The poem, by Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane, made known by Ira D Sankey in the Hymm There Were Ninety and Nine brought to mind something I’ve mentioned here and have told my students. There were ninety and nine that safely layIn the shelter of the fold.But one was out on the hills away,Far off from the… Continue reading 99 – good enough?
Is bigger better?
Is bigger better? Read Walt Mueller’s blog about size. Especially note his questions. Something in my heart ached as I thought about how we?ve been socialized into doing youth ministry in the American church. I think I get what he is trying to say. My church is small, anyone missing is noticed. I teach at… Continue reading Is bigger better?
Words of the hymns
How well do we listen to the words we sing? We recently sang this song in chapel at FMH and Nolan led this as a song to start the new year with and drew out attention to first line of the third verse, while life’s dark maze I tread, dark maze, this is a bit… Continue reading Words of the hymns
Mennonite call to wake up
I was at FMH this weekend (sat) there was an Amish volleyball tournament. I live in Lanc Co and am around the Amish, my ideas about the Amish don’t come from the movie Witness. I am familiar the Amish youth’s desire to ‘sow wild outs’ but I am still amazed when I see Amish girls… Continue reading Mennonite call to wake up