Why I Am a Mennonite
Podcast – Pasadena Mennonite Church
English - July 01, 2020 23:47 - 16.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality mennonite anabaptist peace justice community jesus christ pasadena los angeles Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Judy Augsburger's beautiful summation of a lifetime as a Mennonite, anchored in the love of the God of the prodigal son in Luke 15: 11-32. "I think it’s not uncommon for people who are raised in a predominantly Mennonite community to want move away from the community for a awhile, try to step outside of it, so that they can then enter back in with a sense that they are truly making their own choice."
Judy describes how this shaped her view of the world. "I learned to read the Bible in a way that emphasized Jesus’ love and care for others, refusal to use violence, and revolutionary view of the Upside Kingdom in which being rich meant living simply; being great meant being humble; achieving success lay in contributing to the success of others. That we were a community that ran counterclockwise to the rest of the world including many other Christians."
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