Theological ponderings from William Loewen

Month: May 2013

  • An Anabaptist Pilgramage (and no, that’s not a typo)

    An Anabaptist Pilgramage (and no, that’s not a typo)

    My theme of “(Re)Discovering Ancient Spiritual Practices” at the Mennonite Church where I serve as the pastor seems a little odd to some.  Those religious rituals having little to no bearing with our Radical Reformation past.  In fact, our spiritual ancestors would likely reject many of these activities as human creation and therefore unhelpful in…

  • Why doesn’t this feel more sacred?

    Why doesn’t this feel more sacred?

    My theme for the year at our church is “(Re)Discovering Ancient Spiritual Practices.” As a part of that, I’ve introduced ritual prayer, labyrinths, sacred calendars, etc.  People have been generally supportive and willing to try new things, which has been great.  The latest spiritual practice I’ve talked about is pilgrimage. Like many ancient spiritual practices,…

  • Babies don’t fix anything

    Every now and then I hear people talk as though having a baby will somehow fix a part of their life.  Don’t get me wrong, I love babies.  I think there are lots of people who aren’t having babies that should.  Still, it needs to be clear that having a baby, whether it’s by birth…