There is more than meets the eye to the exclusion of LGBTQ people and those who attempt to explore LGBTQ inclusion. As I’ve explored the Mennonite Brethren (MB) suspension and expulsion of member churches, I’ve suggested that though leadership continue to point to “the centrality of the Confession of Faith,” there is more going on … More Why Is It So Hard To See?
One of the things that first attracted me to Anabaptism was its insistence on following Jesus. Being a Christian was about more than getting your theological ducks in a row. Good theology should result in a good life. The predominant way I learned to think and talk about that good life was as obedience. The … More Obedience, Authority and Power-Over
It seems like every month I’m hearing about another Mennonite Brethren (MB) church being placed on “membership suspension” by their MB Conference for adopting (or even discussing) LGBTQ inclusion in some form. Whether by making space for gay marriage as a “disputable or secondary matter” or affirming that the marriage covenant is open to same-sex … More On the “Centrality of the Confession of Faith” for MB Leadership Suspending Church Membership Due to LGBTQ Inclusion
On November 23, 2022, I was invited to share my thoughts on apology as part of A Time to Listen‘s (ATTL) “Stories of Repentance, Apology, & Reconciling Initiative.” ATTL is a project that aims to create safe spaces to hear from members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Canadian Mennonite Brethren family. Below is the … More A Time to Listen: On Apology
I usually don’t let myself start listening to Christmas music until Advent begins. If I’m feeling particularly restrictive (my enneagram 1 ego would not like that word and would prefer I say, ‘If I’m choosing to do it the most right way’), I listen to no Christmas music until Advent and then only to Advent … More That’s Christmas to Me
One of the reasons people are reluctant to talk about LGBTQ inclusion is that it is difficult and often uncomfortable to wrestle through this in conversation with other people. I am thankful that Mary Anne Isaak has been willing to speak with me a couple of times over the last few months, first to catch … More Story Weaving, Take Two
Michelle F. Morrow 