by Michael Crosby | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Since 2003, First Mennonite Church has enjoyed a sister church relationship with El Divino Redentor (EDR), a Lutheran congregation in Bucaramanga, Colombia. This friendship has included delegations traveling back and forth, sharing prayers and photos, and learning...
by Michael Crosby | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
A prayerful meditation for when guns are used to end human life… As the U.S. processes another mass shooting, with reactions ranging from rage to grief to fear to incredulity, we might find companion voices among the Bible’s prophets and psalms. They evoke the full...
by Debra Sutter | Sep 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
DID YOU KNOW? Rivers and fresh water lakes comprise less than 1% of the water of our earth. Approximately 97% of the earth’s water is salt water; and of the remaining 3%, most is either frozen in icebergs and polar areas or buried underground. Only about .3% of the...
by Michael Crosby | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
The congregation recently gathered to honor the life of a dear friend who was witty and kind and deeply spiritual and a brilliant amateur philosopher. These are some excerpts from what I shared at the memorial service: At that last breath, who knows what latent...
by Michael Crosby | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Some years ago, groups of clergy, scholars, and worship artists from Australia and the United States and probably lots of other places began concurrent projects to focus a season of the church year on the celebration of...
