Fifty years ago—March 21, 1964—22 Waterloo County Mennonites got together
and deposited a dollar each in a cash box to create a credit union to serve
members of their faith community.
In my last article I wrote that Spirit attunement and ego consciousness are
rival states of being. Jesus refers to this internal rivalry by pitting the
self against the Self.
1. Do you have churches in your local community that are more-or-less empty
on Sundays? Does your congregation regard once a month as regular attendance?
“The only problem with them,” my friend said as we admired the soft
closure hinges on my kitchen cupboards, “is that you can’t slam the doors
when you’re mad.”
As the mother of two boys aged 6 and 11, I am happy to see the wide variety
of faith-shaping resources for parents of young children available from
Mennonite Church Canada’s Resource Centre.<
