Welcome to urbanmennonite.com, a look — with a particular point of view — at pop culture, politics, books, movies, faith, and anything else that catches my eye.
Don’t come here for serious, theological discussions about two-kingdom theology or simple living. Mennonites are supposed to be all about “in the world, not of the world” but frankly, “of the world” is a whole lot more interesting to me and pretty much where the living is at — messy, complicated, heartbreaking, hilarious, twisted and sometimes with no redeeming value whatsoever. So there will be celebrity gossip, political partisanship, snarkiness, swearing along with the fascinating and soul-warming (I heart LOLCATS).
This site isn’t just for me but for all of you — those urban dwellers out there who:
- used to be Mennonite (I’ll call you post-Mennonites),
- are still Mennonites (for reasons we can’t always figure out),
- were, then weren’t, then were again (recovering Mennonites),
- were, then weren’t and are thinking about maybe being again (please stow your baggage carefully in the overhead bin — contents may shift during flight), and
- don’t know their shoofly pie from their happy cake but have found a home among urban Mennonites (we’re just going to call you crazy but in a “you like us, you really like us” kind of way).
From Bulltown to bullshit refers to what is probably a fairly typical journey for many of us. OK, maybe just my journey (but hey, it’s my blog so whatever). Bulltown is another name for the small, southeastern Iowa town near my small family farm (lots of Mennonites and Amish and everything between) which I left after high school. And bullshit? Well, I did end up in Washington, DC, after all. Who I am and what my interests are tend to be heavily influenced by those two (not necessarily opposed) poles of being.
So welcome again and hope we have fun.
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