar to ours and we have 4 speakers from some of those churches bringing us a message from Psalms.This morning we are continuing in our Guest Speaker Summer Psalms Series, this morning with Pastor Dan Forest from United Mennonite Church in Black Creek, bringing us a message on Psalm 126Kids: You can find a full online bible story and activity experience at https://www.cedarvalley.ca/kidsonline each week! Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@cedarvalley), Instagram (@cedarvalleymission), and sign up for our weekly email newsletter at cedarvalley.ca Submit prayer requests or sign up for prayer notifications at cedarvalley.ca/pray or email us at pray@cedarvalley.ca Support the work and ministry of Cedar Valley Church by getting involved or supporting financially Head to cedarvalley.ca/give for more info Let us know how we can pray for you by sending prayer requests to pray@cedarvalley.ca or giving us a call at 604-826-2445Every Sunday at 10:00am we are on campus and online streaming a worship service to Facebook, Youtube, and right here at cedarvalley.ca. Hop on to one of the social platforms to get a real-time engaging experience during the service and consider inviting a friend or neighbour to join you for church at home and engage in the discussion together after the service. Below you'll find an audio only recording of our service.

"A Life and a Death in Haiku," by J. Russell Hoverman: a brother shares haikus and photos dear to his family around his brother's end-of-life care.   TRANSCRIPT A Life and a Death in Haiku, by John John Russell Hoverman, MD, PhD (10.1200/JCO.21.02835)   My brother, Jim, was diagnosed at age 73 years with colon cancer metastatic to the liver, lymph nodes, and lungs. He and his wife were avid hikers and after retirement had hoped to visit as many national parks as possible. Big Bend National Park in Texas, along the Rio Grande River bordering Mexico, at over 800,000 acres, is one of the largest and least-visited parks in the country. The park has vast expanses of desert and high mountain islands, with some peaks over 6,000 feet. We had hoped to have Jim visit us in 2020, but both cancer and COVID-19 interfered until this past spring when we were finally able to arrange a trip to the park. It had been a few years since I had last seen Jim at our most recent family wedding. When he arrived in Austin, he appeared gaunt and frail. He had lost his taste, and many foods burned his mouth. He had lost weight and was weaker. He barely felt his feet. He struggled to just get through the day. Even so, he hiked up to a promontory overlooking the Rio Grande one day and into a canyon the next and seemed to get stronger as the week went on (Figs 1 and 2).   While in Big Bend, we talked about how he wanted to be remembered. Neither of our parents left tangible markers of their deaths. There were no gravesites, only scattered ashes in places without names. We discussed having a marker, a plaque, a touchstone, or maybe a bench at a favorite park, a place that could be visited by family and friends. This loss of continuity is likely a result of our culture—urbanization and the fragmentation of families. This is in contrast to The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebrated in Mexico and much of the American Southwest, where families decorate cemeteries and have annual gatherings to remember deceased relatives and friends. We forget, or perhaps never knew, how important this can be.   As an oncologist, I saw the wide variety of ways in which people died. A few years after I finished training, I joined a practice in a small town in Oregon with a large Mennonite community. One of my first patients was a church member with metastatic ovarian cancer that was no longer responsive to treatment. She required near constant attention for pain control, and the nursing facility associated with the Mennonite Church, primarily staffed by fellow church members, was her best option. My patient knew all her caregivers, and they knew her. It was as if she was receiving terminal care for her cancer by her sisters. This may have been the first time I attended the death of a patient outside of a hospital. Given that experience, I became an ardent supporter of hospice organizations, many of which were just starting. I knew that Jim was not far from the end of his life and that he wanted to be able to make his own choices, even to the point of getting it over with. We both also knew the impact of sudden, unforeseen, untimely deaths in our own family. I had hoped that Jim could be comfortable and able to participate with us until the very end. This most likely meant involving hospice care.   By summer, less than a year after his diagnosis, chemotherapy no longer controlled his disease, and there were no treatment options available. His oncologist offered a menu of possible treatments including radionuclide embolization of two liver lesions and radiation treatment of lung lesions. As Jim's discomfort was primarily in the region of his largest liver lesion, he and his wife decided to pursue the liver embolization for pain relief, but while recovering from his chemotherapy, Jim lost more weight and became weaker. At the time of the scheduled procedure, the interventional radiologist discussed his concern that Jim's change in status would make the procedure highly risky and could result in hospitalization and death. He allowed that if Jim wanted to swing for the fences, they could proceed but he did not recommend it. More than anything, Jim wanted to be in control of his faculties, and the risks were too great. He and his family decided to return home and enroll in hospice care.   Jim was an English major in college, writing his senior thesis on the poet Wordsworth and taught high school English for 17 years. Throughout his career, he wrote poetry and was especially fond of the haiku. Haiku is a centuries old Japanese poetry format composed of 17 syllables in three unrhymed lines with the first line of five syllables, seven in the second, and five in the third. The subject is often an observation (usually of nature) or an event that is tied to or elicits an emotion. Over the years, a haiku would come to Jim, often unbidden, stimulated by a perception or an event.   While in Big Bend, we discussed adding a haiku to whatever memorial he considered. Once the decision was made to enroll in hospice care, Jim chose, from his life experiences, 17 haikus to post on social media, one daily beginning August 1. A few are included here:   Day 1: The Waterhole   Like the circumspect Gazelle, I have waited long before drinking deep.   Day 2: At Field's Pond   At Field's Pond today a rude clique of frogs gave me the silent treatment.   Day 7: Mt. Sugarloaf   On Mount Sugarloaf, we met a youthful choir of pines dressed in white robes.   By day 9, Jim was too weak to post his work. Jim's wife continued his mission and reported the responses to him each day.   Day 11: Ripples   From shore a teacher casts a stone. Endless ripples roll and roll away.     Day 13: The Chase   Like a leaf that runs from an October wind, the cat escapes my son.   Jim died on the morning of day 16, shortly after this haiku was posted.   New Year's Eve   Tonight, New Year's Eve, is so still and cold, the trees crack like popping corks.   At the end of life, it may not be clear who is providing the narrative for care. It may be the physician offering treatment choices, another line of therapy, a new drug, a different modality of therapy, palliative care, or hospice care. The patient may never gain control of the narrative. Aggressive treatment may lead to hospitalization and a lonely death in the Intensive Care Unit.   Jim was empowered to take control of the narrative by opting for hospice care and posting his haikus. He no longer posted details to his social network about his doctor visits, daily physical challenges, and symptoms; it was about sharing his life and the wonder he found in it. The changes in responses on his social network were profound as it became less about expressing empathy and more about remembering the person he was. Just as Jim's visit to Big Bend and the surrounding wildness and beauty of the park energized him, Jim's satisfaction with the responses made him more comfortable, looking forward to each day's reaction and, perhaps, making it easier for him to go.   A patient's journey with cancer is a story told by family and friends. The satisfaction with the story depends on how the story ends. The physician's role in the story begins when the cancer is evaluated and a treatment strategy proposed and provided. At a point in the care of everyone with incurable disease, the cancer is no longer the main issue and the patient and family take center stage. When the physician is unable to cure or prolong life, his or her role becomes that of a guide attempting to lead the patient and family to an ending that comforts all. This requires an understanding of the patient's narrative and depends on accurate information about how the narrative will be affected by treatment choices.   The combination of hospice care with the assurance of dying at home surrounded by family coupled with the ability to connect with his extended family and friends through social media was truly transformative for Jim and for me. Jim's control over the narrative and the direction that action gave to the care team made it easier to allow his death. Our role was to comfort and support and be present. There was no regret and no guilt with how things went. I could not have hoped for more.   A few months after Jim's death, his family and friends gathered to celebrate his life. We met in a grove of trees in a protected forested area where he often hiked. The centerpiece of the gathering was a bench marked by a plaque with his name on it. There was also a plaque with his favorite haiku.   Dawn on the Appalachian Trail   Light slips in along the eastern edge. I am still, startled by beauty.   Jim's ashes were scatted nearby.   Always the teacher, the ripples roll and roll …. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology brought to you by ASCO podcasts, which offers a range of educational and scientific content and enriching insight into the world of cancer care. You can find all of the shows, including this one, at podcast.asco.org. I'm your host Lidia Schapira, Associate Editor for Art of Oncology and Professor of Medicine at Stanford. With me today is Dr. John Russell Hoverman, now retired, formerly responsible for the development of value-based delivery programs for Texas Oncology and US oncology. Dr. Hoverman also has a PhD in philosophy. We'll be discussing his Art of Oncology article, 'A Life and a Death in Haiku'. At the time of this recording, our guest has no disclosures. Russ, welcome to our podcast. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Thanks for asking me. Dr. Lidia Schapira: So let me start by asking a personal question. How did philosophy lead you to medicine and cancer care? Dr. John Russell Hoverman: I always thought I wanted to be a doctor. I had a family practitioner who was an inspiration. I think from sophomore in high school, I knew I wanted to be a doctor. But I always asked other questions. So when I got to college, I had a chance to broaden my horizons, I guess. And when it came time to choose a major, because I took some elective courses as a freshman that were required, when it became time to choose a major, I chose philosophy. My family doctor said, 'You know, that's great. You should have some other discipline. Some of the humanities is probably as good as anything. And it won't hurt you if you're going to be a physician.' So I majored in philosophy and minored in biology. Dr. Lidia Schapira: It's interesting. I had a different experience. I, too, wanted to study philosophy, and the advice I received was, well, study medicine first and philosophize later. So I'm so glad that you actually studied philosophy formally. And tell us a little bit about how you have incorporated some of the thought processes and frameworks for approaching important topics that you learned as a philosopher into your medical practice and all of the amazing work that you've done. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Medicine is a humanistic enterprise. So you are interested in people or you're interested in what they think. But it's also an evidence-based enterprise. And philosophy is all about evidence, especially logic. That's been one of my favorite topics. I've written about that more than once about clinical trials. And actually, that may be a paper I'll do shortly is about the logic behind the mRNA vaccines. The science is spectacular, but it wouldn't be anything without the logic of clinical trials so that when we look at providing value, which should be an ethical obligation for physicians, logic comes in handy to determine whether a structure of a clinical trial actually gets you the answer that you want. And what you want is to know what is the highest value for your patients and to be able to measure that and be able to talk about it. And then the other part of that is end of life care, which, again, is an ethical enterprise. And it has to do with getting information and giving the right information to your patients in what you're obligated to give. As you search for that, there's more and more information that probably is needed. So that's enough. And I still love the science. The science is wonderful, but it has to be translated. Dr. Lidia Schapira: So help me think through how we incorporate storytelling and narrative into your argument that this too has value as we think about our roles as physicians, especially when we're thinking about end of life care. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: I think you've had the same experience, I think, that we all in our practices have stories. My brother's story is just one of them. And you think about how your view towards having conversations with patients is colored by the patients that you've had and the stories that they told. I had a patient who had lung cancer in the rural area in Oregon and wanted to send them to the medical center. They said, 'No, I lived on a farm all my life. I know exactly what life and death is, and I want to be with my family.' So we've been impressed by the interactions patients have with their families and with their physicians as to how things could end up well. Dr. Lidia Schapira: In your essay, you used an expression that I found very powerful. And that is that your brother Jim, whose story you tell, ultimately had control of his narrative. Tell us a little bit about how that locus of control is negotiated in the relationship between the patient and the cancer clinicians. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Again, there are other stories to tell. So we've had patients who wanted to be in control but didn't know how to do it and actually weren't sure what they wanted. One elderly woman talked to her family practitioner, her family physician about assisted suicide. So she was dying, I think of metastatic colon cancer. She had two daughters, and one was halfway around the world, and she didn't want to bother that daughter. So she wanted to slip off quietly. And when we've talked to her about it, we knew that her daughter would be honored to be there. And in fact, that was the case. So we learn from stories to maybe probe a little bit more than we ordinarily would. If something doesn't seem to be going right, maybe there's something we can address. I think we all have instances when that's happened. Dr. Lidia Schapira: In your essay, you also talk about the importance of storytelling and the control of narrative as a way of helping those who love the person who's dying and how that can ease the pain of bereavement. And in your particular case, when you tell Jim's story, you say there was no regret, no guilt, which is a beautiful sentiment. As physicians, we often see that there is regret and there is guilt with how families approach the last few weeks of life of a loved one. Can you tell us a little bit more about this, no regret, no guilt concept? Dr. John Russell Hoverman: We see guilt often when things don't turn out the way families think they should. And probably the thing that we see most often is the patient dies in the hospital, and they're not at home. And what we do see with hospice care is that they don't feel as much guilt. And I think what happened with Jim, maybe taking that to another level, by being proactive about the message. And the question is, not everybody can write haikus. But what else can you do? Can you have somebody give a piece of a story? Or can you publish a photograph? Or what else can you do to mark that life as something that was worthwhile, and then everybody gets on board with that. That becomes more important than pain control or being awake again. I think we're just exploring that. For me, it was a revelation to see that. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Now, let's turn to your essay. In the final moments of this interview, you bring life's experience as a cancer clinician, as a deep thinker. And you chose to tell the story to your colleagues through publication and JCO. What is the message in your essay for listeners and readers. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: The message, I think, is the message that I got. To my mind, the story wrote itself. It was there just to record. Then the message to me was that this is how things could be, understanding the patient's, and I'll use that word 'mindset', so that we can tailor his care to that mindset, and in fact allow him to have as much say about how that care is tailored as possible. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Tell us a little bit about Jim, your brother. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Well, he's a middle child. So we had three boys. And of course, you always think that the older one always beats up on the younger ones. Jim started to wrestle when he was in junior high school. That changed our relationship. So it was no longer a power relationship. But when he went to college, he majored in English, and I majored in philosophy. And we both were interested in the same things. Interested in how the world works, how the world got to be where it was, but Jim interrogated nature with poetry and literature, and I interrogated nature with science and philosophy. And we've had some interesting discussions, but we were not far off from the ultimate picture. But I would talk about something about ethics, and he would have a literature reference and probably would sum up what I would do in five pages in four sentences. So it continued to be that way. We were both always interested in the outside, interested in hiking. As you can tell, I'm interested in taking photographs. So there's always a sense of being in the world that we both had. And Jim did it in his way, and I did my way. But we were never really that different, I think, in how we looked at things. Dr. Lidia Schapira: If I may, I'd like to ask a personal question. And, of course, you don't have to answer, and that is, how are you doing in your grief over Jim's loss? Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Well, it was good that it ended the way it was. It was bracing to watch your brother die. I'm not sure that's the best word. But it was clearly emotional. But it helps if it happened the best way it could. And he was in control. It's not something that got away from us. And again, we've talked about sudden deaths and how those are so unsatisfying because you can never really say anything. And it wasn't that, which I know was good for him and his family. So it's not just me; his sons and his wife also appreciated the chance to have Jim towards the end of his life. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Well, the essay is really moving. It's instructive. It's personal. And on behalf of the readers of JCO, I thank you for sending it to us. It's been a real pleasure chatting with you today, Russ, and I want to express on behalf of all of us, our condolences for your loss, and our admiration for your work. Thank you. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Thanks, and I appreciate working with you. I think it's much better than it might have been otherwise. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Before we conclude this interview, Russ, I wonder if you can read one of your favorite haikus for us. Dr. John Russell Hoverman: Sure. It's called 'The Hospital Bed', and it relates to a story that Jim's wife told me and I imagined:   Restless and moaning His wife lies down beside him He quiets and sleeps That's it. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Thank you so much. So until next time, thank you for listening to JCO's Cancer Stories: Art of Oncology. Don't forget to give us a rating or review wherever you listen. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology, is just one of ASCO's many podcasts. You can find all of the shows at podcast.asco.org. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. 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MCBC Summer PsalmsGuest Speaker Pastor Aaron Roorda [Psalm 8]During the month of August we will be going through a video series for our Sunday Morning Worship Services. We belong to a group of churches called MCBC, or the Mennonite Church of British Columbia, all over BC we've got sister churches who gather and worship with a heart and vision similar to ours and we have 4 speakers from some of those churches bringing us a message from Psalms.This morning we are starting our Guest Speaker Summer Psalms Series, this morning with Pastor Aaron Roorda from Eden Mennonite Church in Chilliwack, bringing us a message on Psalm 8Kids: You can find a full online bible story and activity experience at https://www.cedarvalley.ca/kidsonline each week! Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@cedarvalley), Instagram (@cedarvalleymission), and sign up for our weekly email newsletter at cedarvalley.ca Submit prayer requests or sign up for prayer notifications at cedarvalley.ca/pray or email us at pray@cedarvalley.ca Support the work and ministry of Cedar Valley Church by getting involved or supporting financially Head to cedarvalley.ca/give for more info Let us know how we can pray for you by sending prayer requests to pray@cedarvalley.ca or giving us a call at 604-826-2445Every Sunday at 10:00am we are on campus and online streaming a worship service to Facebook, Youtube, and right here at cedarvalley.ca. Hop on to one of the social platforms to get a real-time engaging experience during the service and consider inviting a friend or neighbour to join you for church at home and engage in the discussion together after the service. Below you'll find an audio only recording of our service.

Should Christians “own” all of church history? How do evil things done by those who take the name of Christ relate to us?  And switching gears, how does one become Mennonite? What if I want to be Anabaptist but there is no congregation near me? Jaran, Marlin, and Reagan discuss these questions that were posed on earlier episodes. https://player.captivate.fm/episode/62508c07-a25d-4d50-92b0-05c7a5e74d1e (Listen to Allen Roth's discussion) of what to do when there is no Mennonite Church. (This episode was released on https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectives?fan_landing=true (Patreon) and as https://anabaptistperspectives.org/partners (Partner content )on our website. You can support Anabaptist Perspectives through either link for access to more bonus content.)  Here is the https://amzn.to/3ymrLZI (book by Becky McGurrin) that Marlin referenced near the end. [affiliate link]  This is the 163rd episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.  Visit our https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/ (YouTube channel) Connect with us on https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/ (Facebook) https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/blog/ (Read essays from our blog) or listen to them on our podcast, https://essays-for-king-jesus.captivate.fm/listen (Essays for King Jesus) Subscribe on your https://anabaptist-perspectives.captivate.fm/listen (podcast provider of choice) https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate/ (Support us) or https://anabaptistperspectives.org/about (learn more about us!) The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

A debate over the best legal approach to abortion and how it informs resolutions within the Southern Baptist Convention has resurfaced as messengers are set to gather for the denomination's annual meeting next week.The Mennonite Church USA has voted to retire denomination-wide Membership Guidelines that prohibited pastors from performing same-sex weddings.A specific incident is suggestive that government has been pressuring social media platforms to suppress certain content about the pandemic.Actor Kirk Cameron says his new movie with filmmaker brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, “Lifemark” is a “pro-family, pro-love, pro forgiveness” film in a newly released first look trailer.Subscribe to this Podcast Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Overcast Get the Edifi App Download for iPhone Download for Android Subscribe to Our NewsletterClick here to get the top headlines delivered to your inbox every morning!Links to the News Southern Baptists debate how to best be pro-life | Church & Ministries News Mennonite Church USA to allow pastors to perform gay weddings | Church & Ministries News Google annual meeting debates COVID censorship | Analysis News Louisiana bans biological males from in girls' sports | Politics News Texas lawmaker wants to ban drag shows for kids | U.S. News Celebration Church sues to evict Stovall and Kerri Weems | Church & Ministries News First-look trailer released for pro-family Kirk Cameron movie | Entertainment News Judge declares mistrial in Amanda Blackburn murder case | U.S. News

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In January of 2020, a young woman within the Mennonite community vanished from outside the Mennonite Church in Farmington, New Mexico. The investigation would lead directly to a man within the United States Army, a man who had been harboring ominous sentiments about those in the religion.SPONSORS -Sambucol: Thank you to Sambucol for sponsoring this episode! Sambucol makes you feel better with powerful immune support, powered by nature's superfruit: black elderberry. Get 15% off with code MORBID15 at: https://sambucolusa.com/Hunt a Killer: Thank you to Hunt a Killer for sponsoring this episode! This game brings people together by challenging them to crack a true crime case by sifting through documents, evidence, and more. Get $10 off with code MORBIDOLOGY at: https://huntakiller.com/morbidologyBetterHelp: Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode! Is there is something that interferes with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals? BetterHelp online counseling is there for you. Get matched with a counsellor today: https://betterhelp.com/morbidologyGeneration Why: Thank you to Wondery's Generation Why for sponsoring this episode! When it comes to true crime podcasts, Generation Why is a pioneer. If you're obsessed with crime mysteries and unsolved murder cases, this show has it all! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.Truebill: Thank you to Truebill for sponsoring this episode! It's time to fight back against scammy subscriptions with Truebill. On average, people save $750. Save today at: https://truebill.com/morbidologyBetabrand: Thank you to Betabrand for sponsoring this episode! Betabrand do the most comfortable dress yoga pants. You can be professional, stylish AND comfortable! Get 30% off at: https://betabrand.com/MORBIDOLOGYSHOW NOTES - https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-138-sasha-krausePATREON - https://www.patreon.com/morbidologyAudio Credit:Evening of Chaos - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Empty Reflections - ErikMMusic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgq4SPKHlyIA Mothers Sacrifice - OurMusicBox - https://ourmusicbox.com/Dark Tranquility - Anno Domini Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6mBav72Ak

In this episode I interview Hannah Raber and we talk about here childhood growing up in the Mennonite Church. Topics include: - How growing up Mennonite impacts her life today. - What it was like to watch other families and her own family leave the church. - What it was like to be a childhood mystic in the Mennonite church About Hannah Hannah grew up in Ohio. She values relationship and togetherness above all else. Some of her interests include fashion for the soul, an aesthetically driven life, and learning new skills to improve and bring pleasure to her lifestyle. She loves to imagine and dream as she drinks expensive espresso. Her idea of a perfect life is traveling and gathering freely on this earth that is lead by networks of integral leadership that bows to the laws of nature and love. hannahraber2002@gmail.com

Barney and Jacob interview Bill Seymour about Monday Meals at Orrville Mennonite Church. Bill reveals that the desire to bless others accompanied by reliance on God, partnership, and the opportunity for action can create deeper connection with one's neighborhood and broader community.

2nd annual event between the Ridgeview Mennonite Church choir and Golden Beach Community Church. Recorded live and unedited 11/17/2021. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tyler-bennett5/support

Barney and Jacob interview Thomas Dunn about his experiences with the Swahili Community Mennonite Church of Akron. Much can be learned about life and faith in the giving and receiving of hospitality among friends from different parts of the world.

In today's episode Jacob and Barney share about their experiences with Wooster Mennonite Church. Barney speaks as one who grew up in the church and Jacob as one who has served as pastor in the congregation for over a decade.

Let’s celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!  “Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice, Mourn with Those Who Mourn” – Seminary student and pastor of Iglesia Mennonita Manantial de Vida, Carlos Malvaez, will share his journey of discovering and being called to ministry through the Mennonite Church.

Sermon by Dave Sweigart Is the mission of the Mennonite church fulfilling its goals? The goal of mission should be providing a pathway for others to find Salvation. Allow our simple lifestyle to be a witness without tainting it with carnality.

Gloria Guadron joins us to talk about her faith journey leaving the Mennonites faith and still maintaining unity with her family in that tradition. We learn about the Mennonite Church and how we can all be better witnesses to those around us! We also learn what a "Life Coach" is and how we can best achieve unity with those in the Church we don't always see eye-to-eye with! . Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thewholechurchpodcast . Subscribe to our show: https://the-whole-church-podcast.captivate.fm/listen . Rate us & leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837 . Sign up for our newsletter: thewholechurch@gmail.com . Follow us on Social: facebook.com/thewholechurchpodcast Twitter @thewholechurch Instagram @wholechurchpodcast . Make a one-time donation: Cashapp $wholechurch

Karl and Nita Landis share on "How the Story Ends",  from Revelation 22:1-7, 22-27.Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give?c=397080)

On this episode of Courageous Imagination we invite Andie Joseph from L'Assemblee de la Grace in Montreal, Aidan Morton-Ninomiya from St Jacob's Mennonite Church and Hanna Negussie from Bethel Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Kitchener. We discuss our hopes and dreams for the church and the value in discipling the youth.

What's so interesting in this story in John 9 is the only person where their eyes open the entire time was the man who had been blind and whose social relationships and identity were being shredded and dismantled the longer the story goes. And yet, as these relationships and identity are being shredded and dismantled, a new identity is being formed in him and the only relationship that really matters anyway will also become a reality. The implications it seems to me are the same for we as individuals and for the church—despite rejection by those in the middle, the centers of influence and status and power, and though our former relationships and identity is shredded and stripped, we must keep our eyes open to the new realities that Jesus will create and build up within us, a reformed and transformed identity that he will give to us, and most of all the comfort of his own presence at just the time the bigwigs threw us out on our ear. 

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week, guest host Dr. Laine Scales spends time exploring the ministry of Rev. John Garland. Dr. Scales is Professor of Social Work at Baylor University where she has been teaching for over 20 years. She studies the history of Baptist women in missions and social work and has authored or co-authored 10 books and over 40 articles and chapters. Apart from her life at the university, Dr. Scales is active in her congregation, Hope Fellowship, and founder of a faith based non-profit called Good Neighbor House, a community hub for the arts, education, recreation, and worship. Rev. John Garland is the pastor of San Antonio Mennonite Church, which is “committed to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. We engage in healing ourselves and others by receiving God's love.” Reverend Garland reflects upon a theology of hospitality and describes the church's work providing shelter, advocacy, and other services for stranded asylum seekers in its hospitality house.

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week, guest host Dr. Laine Scales spends time exploring the ministry of Rev. John Garland.Dr. Scales is Professor of Social Work at Baylor University where she has been teaching for over 20 years. She studies the history of Baptist women in missions and social work and has authored or co-authored 10 books and over 40 articles and chapters. Apart from her life at the university, Dr. Scales is active in her congregation, Hope Fellowship, and founder of a faith based non-profit called Good Neighbor House, a community hub for the arts, education, recreation, and worship.Rev. John Garland is the pastor of San Antonio Mennonite Church, which is “committed to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. We engage in healing ourselves and others by receiving God's love.” Reverend Garland reflects upon a theology of hospitality and describes the church’s work providing shelter, advocacy, and other services for stranded asylum seekers in its hospitality house.

Summary: Jesus tells the truth about the violence his people were both experiencing and perpetrating. That truth-telling leads to lament: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem… How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” And only then, in the wake of truth-telling and collective lament, can people find their way to the imaginative, healing, liberating path of Jesus. The writing of Joanna Lawrence Shenk leads us into engaging some Mennonite-specific truth-telling and lament about Dr. Vincent Harding and his experience as a Black prophetic leader in the mostly white Mennonite Church from the 1960’s on. We want to be willing! May we tell the truth, lament, and courageously find our way along the healing and liberating path to our Mother Hen Jesus’ wings. [sermon begins at 20:15]Scripture: Luke 13:1-9, 31- 35Photo: Vincent Harding speaks at the Eighth Mennonite World Conference in Amsterdam, 1967. Box 19, Folder 8. Mennonite World Conference Records, 1923-2012. Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen IN.Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.Together - Text and music: Nathan Grieser 2014, rev. 2018 © 2014As a Sigh Great with Yearning - Text: Pierre Jacob, English adap. Andrew Donaldson, © 2017; Music: Gaetan de Courreges; harm. Didier Godel © 1988Additional ResourcesThy Word is a Lamp Unto My Feet - VT 398 - Text and music: Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith © 1984“Lament over Jerusalem: Commentary on Luke 13:1-9, 31-35,” Mitzi J. Smith, on Working Preacher blog, for February 28, 2021.Bibleworm podcast: Episode 227 – The Parable of the Fig Tree, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr.The Cross and the Lynching Tree, James H. Cone, Orbis, 2013.“Beggars & Saints: What needs to be burned away so that we can hear Vincent Harding’s enduring call to revolutionary nonviolence,” Joanna Lawrence Shenk, Anabaptist World, February 12, 2021.Read more: “A Prophet Pushed Out: Vincent Harding and the Mennonites,” by Tobin Miller Shearer, Mennonite Life 2015, Vol 69.

On today's episode ~ing producer, Ben Wideman, is joined by Leah Reesor-Keller, the new Executive Minister of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Leah will be sharing more about what it means to be at the forefront of a diverse and evolving Mennonite conference amid a global pandemic, and her work as someone who is helping the conference imagine what it might look like moving forward. We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with your decisions about money. To take a closer look at the difference it makes when your financial services company is rooted in something more than making a profit visit Everence.com. Securities offered through ProEquities Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ing-pod/message

On this episode of The Business Side of Music, we have a conversation with legendary performer Royce Taylor, who talks about his early days of being in the music business, winding up on a worldwide Elvis Presley tribute concert tour, and after all these years on the road, why he doesn't hold back when performing on stage, keeping his show fresh each night. Starting out thinking he would be a preacher, Royce found himself singing in the church as a hobby. But as fate (and God) would have it, one thing led to another, and in a short amount of time, he formed the group The Chords, and in the following 12 years, went on to perform at hundreds of corporate events and county fairs, along the way releasing 16 albums. A child of the '50s, he grew up in a Mennonite Church and was self-taught when it came to singing. He went on to work as an on-air radio personality at WKTX FM in Ohio. He's gone on to perform with such legendary groups as “The Imperials,” “The Vogues,” and Elvis' longtime vocal backup group “The Stamps,” along with sharing the stage with The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, Frankie Avalon, Gary Puckett, and The Union Gap, and Peter Noone. For more information on Royce, his music, and his upcoming tour dates, check out his website at www.lynnroycetaylor.com The Business Side of Music ™ © 2021 Beyond the Music Co-Produced and Hosted (by the guy who has a face for podcasting): Bob Bender  Co-Producer, Creator, and Technical Advisor (the man behind the curtain): Tom Sabella Director of Video and Continuity (the brains of the entire operation): Deborah Halle Editor (the “ums' and “aahs' removal guy who makes us sound good): Mark Sabella Marketing and Social Media: Kaitlin Fritts Talent Acquisition and Scheduling (the one who keeps us on track) Tammy Kowalski All Around Problem Solver and keeper of the key to the vault: Connie Ribas Recorded at: The Bunker in Franklin, TN (except during the Covid 19 pandemic, then it's pretty much done VIA Skype or Zoom, with the exception for those fearless enough to come to Bob Bender's living room, which is now his studio… and there are a few). Mixed and Mastered at Music Dog Studios in Nashville, TN Production Sound Design: Keith Stark Voice Over and Promo: Lisa Fuson Website: businesssideofmusic.com  Stream or Download (free) businesssideofmusic.com  To submit to be interviewed: musicpodcast@mail.com Sponsorship information businesssideofmusic.com/sponsor-affiliate/ Join our mailing list for show announcements, career advice, industry discounts, free gifts, and more.  Like Free Special Thanks to Tom Sabella and Traci Snow for producing and hosting over 100 episodes of the original “Business Side of Music” podcast and trusting us to carry on their legacy. For our disclaimer and all its details, please click on the applicable link on our website. The music provided for this episode is from: Artist: Heidi Newfield Single: Love Blind Album: The Barfly Sessions Composer: Heidi Newfield, Sharon Vaughn, Kevin Bowe Website: www.heidinewfield.com

This is a special episode of the Houston Mennonite Church podcast. During Sunday's service, member Kaycee brought everyone through a small, focused meditation session. This episode the meditation session alone so you can listen and practice. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoustonMennonite Website: https://houstonmennonite.org

Pastor Izaete Nafziger. "Izaete has been serving on the pastoral team for the past several years.  She previously was a pastor at a Mennonite Church in Recife, Brazil.  Izaete is married to Tim and they have a son, Natan, and a daughter, Alaiza.  Izaete also works part-time with special education at Parkside Elementary School.  Being born in Brazil, her hobbies include cooking Brazilian food."  http://www.northgoshenmc.com  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/naun7/support

Biden and the environment seem to be friends, maybe; an air force chaplain is wrongfully discharged for sharing his beliefs; healthcare sharing ministries are having to fight off scammers; Nigerians are facing severe government distrust and harassment; Warsaw, Poland is taking the problem of abortion seriously; Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter fact checkers are causing serious safety issues; Chris Pratt is under attack for his faith; and the Mennonite Church is suffering division over the Bible.Song: IntentionsArtist: AnberlinAlbum: VitalCopyright 2012

Hosts Stefene Russell and Liz Wolfson visit in this special episode with Rev. Hubert Schwartzentruber and Mary Rittenhouse Schwartzentruber. Rev. Schwartzentruber was one of the three co-founders of the community organization JeffVanderLou Inc, which sought to retake the neighborhood from the clutches of blight and work through grassroots efforts and rehabilitation, block by block. Schwarztentruber shares his story of moving to St. Louis in the late 1950s from a rural upbringing in Zurich, Ontario, and starting a Mennonite Mission in the midst of Pruitt Igoe. Topics include Schwartzentruber's embrace of a social justice ministry not simply in St. Louis but across his career which would take him from St. Louis to Germantown PA, where he oversaw a shocking schism which pitted a diverse, LGBTQ friendly congregation versus a socially conservative Mennonite Church. Integral however in the development of Schwartzentruber's impassionned embrace for social justice issues was his work in St. Louis, which stretched from 1957 to 1972 and involved his participation not simply in mission building but community building with the help of legendary neighborhood organizers like Florence Aritha Spotts and Macler Shepard, co-founders with Schwartzentruber of the JeffVanderLou community organization. Guiding the conversation between Stef, Liz and the Schwartzentrubers is a memoir published by Rev. Schwartzentruber, "Jesus in Back Alleys," which is available for purchase from amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Back-Alleys-Hubert-Schwartzentruber/dp/1931038074

Occupation:Pastor of Community Outreach Mission and leadership experience: Associate pastor, Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Arca de Salvacion; teacher, preacher, counselor; Iglesia Menonita Hispana board member; coordinator, Hispanic Mennonite Women's group; advocate for undocumented immigrants; travel to Guatemala at least once a year to preach and reach out to communities in need of Christian education; congregation has a Bible institute in Chiul, Quiche, Guatemala. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/naun7/support

Jeremy was born into a conservative Mennonite church but found himself drifting from it in his late teens. Liz was welcomed by the Mennonites when she needed love and discipleship. Dru and Patrick pepper them with questions about their fascinating experiences in these communities. To share feedback, questions, and comments, email druseth@gmail.com, or reach out via Facebook: www.facebook.com/thatjesuspod thatjesuspodcast.com

Guest minister, Michael Gehman, Pastor of 1st Mennonite Church, Sugarcreek, OH (recording starts after Michael began speaking ...)

Melissa Florer-Bixler was called to be pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church in 2016. Melissa is a “convinced” Mennonite. As an adult she found herself drawn to Anabaptism's emphasis on consensus decision-making, the priesthood of all believers, peace building, and potlucks. She is a sucker for four-part harmony. Her formal education occurred at Gordon College, Duke University, and Princeton Theological Seminary. She was nurtured into pastoral ministry over the past decade by the spacious welcome of Portland Mennonite, Oxford Circle Mennonite, and Chapel Hill Mennonite. She was the recipient of the gentleness and shared life of L'Arche Portland (OR) and works to extend that beloved community as a board member of Friends of L'Arche North Carolina. With her time she defends her snap peas from insects, attends to the words of Elena Ferrante, Karl Barth, and Li-Young Lee, and cultivates the will to learn Spanish by listening to Ana Tijoux. Sometimes she writes things that other people read in The Mennonite and Christian Century. She expends the most time, energy, tears, laughter, fear and patience co-parenting her three children with her spouse, Jacob. https://www.raleighmennonite.org

Español: Continuando con la serie sobre el Sermón del Monto Peter y Jonathan comparten una conversación con Belinda Rodriguez. Rodriguez comparte sobre su trabajo con la la Iglesia Menonita en Hondura y reflexiona sobre Mateo 6 acerca de Dios y las Riquezas. English: Continuing the series on the Sermon on the Amount, Peter and Jonathan share a conversation with Belinda Rodriguez. Rodriguez shares about her work with the Mennonite Church in Honduras and reflects on Matthew 6 about God and Wealth.

Beth Hildenbrand the Heretic Writer. I'm excited to introduce you to my first book Cain Heretic Son, a modern day Cain novel. As a girl I was shunned by the Mennonite Church for questioning the status quo. The story of Cain always fascinated me, as did original sin. In my book you will get a bite of both. Cain Heretic Son is the glorious result of a misspent youth.

Español: Peter y Jonathan arrancan la primer entrevista de la seria El Sermón del Monte visto por 5 Mujeres Latinoamericanas con María Helena López, pastora y líder de la Iglesia Menonita de Colombia. En este primer programa enfocan en Mateo 5:1-26. English: Peter and Jonathan start the first interview in the series "The Sermon on the Mount as seen by 5 Latin American Women" with María Helena López, pastor and leader of the Mennonite Church in Colombia. In this first program they focus on Matthew 5:1-26.

You’ve probably heard plenty of advice over the years about the benefits of working longer and delaying retirement. I write about this often, and I do believe it can be one of the best strategies for improving your retirement outlook. Working longer can help pay for living expenses while you wait to claim Social Security, boosting your annual benefits. It also can mean a few more years of retirement saving - and fewer years relying on savings.But working longer isn’t always an easy thing to pull off. Research shows that about half the time, job loss, health problems or just plain burnout push people out of the workforce sooner than they expected. On today’s podcast, we explore that last point - burnout. . . and how to go about adjusting your mindset about work toward the end of your career. The key elements of success include expanding your horizons, being flexible and open to changing your mindset about what kind of work is possible and satisfying.One of my guests today has a great deal of interesting guidance to offer on this topic, because he’s a career coach, and he also operates Career Pivot, an online network for people navigating careers in the second half of life. Marc also has a terrific book, Repurpose Your Life, and he also hosts a podcast that carries the same name as his book. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad: his name is Marc Miller. I kid you not - on this podcast, Mark Miller interviews Marc Miller. So it goes - just try to follow the bouncing ball. Also joining me is Russ Eanes. Russ worked for several decades in the book publishing business, and also has worked as a minister in the Mennonite Church. Around the time that he turned 60, Russ decided to bail out of his job after tiring of the tumultuous changes hitting the publishing world. He felt that his effectiveness on the job was falling, and he was getting very unhappy with all the downsizing of colleagues that he was being asked to do by his employer. Then, a couple major life events shocked Russ into taking action that included a year-long sabbatical and a 500-mile trek on the Camino De Santiago in Spain, which is the subject of his recent book. Russ recently transitioned his career to full-time freelance work as a writer, editor and consultant in publishing. He also is a member of Marc Miller’s Career Pivot network.Speaking of his book - if you live in Virginia, check out upcoming speaking appearances Russ will be doing on February 11th and 12th in and around Harrisonburg and Crozet.Listen to the podcast by clicking the player icon at the top of this newsletter. You also can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.Where do the presidential candidates stand on Social Security?Heading into the debate in New Hampshire tonight, Social Security has not been a topic in any of the presidential forums. But no topic is more important to the well-being of today’s older voters - and younger workers who will rely on the program down the road.This weekend in The New York Times, I examine where the major candidates stand on Social Security reform. All of the Democrats’ proposals include a fix for the program’s looming financial shortfall. The combined trust funds for Social Security’s retirement and disability programs are on course to be depleted in 2035; without changes, funding from payroll tax receipts will be sufficient to pay only 80 percent of currently scheduled benefits. But all of the Democratic candidates go further than that, proposing expanded benefits - either across the board or targeted for vulnerable seniors.Meanwhile, President Trump broke with Republican party orthodoxy on Social Security as a candidate in 2016, promising to oppose benefit cuts. And he reiterated that pledge in this week’s State of the Union address. But Democrats argue that one recent statement by the president signaled his openness to considering reduction.And he provoked attacks from Democrats just last month following a CNBC interview at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Asked if entitlements will “ever be on your plate”, Mr. Trump replied that “at some point they will be.” Democratic candidates and Social Security advocates pointed to the exchange as evidence Mr. Trump would seek cuts to Social Security - and Medicare - in a second term.To learn more, check out my “Retiring” column in The New York Times this weekend.Subscribe now!This is a listener-supported project, so please consider subscribing. The podcast is part of the subscription RetirementRevised newsletter. Subscribers have access to all the podcasts, plus my series of retirement guides on key challenges in retirement. Each guide is paired with a podcast interview with an expert on the topic; the series already covers Social Security claiming and the transition to Medicare, and how to hire a financial planner. The most recent looks at the critical decision between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Readers also get my weekly summary and analysis of key developments in retirement. This week, you’ll learn about several new reports on trends in longevity, how the new SECURE Act is impacting estate plans, and whether the coverage gap in Medicare Part D (the donut hole) has really closed.You can subscribe by clicking the little green “subscribe now” link at the bottom of this page, or by visiting RetirementRevised.com. And if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher, I hope you’ll leave a review and comment to let me know what you think. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at retirementrevised.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, Lisa and Rachel interview Abbi, a 21-year-old Mennonite woman who wears a veil daily.  Together the women explore the meaning and value of wearing a veil to honor God.  They discuss the 4 ways in which a woman can approach veiling and the Biblical perspective on the wearing of veils.  Abbi shares what she learned about veiling in the Mennonite Church, and Lisa shares the history of veiling in the Catholic Church.  The episode begins with a unique definition of fashion and what it means to truly be fashionable.  Visit our website at http://www.FashionedByFaith.com Click here to listen to the podcast on iTunes / Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fashioned-by-faith/id1477731860?uo=4 Click here to listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BceAo0GqHF5UhmOi6RuhL Click here to follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/fashionedbyfaithpodcast Click here to join our discussion group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2671977539481564/

We pick back up with Peter and he discusses where he is today after leaving the Mennonite Church.    Connect with us: theplainpeoplespodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: The Plain People's Podcast  Instagram: The Plain People's Podcast  Support us: patreon.com/theplainpeoplespodcast

Russ Eanes enjoyed a long career as a publishing executive for the Mennonite church in the U.S. and Canada. With the disruption of the publishing industry and the decline in church membership and attendance, Russ found himself downsizing staff and merging locations until he was exhausted by it, so he downsized himself and took a sabbatical, including a walk on the Camino de Santiago. On that sabbatical, he found a new purpose. He is now publishing the story of his walk and starting a journey of teaching other walkers how to self-publish books chronicling their experiences.Marc is asking for your financial support for the Repurpose Your Career podcast. Please Donate monthly at Glow.fm/repurposeyourcareer to support this Podcast.   Key Takeaways: [1:32] Marc welcomes you to Episode 143 of the Repurpose Your Career podcast. Career Pivot is the sponsor of this podcast; CareerPivot.com is one of the very few websites dedicated to those of us in the second half of life and our careers. Check out the blog and the other resources delivered to you, free of charge. [1:59] If you are enjoying this podcast, please share it with other like-minded souls. Subscribe on CareerPivot.com, iTunes, or any of the other apps that supply podcasts. Share it on social media or just tell your neighbors and colleagues. The more people Marc reaches, the more people he can help. [2:17] Marc’s expenses to put this podcast on are about $400.00 a month. After nearly 150 episodes, Marc is grateful for his growing audience. Marc needs help continuing to provide entertaining and mindful content. Marc is asking you for a donation of $5.00 a month but you can contribute as much or as little as you like. Every penny counts. [3:27] If the Repurpose Your Career podcast is a part of your week and you love what Marc is doing, please support the podcast today. Go to Glow.fm/repurposeyourcareer/ to give. This link will be at the top of the show notes at CareerPivot.com/episode-143. [3:55] Marc has uploaded the manuscript of Repurpose Your Career, Third Edition to KDP Amazon, the self-publishing arm of Amazon.com. Proof copies of the paperback edition are in the hands of the volunteers of the Repurpose Your Career release team to review for fit and finish. The soft release of the book is days away, on September 12th. [4:24] On September 12, the Kindle edition will be available for $.99. On September 16th, the paperback version will publish, but you can pre-order it now! Go to CareerPivot.com/Launch to find all the links to order your book, now. [4:45] Marc has recorded many podcast guest appearances, some of which have already been published with more to come. Go to CareerPivot.com/launch you’ll find all the links of all the podcast episodes.[4:58] Marc will be in Austin the week of September 22nd, the New Jersey area the week of September 29th, and D.C., the following week. Marc would love to meet his readers and listeners. [5:13] Marc has multiple events planned for Austin, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Marc will then have a meet-and-greet in D.C. You can find the events on CareerPivot.com/launch. [5:26] Next week, Marc will interview Nikki and David Yeager on the podcast. Nikki is David’s daughter and she wrote to Marc about her father’s decision to donate 100% of his children’s book proceeds to KIND, an organization that offers pro bono legal services and policy education to families who have been separated at the U.S. border. [5:59] Nikki lives in Thailand. Her dad lives in Florida. Nikki is illustrating the books that her father wrote when she was a child. You can hear more at DavidYaygrrBooks.com. Marc was really touched by the story Nikki shared. Marc is way too familiar with what is going on at the border, having lived in Texas for many years and now living in Mexico. [6:44] This week, Marc interviews Russ Eanes. Russ is a member of the Career Pivot Online Community who left his job more than a year ago at the age of 60. Russ suffered a double whammy: both his industry and his career path were disappearing. [7:04] Come listen to his story of getting lost and finding his way to writing a book and starting a business to help others self-publish. Marc hopes you enjoy this episode. [7:16] Marc welcomes Russ Eanes to the Repurpose Your Career podcast and invites Russ to relate what he did in the first half of life. [8:01] Russ worked in ministry for several years in the Mennonite Church. Russ also has worked many years in publishing, which is his “real love.” Russ has also been a University administrator. He has explored several career paths. He is most interested in publishing, writing, editing, and anything literary. [8:29] Most recently, Russ was at the top of his career, Executive Director for MennoMedia, the publisher for the Mennonite Church in the U.S. and Canada. They publish books, curriculum, music, and magazines. It required a lot of work and contact with the constituents, managing a sizeable staff at multiple locations in both countries. [9:03] The publishing business and churches today are going through tremendous changes. Churches are decreasing in number. The publishing industry has been disrupted over the last few decades. A church publisher is at the nexus of that decline. After 11 years of downsizing, Russ was worn out and downsized himself, at age 60. [10:53] Marc talks about his first tech startup being bought by Lucent and then spun out as Agere Systems. Marc was on the team picking who would be laid off. [11:32] Russ needed a sabbatical. His wife suggested he take a year off and live on savings before getting back to work. Russ visited his son in South America, then biked across the UK. He fulfilled a long-held dream of walking the Camino de Santiago across Spain. He used that walking time to set a new pattern and pace for his life. [13:24] Russ completed the walk in May of 2018 and then went home. He had an idea to start a business to help people self-publish. However, he felt that he no longer fit into the fast pace of American culture. He decided to write a book about his experiences walking on the Camino. [15:00] During his walk on the Camino, his love of writing had re-awakened. He wrote letters home, emails, and social media posts. When he started his book, the writing poured out of him; it wasn’t like work. He had never wanted to write a book but now it came naturally. He worked with an editor and developed a style of writing by narration. [16:16] He chronicled the journey of 500 miles over six weeks, telling of his experiences at different stages of the journey. [16:51] For over 20 years, Russ had kept meeting people who had walked the Camino, and that created in him a desire to walk it, also. On the Camino, the unexpected happens, all the time. There are no schedules and no lists. You just take your bag and guidebook and walk about twenty-five kilometers a day. [18:13] As a young man, Marc talks about the five weeks he took off, to hike Colorado and Utah. He hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It took Marc almost two weeks to lose track of the day of the week, and not care. Russ never had any idea of the day of the week on the Camino, but he did have a calendar. [18:36] Russ only kept track of the day his wife was going to meet him — Friday, April 27. [19:00] Marc has found, by living in Mexico, that there are a lot of things that used to be important to him that are no longer interesting. He is uncomfortable in the U.S.. Russ notes that everything you need is in a 16-pound pack on your back. Russ missed family on his trip, but the only material possessions he missed were books. [19:29] Whenever Russ would stop and spend the night, if he found a book in English, he would devour it. He carried only a guidebook and a book on the history and culture of the towns on the Camino. [20:06] After Russ started the book, with an editor, he was surprised by the amount of rewriting he needed to do. He ended up working with two editors. They kept pointing out patterns in his writing. After nine months of writing, by the time Russ started the last chapter, he had weeded out most of his bad writing habits.[20:46] Russ found that writing is tough mental work, and it exhausted him to write day after day, after day. [21:01] Marc worked with Susan Lahey, who also worked with Russ. Marc says, “It doesn’t make any difference what you think — it’s what your readers think.” You have to get outside of your own head. A good editor will point out inconsistencies, redundancies, and problems that you don’t notice. [22:00] Russ is publishing the book himself under the imprint he created, the Walker Press. He hopes to do more books and also help others through the process of self-publishing books about walking. Russ will publish the book on Labor Day. He is opening it on Amazon and IngramSpark, the main self-publishing channels in the U.S. [22:31] Russ is working on promotional ideas, advertising, and a few events. Russ loves talking about his walk on the Camino. He took about 3,000 pictures, so he shows pictures when he makes a presentation. [22:54] Russ has started working with the first few clients for self-publishing and hopes to find his capacity of how many people he can work with at a time. [23:06] Russ has learned that he has a lot of fun in writing. It is a tremendous creative process. When Russ finished a chapter, he sent it out to a team of readers for their feedback. About 25 readers have given Russ excellent feedback, which was very valuable. Russ is very happy he has been able to fulfill a dream. [24:11] Russ has also learned how much longer it takes than you might imagine. He originally thought he would have the book published five months ago. Russ has had to learn how to be his own boss and obey his boss. He realized that to get serious work done, he had to leave the house to escape the distractions of home. [25:02] Russ went to a local coffee shop, three days a week, and hunkered down for several hours. Russ found it was a good atmosphere for writing. [25:40] Russ chose readers from among his friends and family and from posts he put on Facebook, and on a forum for people who have an interest in the Camino de Santiago. He found a dozen readers who had walked the Camino. Russ says these are his best readers because they know the experience exactly. [26:50] Marc says a lot of people don’t get started writing because they are not willing to go get feedback. They don’t want to hear that their writing needs work. Feedback is very important. [27:24] Russ asks you, if you give feedback to a writer, to try to frame it in a positive way. The authors are writing about themselves! Russ’s wife is ruthless in marking grammar and punctuation errors and striking out words! Sometimes an editor or a reader is off, but mostly they are right. [28:03] Russ set the publishing date of Labor Day, September 2, 2019, because he has a trip planned for the end of September to do a two-week walk between Rome and Florence in the Umbrian Mountains, with his wife, for their 40th wedding anniversary. Russ wanted the book out of the way to get ready for the walk. [29:31] To learn more about Russ and his projects, go to RussEanes.com or TheRustyWalker.Wordpress.com, or see the book, The Walk of a Lifetime: 500 Miles on the Camino de Santiago. [30:30] Russ has been in the Career Pivot Online Community for about six months. He has found a lot of people like him, who hit the second half of life and are ready to take life and work at a different pace and try something different. Some have tried several different things. You discover you’re not alone. It gets Russ out of his own head. [31:58] Marc thanks Russ for being on the Repurpose Your Career podcast and for being in the Career Pivot Online Community. Marc hopes you enjoyed this episode. Russ is on an interesting journey that is not over. If you are interested in his book or other projects, go to CareerPivot.com/episode-143 for the links to his book and website. [32:35] The Career Pivot Membership Community continues to help the approximately 50 members who are participating in the Beta phase of this project to grow and thrive. The community has moved on to the next phase where community members who have experienced success get to share their successes and teach others. [32:51] This is a community where everyone is there to help everyone else out. They have been hovering at about 50 members for a while. Members are experiencing successes like going back to work, starting new businesses — even someone buying a franchise. Some leave the community when they’ve found success, while others stay. [33:13] Their legacy stays with the community as they have built an extensive library of forum entries and discussions. Marc will be publishing shortly testimonials of what they got from being part of this community. There are successes in just about every week. [33:44] Marc is recruiting members for the next cohort. If you are interested in the endeavor and would like to be put on the waiting list, please go to CareerPivot.com/Community. [33:59] Those who are in these initial cohorts set the direction. This is a paid membership community with group coaching and special content. More importantly, it’s a community where you can seek help. Please go to CareerPivot.com/Community to learn more. [34:22] Marc invites you to connect with him on LinkedIn.com/in/mrmiller. Just include in the connection request that you listen to this podcast. You can look for Career Pivot on Facebook, LinkedIn, or @CareerPivot on Twitter. [34:39] Please come back next week, when Marc interviews Nikki and David Yeager from David YayGrr Books. [34:49] Please support this podcast by going to Glow.fm/repurposeyourcareer. [35:02] Marc thanks you for listening to the Repurpose Your Career podcast. You will find the show notes for this episode at CareerPivot.com/episode-143. [35:18] Please hop over to CareerPivot.com and subscribe to get updates on this podcast and all the other happenings at Career Pivot. You can also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, the Google Podcasts app, Podbean, the Overcast app, or the Spotify app. Marc will add to this list soon as he is finding new places to listen!

Titus grew up in a very conservative Mennonite church. Obviously, our upbringing continues to influence our worldview no matter how old we get. In this episode, we invite popular blogger Asher Witmer onto the show to take a deep dive into some of the sticky issues that Mennonite young people often wrestle with. David jumps in with a question or two and gets a bit of an education this peculiar denomination.

Lori Ann was adopted into the Mennonite Church as a young girl and spent the majority of her young adult life locked away, institutionalized, drugged and abandoned. 

Alan Shuman, President of Shuman Development Group, talks to Toni Reece about his inspired journey to participate in the renovation and preservation of this beautiful, historic church in downtown, Reading, PA.

Robert was adopted into the Mennonite Church as a young boy, where he was shuffled around until finally being shipped off to a boys farm in PA called Liberty Ridge. 

Marsela's family joined the Mennonite Church in the late 90s when she was a young girl, along with several other siblings. Her story is one that involves years of childhood beatings, molestation and the church covering everything up under the teachings that Jesus teaches forgiveness. She was sent off in the middle of the night by the ministry to live with the Bishops as she was considered a rebellious young woman, and never returned to live with her parents again. She was quite the scandal for doing what almost no young Mennonite woman would ever dream of doing, and broke off her engagement 2 months prior to marrying into an esteemed family a name.

The first K’ekchi’ believers in Guatemala grew from a small little group in 1971 to a self-governing network of 130 Mennonite congregations today. Larry Lehman, one of the first pioneer workers among the K’ekchi’, says they learned much from one another.

"To the angel of the Mennonite Church of Seattle..." Our 50-year-anniversary celebration weekend built toward our All Saints worship in which we heard letters of greeting, remembrance, and blessing from many of our former pastors. Pastor Megan shared her own epistle, honoring the saints whose vision gave birth to our church community, the saints who have walked alongside for the past 50 years, the saints who are yet to come, and the saints who have passed on from this world but never from our memories or hearts.

Bonnie is a political writer and author. She's an editor at The Week and a fellow at Defense Priorities. Her publications also appear on news outlets including Time, CNN, Politico, The Hill, Relevant Magazine, Rare, The American Conservative, and more. She holds a Masters in Christian Thought from Bethel Seminary. Bonnie recently came out with a new book entitled “A Flexible Faith” : Rethinking what it means to follow Jesus today. We discuss her religious upbringing, journey to the Mennonite Church as well as her passion for news and politics and what led her to pursing theological education. Find Bonnie at bonniekristian.com and @bonniekristian on Twitter.

Pastor Jeff looks at Romans 12:9-13 and what the posture of a healthy church community looks like in his message, "Devoted to Love and Honor". Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give?c=397080)

Pastor Jeff looks at Matthew 1:1-20 in his message, "With Us".Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give?c=397080)

Pastor Jeff McLain looks at Matthew 21:1-11 in his Palm Sunday message "This is Salvation".Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give?c=397080)

Is there any such thing as pointless work?  We look at the concept of work and stewardship in light of God's command for Adam to tend to the Garden of Eden - citing examples from the Global Anabaptist and Mennonite Church. Speaker: Aaron Yoder

For 30 years Dennis Koehn has been a management consultant, working with corporations, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. In recent years he has focused on executive coaching with business owners and CEOs. Raised in the Mennonite Church, Dennis is now a member of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago in the Hyde Park neighborhood. As a young man during the Vietnam War, Dennis spent 18 months in Federal Prison in Englewood, Colorado as a draft resister. Dennis has a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and recently completed a PhD at the Chicago Theological Seminary, a program he began in his early 50’s. His dissertation, “Psychology, Theology, and Ideology Shape Decisions on War and Peace: a Study of Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Vietnam War,” is the culmination of his decades long commitment to nonviolence and peacemaking. DATE RECORDED: 2014 MUSIC: Thingamajig by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

For 30 years Dennis Koehn has been a management consultant, working with corporations, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. In recent years he has focused on executive coaching with business owners and CEOs. Raised in the Mennonite Church, Dennis is now a member of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago in the Hyde Park neighborhood. As a young man during the Vietnam War, Dennis spent 18 months in Federal Prison in Englewood, Colorado as a draft resister. Dennis has a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and recently completed a PhD at the Chicago Theological Seminary, a program he began in his early 50’s. His dissertation, “Psychology, Theology, and Ideology Shape Decisions on War and Peace: a Study of Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Vietnam War,” is the culmination of his decades long commitment to nonviolence and peacemaking. DATE RECORDED: 2014 MUSIC: Thingamajig by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

I've been in church my whole life. Raised up in the Holiness church when born, then went to the Catholic church when Catholic Schools were really thriving in the inner city areas. Then life led me to the Mennonite Church for about 20 years. Then, 16 years ago moving to Baltimore from Philadelphia, life happens again and I experience for the first time church hurt. We've all heard of it when things or incidents happen and we blame the church and we leave that particular church. I know I did, but the Lord just revealed something to me just this weekend. It's not CHURCH HURT, IT'S PEOPLE HURT. PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE AND HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE. I know what you're saying, Hezekiah what are you talking about. Well, I remember a song that I will put in at the end of this when I'm done. Remember, the church was nowhere around until Acts, hypothetically. Stay with me now, so I remembered when Jesus said this to Peter in Luke 22:31-32 "Simone Peter, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat, But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." Yes I went there and I want to know your thoughts at well, so please join me Hezekiah L. Montgomery and Nichelle Johnson on Friday, March 3, 2017, at 9 PM as we discuss this touchy subject.  Call in at 917-889-2271 or log in at www.blogtalkradio.com/man-in-themirror.  Tell us your thoughts, we're dying to know.   

Good evening everyone, Kia here with A Moment with Hezekiah on Church Hurt.  I've been in church my whole life. Raised up in the Holiness church when born, then went to the Catholic church when Catholic Schools were really thriving in the inner city areas. Then life led me to the Mennonite Church for about 20 years. Then, 16 years ago moving to Baltimore from Philadelphia, life happens again and I experience for the first time church hurt. We've all heard of it when things or incidents happen and we blame the church and we leave that particular church. I know I did, but the Lord just revealed something to me just this weekend. It's not CHURCH HURT, IT'S PEOPLE HURT. PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE AND HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE. So, tomorrow night, our show will discuss this monumental subject that embodies practically every church around.  You can't get around it.  And guess what I did, I invited a couple church leaders to help us out.  We'll have our very own Pastor Clinton S. Adams of Greater St. John Full Gospel Church and my great friend Deacon Thomas Farr of "Issues" Christian Men Talk.  They will help me as we try to bring the Truth to Church Hurt? People Hurt!. So, join us Hezekiah L. Montgomery and Nichelle Johnson, on March 3, 2017, at 9 PM as we bring this hush, hush topic to light.  Call in at 9 PM at 917-889-2271 or log in at www.blogtalkradio.com/man-in-themirror.  

Michael Danner is the Executive Minister of the Illinois Mennonite Conference. Last fall we sat down to talk politics but ended up having a long side conversation about what it means to be a Mennonite in the 21st century and what the state of the Mennonite Church in America is. Whether you are Mennonite or not, if you are interested in how churches work and where church culture is headed, this episode is for you.

Welcome to East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church!

Welcome to East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church!

Larry hosted a time of sharing discussing the power of prayer

MYF Reflections on 2013 Phoenix Mennonite Church Convention

MYF Reflections on 2013 Phoenix Mennonite Church Convention

In this interview, Joanna and Jarrod interview Vincent Harding.   Vincent Harding is Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He is chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Project, which he founded in 1997 with his late wife, Rosemarie Freeney Harding. As longtime activists and teachers, the Hardings began their work in the Mennonite Church in Chicago, Illinois, in the late 1950s and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1961 to join with Martin Luther King Jr. and others in the southern freedom movement. Vincent Harding occasionally drafted speeches for Martin Luther King, including his famous anti-Vietnam speech, "A Time to Break Silence" which King delivered on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City, exactly a year before he was assassinated. In ensuing years, the Hardings served as scholars, advisors, and encouragers for a wide variety of movements, organizations, and individuals working for compassionate social change in the United States and internationally. Three of his most recent books are: Hope and History: Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement; Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero; and We Changed the World. This interview is part of the Widening the Circle mini-series. To more deeply engage a commitment to undoing oppression with seasoned justice-seekers, the Iconocast is launching a mini-series, Widening the Circle: Experiments in Christian Discipleship. Editor Joanna Shenk and the co-hosts will interview chapter authors about their continuing journeys of discipleship, asking questions like: How has their thinking deepened around the themes they wrote about? What do they see happening in the discipleship community movement currently? What is taking shape in their community/organization? What have they let go? In the meantime, make sure to check out Widening the Circle, with stories including from Dr. Vincent Harding, Reba Place Fellowship, Christian Peacemaker Teams, Mark Van Steenwyk, Andrea Ferich, Anton Flores and Jesce Walz.

Peace, it's going to be okay

Peace, it's going to be okay