What Do You Regret Is Gone From MD?

[queserasera_2]

For those who have been around since near the beginning of MD, you will realize, which many of the more newbies don't understand, that this whole adventure was started by an 18 +/- young man and it appealed mostly to very young Mennonites at the time, many/most unmarried. I was invited by a co-worker who fit into those parameters even though I was not strictly speaking a Mennonite and definitely was not in my teen/twenties even then. He thought I would enjoy the banter and suggested I get involved in the eschatology side of things, even before there was the setting up of topics. It was pretty much wide open and the threads could easily float from one topic to another.

To be honest, this is what I miss. There's very few (particularly young) conservatives left here and those that are, post little.

[temporal1]

For those who have been around since near the beginning of MD, you will realize, which many of the more newbies don't understand, that this whole adventure was started by an 18 +/- young man and it appealed mostly to very young Mennonites at the time, many/most unmarried.

I was invited by a co-worker who fit into those parameters even though I was not strictly speaking a Mennonite and definitely was not in my teen/twenties even then.
He thought I would enjoy the banter and suggested I get involved in the eschatology side of things, even before there was the setting up of topics. It was pretty much wide open and the threads could easily float from one topic to another.
All of that is to say it was a very fluid site in those days of wide-eyed optimism and even naivete. The characters of more than one young person was molded, challenged and even hurt in those days of innocence.

Having said all that, I am somewhat surprised that there hasn't been someone espousing last days theologies with all the turmoil going on in our country at the moment. Perhaps we have all matured since those early days, eh?

It was always open to “others,” being Mennonite was never required, altho the question has been discussed. Age was not a requirement. remember 14 year old princess4God ?? i’m sure you do.
i hope, somehow, the beginnings will be remembered. esp when “we” get too serious about ourselves.

i enjoyed reading through the archives from the early MD days. as i now do on this forum.
good stuff to be found.

it reminds me of how churches move along. often, leaders and membership get caught up in today, little is remembered about where they came from. keeping healthy balance is not easy!

[Robert]

I miss Strawman Jokes.

[HondurasKeiser]

I think there was a broader range of participants on MD than on MN. There are a number of people that I’m still in contact with through FB that didn’t really make the transition to MN.

I really wish many of the old voices would come back.

[temporal1]

I think there was a broader range of participants on MD than on MN. There are a number of people that I’m still in contact with through FB that didn’t really make the transition to MN.

I really wish many of the old voices would come back.

i’ve been missing Obhorst/Hats Off recently. he didn’t want to go.

[Aaron]

i enjoyed reading through the archives ....

it reminds me of how churches move along. often, leaders and membership get caught up in today, little is remembered about where they came from. keeping healthy balance is not easy!

Indeed, truth , honesty, is rarity.

However, re "archives" of MD, there are still some searchable and potentially available :

https://web.archive.org/web/20071205070 ... m.php?f=28

[Aaron]

i enjoyed reading through the archives ....

it reminds me of how churches move along. often, leaders and membership get caught up in today, little is remembered about where they came from. keeping healthy balance is not easy!

Indeed, truth , honesty, is rarity.

However, re "archives" of MD, there are still some searchable and potentially available :

https://web.archive.org/web/20071205070 ... m.php?f=28

Found thru the wayback (web archives) machine a few minutes ago:
"Mennodiscuss.com
Testimonies, Personal Spiritual Life, and Prayer Requests • Re: VeryAlive's Health Status
Subscribe to Mennodiscuss.com
2014-10-08
Very very sorry to hear this as well. Had no idea she had been suffering, and so sorry for what your family is going through. Thank you for sharing her Caring Bridge page, what a lovely lovely family. Why so many are getting cancer is hard to understand, we just lost a friend who went on to be with his daughter that had gone before him, with cancer too.
Statistics: Posted by Valerie — Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:59 pm"

Actually, it is very much on purpose.
An inexpensive verified proven true for over 100,000 licensed doctors in the AMA in the USA in the last century :
"Nutrition , The Cancer Answer" by Maureen S. (black listed by those with hearts devoted to money/ money making/ profit mongering; or deceived)

Go to any well-stocked book store, or health related food store with books for sale, and see many titles clearly showing many ways of ... ... ... remaining or getting healthy again, for most people. (not drugs)

Are the PROMISES OF GOD, in the BIBLE, so quickly forgotten here / most places !?

[steve-in-kville]

Time for Throwback Thursday. Found this gem a few days ago

[temporal1]

Time for Throwback Thursday. Found this gem a few days ago

Timely.
2021 brought some sort of “software reset?” - Robert has again risen to the occasion for MN!
The volunteers here are beyond dedicated.

i’m not sure if the search function will be as it was. or, maybe i have new tricks to learn?!

my present search is for “Paprocki.” (that “should be” an easy one.)

Aaron wrote above:
Found thru the wayback (web archives) machine a few minutes ago:

"Mennodiscuss.com
Testimonies, Personal Spiritual Life, and Prayer Requests • Re: VeryAlive's Health Status
Subscribe to Mennodiscuss.com
2014-10-08

Very very sorry to hear this as well. Had no idea she had been suffering, and so sorry for what your family is going through.
Thank you for sharing her Caring Bridge page, what a lovely lovely family. Why so many are getting cancer is hard to understand, we just lost a friend who went on to be with his daughter that had gone before him, with cancer too.

Statistics: Posted by Valerie — Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:59 pm"

i’ve not had success with “wayback.”
VeryAlive, sullymusic, TruthSeeker, are missed. special memories. Theosis. (she passed before i joined MD.) so well spoken of, i felt i got to know her through others.

[Wayne in Maine]

I still suspect there is a backup of the old MD database hidden or buried somewhere.