Daily Connector | In the dark groping for light | Linda Mercadante
At first I thought I would “use” the quarantine to clean out some cupboards and do a lot of writing, but that’s not what happened. Instead, we adopted a kitty, I taught him how to meow (he was voiceless when we first got him) and I mastered the art of…
Colonizer Mennonite Church
Lots of Mennonite churches are named after the city in which they’re located. Our city happens to have chosen the name Columbus. The headline of the Metro section of Sunday’s Dispatch read, “Columbus statues still stand in city.” It noted: “Statues of (Christopher) Columbus have been beheaded, toppled or plunged…
Daily Connector | Window into our world | Diane Mueller
Every day the world Is teaching me what I need to know to be in the world… …in the stir of too much motion: Hold still. Be quiet. Listen.” From the essay “Still” in the book Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl April 12, 2020 (Easter Sunday), I started a new…
Daily Connector | Maintaining Sunday school connection | Dan Halterman
I was the Middler SS teacher for about 75% of the Sunday School year, wonderfully and ably supported by Abbie Miller and Shelly Beiting who provided weekly snack and a bit of non-boy balance to the enterprise that had 10 strapping, bright, creative, thoughtful, funny, and energetic guys on the…
Daily Connector | A Silver Lining | Marlene Suter
I consider myself an optimistic person, so when challenging circumstances come my way, I try to find the ‘silver linings’. They’re almost always there, and noticing them helps me feel more grounded and hopeful in troubled times. I’m grateful that I’ve…
