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I'm looking for a car that has a several different qualifications. Namely: 1. I think I should have a car that is new enough that the airbags / seatbelts / model keep you safe, but old enough that it cannot be digitally hacked from a distance. In my mind, this would mean a car model made between th...

JohnH wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2026 9:40 am This is simply a sign of people who no longer see their employees as a mission field.

I don't view my employees as a "mission field". I stick w the traditional Mennonite view regarding missions. The groups that embraced it have been as successful as the ones who started colleges.

- Dedicating one's self to the pursuit of more wealth which is then primarily consumed, distributed to one's close family, or else funneled to non-church non-profit organisations. Wealth should be distributed to the family. Scripture speaks to this and says one is worse than an infidel if they are ...

Also, don't laugh off any of your daughter's questions cuz it's a leap of faith. I had a lot of questions for my parents but didn't feel comfortable asking them particularly about sex. My gf and I read "Intended for Pleasure" before getting hitched.

mike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2026 7:17 am
What would you say if you were in this position? What's your best advice?

Welcome him! Trust but verify and take it slow. My wife and I dated for 2 years but in retrospect, we should have dated for 3 years.

I doubt it, since it has been this way a very long time. Most other more conservative groups are more comfortable with a little bit of watching a video clip on someone else's phone, but not comfortable at all with intending to sit down and watch a feature-length film, or just watch a few hours of b...

Is this an indication of transitioning to not being plain at all? I doubt it, since it has been this way a very long time. Most other more conservative groups are more comfortable with a little bit of watching a video clip on someone else's phone, but not comfortable at all with intending to sit do...

Soloist wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2026 3:20 pm I had some friends that felt strongly that the Mennonites were excluding believers by their boxes.

"By their boxes"?

Would those of you who want broad communion be comfortable communing with someone who doesn't think we should wash each other's feet? The Swiss Brethren and early Hutterites didn't do it. Is it something you feel is important to practice? Our Lord told us, "If I then, your Lord and Master, hav...

JohnH wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2026 10:42 am Would those of you who want broad communion be comfortable communing with someone who doesn't think we should wash each other's feet?

The Swiss Brethren and early Hutterites didn't do it. Is it something you feel is important to practice?