Hey Megan and Jayna, I have a suggestion for a new video topic: Coming of age in the Mennonite Community and Church. For example: Are the young ones expected to follow all the church rules of the church their parents/family attends or only once they themselves become members? Is there a certain age or ceremony to become a member (like baptism)? At what age is dating allowed? Are dating couples allowed to go on dates alone or do they need a chaperone? What are typical topics Mennonite teens get into arguments about with their parents? What arguments did you have with your parents as teens? Are teens allowed to have cell phones? What topics to parents want to limit exposer to and how do they do that?
When you go into something with the attitude of "you are going to hate it," you will hate it. If you go into with an open heart and mind, you might just hate it, but you might just like it or at least find it interesting. I truly believe an open heart and mind opens so many more doors to us.
I just subscribed to your channel and I love your episodes. I’m not memmonite (I was raised Catholic but don’t practice anymore) but I love to hear about your values and your way of life. Some of the things you mentioned are very similar to what I grew up with so maybe they are just “old school” things that most people used to enjoy? I remember Sunday roasts at my grand-parents and when we were older, at my parents’ house. Thank you so much for sharing!
Brown butter is very popular in "old school" German cooking and is still the most popular alternative to sauce hollandaise to go with white asparagus, cauliflower or broccoli. My mom usually browns bread crumbs in it. it is also part of many old baking recipes, e.g. christmas Stollen.
My husband is a former Mennonite, and I appreciate your subjects on Mennonite lifestyle, bc it helps me to understand him, and his family better. Thank you!❤
Another tip about photos...take pictures of yourself WITH your kids. I have very few photos with my mom or dad and I noticed that I have tons of photos with my husband and kids together, but not me with my kids when they were little. They might want those when they're older!
Traditional English Sunday roast dinner is the best ( I am biased as an English lady), so it would traditionally involve an oven roasted meat- Beef being most popular, but very expensive, which should always include Yorkshire puddings (same recipe as pancake batter but baked in the oven in hot beef dripping), other popular roasted meat includes, pork loin or leg of port (always including the crackling, skin, which is crisped up when roasting), or roast leg of lamb or a roast whole bird chicken (which would include sage and onion stuffing). The meal will also include roasted potatoes, preferably in goose fat, lard, beef dripping or butter and these are peeled and roasted in the oven, sometimes under the joint of meat. There should always be a good selection of veggies, which often include carrots, broccoli, cauliflower (sometimes in a cheese sauce), cabbage- purple or white, brussel sprouts, green beans, peas, swede and carrot mash, roasted parsnips - up in the north of the UK, they will include mashed potatoes in addition to roasted - they like their potatoes ooooop North. Finish with lashings of gravy made with the meat pan juices and veggie cooking water - think brown gravy with amazing flavour. The various meats can be accompanied by various sauces, horseradish for the beef, apple sauce for pork, cranberry for turkey/chicken and mint sauce for lamb. The Sunday roast would have traditionally been found in dining rooms across the country in the past, with leftovers turned into a cottage or shepherds pie for Monday (wash day so the women were super busy all day and no time to cook), however, our diets look very much different now with people having Mcdonalds, pizza, pasta or a good curry instead. For many people the only time a full roast is cooked would be Christmas and Easter, Christmas is traditionally a roast turkey and Easter, a leg of lamb. You can easily replicate a roast dinner in the US (I've done so in Florida with groceries bought from Walmart), but weirdly it just didn't taste the same as back home.
I bet it didn't taste the same. Do the UK food administrators ban more ingredients I bet. Sadly some of the food here in the US can barely be classified as "food."
Woop woop. English girl here - I love a roast! Sometimes do it for my family on a Sunday after church. And very occasionally I'll do a mid week roast, it's the best. - especially when you have apple crumble and custard after!
I worked with a Mennonite woman in a hospital and she was a great friend :). I enjoyed hearing about her lifestyle and she always showed genuine interest in my family as well
I’ve been looking forward to this since the last episode came out! I’m outside embroidering as I tune in to this episode. I hope y'all enjoy the nice weather this week!
Love your top, Jayna! Where did you get it? Thanks for another great podcast ladies! Yes I love Dutch Blitz. Ironically I only started playing it after I moved away from PA, but with some formerly Amish friends! They are so fast it's wild! Oh my I just keep adding to my comment, I was telling my husband that I grew up feeling like dinosaurs were bad, too!
Wow, this was so eye opening for me! Many of my ancestors were Mennonite and while the church I grew up in (in Central Pa) was not Mennonite it was historically German Reformed and I heard so many similarities that I had no idea we shared. Thanks for putting this together!
Mitch and Connie!!!! ❤ we absolutely love Adventures in Odyssey! Our church still does foot washing, and it's a very special time! Modest is hottest :-) it's so nice to see people still embrace things that matter! Love you guys
🙋🏼♀️I’m a Mennonite. Martyrs Mirror is definitely a part of my heritage, also. I haven’t read it from cover to cover as it’s a giant book, but I’ve read in it. Yes it’s terrifying to think of being tortured for my faith, but the reality is that when I read in it in spite of the fear, my faith was strengthened, much the same as with some of the more “gory” biblical accounts of fiery trials, or Jesus’ crucifixion. It’s history, real things that real people faced, and it’s incredible the serenity and courage they were given to endure! Those exact spiritual provisions that sustained them in their martyrdom are the very ones available to us (and to our children!) through Christ Jesus.
Growing up amish, I read martyrs mirror, and marveled at the fact that people would leave everything to follow Jesus. At age 28, my husband, 4 kids, and I did just that, moved 2000 miles, and were rejected by our families to follow Jesus. Living a miracle is so amazing, and much better than just reading about it.
I live about two hours from you in central PA in a heavily conservative Mennonite and amish populated community. I myself am Mennonite, not conservative. Mennonite is such a broad label. I actually am very turned off to conservative Mennonites because of how a lot act and live. (I am not saying ALL act like this. My area specifically.) My in laws are conservative also. Many are SO judgmental and gossipy. It’s so frustrating. And the rules and policies they choose to live by have no biblical backing whatsoever. It’s makes me quite angry sometimes that they are so so quick to judge and they actually to me seem to have no real idea what the Bible even says. Sometimes I wonder how many are actually saved Christians. Their focus is on appearance and being accepted by their church and obedience of their church but to me, just my opinion, they don’t know or follow Jesus and the Bible. They may read it a lot, or have a lot memorized but I think a lot of them are missing the whole thing. Sometimes I get so fed up with the way they act I want to find another church because I do not want any association with the word Mennonite. I think modesty is important. Very important. But the emphasis they put on their appearance is just crazy to me. Some of them, namingly the Holdermans, are so showy of their material things. It’s almost like a competition. Nicest, newest car. Fanciest house. Yuck. But I appreciate you and your honesty! You are a genuine Christian woman Megan and I love watching your videos. It’s refreshing and REAL!!
I'm not Anabaptist, but I grew in Franklin County Pa, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a farm owned by someone who was Mennonite/German Baptist/River Brethern (or anything in-between). It was normal for me to always among someone wearing a head covering or some form of cape dress (had friends I grew up with who were German Baptist) and now I live further north in Pa, and while we have several different types of Mennonite and Amish around, its nowhere near the same. My husband thought I was nuts one day because I geeked out over a family we passed getting into their car (we were driving), because I could tell they were German Baptist by the way their cape dresses were (it was like spying a rare bird). 🤣. Also because of my parents being from Berks County, most of my Great Aunts/Uncles and my own Grandparents spoke Pa Dutch fluently and had very thick accents (so going for a visit or to a family reunion was always very interesting - only realized this past year after a great aunt passed away her name was Gerry not CHERRY because the way it was always pronounced). Anyways rambled enough, but I love listening to you gals, you gals are comforting and I always look forward to your videos.
People in jury duty saved my sister, as it was a child abuse criminal case. I am so glad they didn't have the attitude you displayed. Some people go through real life hardships, and it's horrible. I love your channel and podcast, but this was definitely an interesting take.
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I can see why my attitude would be offensive to you. I am also very grateful for people who serve willingly, especially in cases like your sister. That is heartbreaking.
So so glad things went your way! Yes, I think serving on a jury is one way we can sacrifice for our fellow countians. It might not always be enjoyable, but it's sadly a task that needs to be done! This would be a very interesting topic to get into. The Mennonites have held the value of a "two-kingdom-concept" and sometimes it's hard to know where the two should mesh and where they shouldn't. I would love to hear a sermon on this. -Megan
@@jaynaburkholder1507 I am sorry if I came across as harsh. I am going to school for law, so obviously it is interesting to me. I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, it's just close to home for me. I enjoy your podcasts as I am the only believer in my home. :)
@brennapetersen8522 you were not harsh. ❤ definitely a discussion that must involve lots of compassion, and I could have done better in that area when sharing my experience.
I would say that’s the beauty of the process! Because they had the option to stand and give their reasons for not wanting to be there, they were able to “weed out” the jurors who wouldn’t have been whole-heartedly involved. So the remaining people are naturally the best people for the job! I think it’s fair, and it allowed Jayna to be home with her children and it allowed people like your sister to get the right jurors for her case.
German Baptist here, which I’m sure you’re familiar with as there are many in PA, and we relate to all the same things and pretty much live the same way you both do! The only difference I could see was only silent prayer (we pray silently in public like at restaurants ) but otherwise out loud, big Sunday lunches are always a thing but not necessarily roast specific, and we have the lords supper at communion along with the holy kiss, feet washing and the cup, only we actually have wine not grape juice😉( and yes all the women share the same cup! Although after c#@&$ we do have the option of using a disposable cup if we chose to☺️) Our communion lasts around 4 1/2 to 5 hours 😀
I love hearing about The Voetbergs as the sponsor of the podcast. Megan, I keep wondering if we can hear your husband sing/play guitar- it’s always fun to hear u mention his musical Interest/talent.
This is so interesting! I’m from a very conservative Baptist denomination in England. Same with the Kjv, there’s still many who are strictly Kjv only. We grew up being told that dinosaurs weren’t real. A Sunday roast in England is a roasted joint of meat usually lamb, chicken, beef or pork. They all have roast potatoes and veg. Traditionally you’dve Sage and onion stuffing with chicken, Yorkshire puddings and horseradish sauce with beef, applesauce with pork and mint sauce with lamb. We had our roasts on a Saturday so there was less work on a Sunday. Sunday was leftover cold meat with jacket potatoes. I’ve just started using browned butter and it’s amazing!! In always taking knitting, crochet, embroidery etc out with me but most people in our circles don’t. Interestingly there’s a new group started locally in our group of churches called talk and tea and it’s for all ages, adult sitting knitting and crafting with plenty of knitting and tea drinking and children playing all around us. It’s been a lovely way to bring the generations together.
I don’t mind being on jury duty, I have served on three juries. I find it quite interesting, if I could be a permanent juror I would be! Enjoyed this week’s vlog 😊
Absolutely loved today's episode. I can relate to everything you were talking about, since I'm also a Mennonite, I'm actually a Russian Mennonite, but we definitely have alot of things in common, and as for Dutch Blitz, it's one of my favorite games to play.
A lot of the stuff you talked about reminds me of my upbringing in a pretty conservative evangelical denomination. We weren’t quite as “rules” oriented as Mennonites, but the idea of being separate from the world was definitely part of my upbringing. Now I see that we need to be in the world as a witness for Christ, but certainly don’t need to adopt the world’s culture.
In the UK we have the foxes book of martyrs, and my pastor recommends reading it if possible at least once. We are very blessed here to have lived through quite a long period of time without religious persecution, but we try to remember it hasn't always been so, and that there are Christians in other areas of the world suffering for their faith today. I haven't got all the way through yet, its best in small doses, but it is uplifting. And faith strengthening even when it's hard to read.
You two made my day today! Yes, the most important is to believe the gospel. Other cultures do have the women sitting on one side & the men on another side. It was common in India. Of course if I go to India now I would see families sitting together now in 2024. I covered my hair in church as it was a cultural very few families have kept this tradition even among Hindus & Muslims. I do LOVE brown butter. Definitely a Mennonite thing!! In the 60s I think the mennonites cooked the roast & the pies & bread & the sides on Saturday & ironed the clothes for Sunday. You brought up a lot of memories of India & Oregon. Love the culture. And LOVE you both.
I would encourage you to do some lengthy comparison between the KJV and other versions. Years ago my husband and I were doing research on this topic and have since been convicted the KJV is the only version we will read.
Just 17 min. Into the episode and I am so very surprised at this! The Dutch reformed church I grew up in had both men and woman on others sides and half mixed up! Also in our church nowadays the communion cup after C*virus that Megan mentioned is an ongoing discussion.. so funny to me that you are on the other side of the ocean but had the same customs etc. Have a great day yourselves and keep up the good work, love love your content!❤️👏 Added: the dinosaur part was also 100%relatable and hilarious!
What I find most interesting is how similar (and family related) Megan and Jayna are, but, ladies, you truly have differing attitudes and outlooks on many topics. Sometimes it cracks me up, (in a good way)!
I live in Lancaster county and have a lot of family that is Mennonite (my mom grew up in a Mennonite church) so a lot of the things y’all talk about are pretty familiar to my family! While I don’t personally attend a Mennonite church, a lot of the customs and culture are just engrained in my family. The mix of Mennonite and Lancaster county is just the best! Dutch Blitz games get pretty intense, and we certainly do enjoy the simpler things like driving and looking for deer and Sunday lunches after church. I am only 16 now but I certainly hope to keep these traditions and values with my own family in the future!
Ooooh my! You girls! I just have to laugh! I'm thinking maybe you grew up weaverland conference 🤔 I grew up horse/buggy,so all the stuff you talked about, none of us ;my family is anymore and my mom died 10 yrs agoI can relate and took me down memory lane!!deer spotting 😂that was fun going in the dark! My husband and I could have found out the gender of our 4 kiddos, but I liked surprises,but my children all did find out,as being Nana, it's fun to know now😅 and yes I remember my mom making quiltings!,I used to say I will never quilt! Never say never because I quilted many a quilt after I married and somehow changed my view. Thanks for sharing ,❤
Dutch Blitz is my favorite card game! Interesting to hear it does stem from your culture - I wasn’t sure if it was just a gimmick😅 Several mainstream stores sell it now, but I bought ours at a local Mennonite market and bakery! (I’m not Mennonite, just a Christian who appreciates the Amish and Mennonite cultures🙂)
Our Church used to use the same cup for everyone a long time ago..like the 1800s. Now we use tiny plastic cups for the water and a small piece of bread. We also believe very much in talking with each other and find out how others are doing and/or having a laugh together 💞
I grew up in a rural Missionary Baptist Church. We did segregated foot washing during "The Lord's Supper," and as a child, my grandmother told me I had "the wrong Bible" because it was NKJV instead of KJV. She followed it up with, "It's ok, your mom didn't know better..." 😂
I’m not Mennonite , but Protestant- grew up in rural Virginia on a farm. After church, we would eat at a grandparent’s house, alternating each Sunday between dad‘s family, and then my mom‘s family. That was when we got to see all our cousins. One grandmother always made either roast chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, or roast beef with carrots, potatoes and gravy, and the other one always fixed fried chicken. Always loads of vegetables. 😊 Great memories.
I’m from a Mennonite background and there’s a Martyr’s Mirror on my bookshelf. 😊 It’s primarily an Anabaptist book. It starts with some early church history, and groups that attempted to have a “Bible only” kind of faith up until the 1500s when Anabaptists were born (stemming from the broader Protestant Reformation). From that point on it follows the various Anabaptist groups. Anabaptists dug deeper and went further with “sola scriptura” than the main Reformers of the time.
Hi Ladies, great chat thank you for the brown butter tips! Yes you both should do a cooking show be awesome! Yes King James fro me try others and always go back to Kng James there is a the New King James! I do not sulit my hair parted down the middle! I live in Canada in a small town and we have Minnonitis here we go to there farms to buy there produce, there is a Mennonitis church not far from where we live, also a few years ago lived beside a minnonitis family they were the best neighbors you could never have, still see them from time to time , lots off Mennonitis in Canada! Well Ladies thank you for sharing your faith with us all Gods Blessing to you both and your family! God Bless Liz 😊💕
Hi there. I'm Maggie, aged 68 from the UK. You mentioned you weren't sure what a 'roast' is in the UK. To help - it would be a largish piece of meat (beef, pork, lamb or even a whole chicken) roasted in the oven - as opposed to being cooked on the stove top. A roast dinner would be the meat, mashed/boiled potatoes; roasted potatoes - not always cooked with the meat; one or two vegetable 'sides; gravy - made with the meat drippings and thickened - brown gravy rather than the US pale/white gravy; and also we would often have Yorkshire puddings - egg and milk batter cooked in fat in the oven. Sometimes these would be in muffin tins, or larger tins with fat melted and cooked in a very hot oven. I hope this helps you. I love your Homemaker channel and your Unlocked channel. I watch all. x
I've never read the Martyr Mirror, but what I personally like to read for history on like what the Christians in multiple countries jave toen through for their faith is The Voice if the Martyrs.
I have tried to make it a point to not leave a store without having talked to someone. Maybe just a “good morning “. But at least acknowledging someone I don’t know.
I grew up with Dutch Blitz in a Scandinavian community in the Midwest! It was a tradition among us cousins to be playing it as the year changed at New Year's. Love that game!
I was on jury service in New Zealand years ago. Drunk driver had hit and run, injured a women. Highlight was free lunch, Police escorted through the city - some people looked wondering what it was all about, others pretended we weren't there. The judge excused us before verdict read, we were very grateful as seeing his supporters we had safety concerns.
Hi Megan and Jayna, I’m a Roman Catholic and live in the UK 🇬🇧 I find it fascinating listening about your culture. When I was a child I went to a Sunday school in our village in the morning and went home to a Sunday roast dinner much the same as yours, either Beef, Lamb, Pork, or Chicken with Roast Potatoes couple of different vegetables from our garden and in UK we are a big fan of Yorkshire puddings and of course thick gravy. I carried on this tradition till our children left home. My husband and I Prefer to eat about 6pm every day, like you although we still have a roast sometimes it’s not usually on a Sunday. Funnily enough our children usually do a lunch time Sunday roast still for their families. I could listen to you all day with your chats with my cup of coffee ☕️ just find it relaxing. Next time could you tell us about the split Jayna touched on about why some have cars and others use horses please Have a great week xx
I was raised conservative Mennonite. Mostly in Northern Indiana, but also spent some time in Eastern PA (Reading/Lancaster area). We never had browned butter until we went to PA. The browned butter over potatoes and noodles is just so tasty. The churches that I grew up in had foot washing at communion. And we always drank from the same cup (Many many years before covid) I have since left many of the conservative trends as far as dress, but still feel a kinship to some of the Mennonite traditions such as accapella singing. My children appreciate our heritage and have learned skills from their parents and grandparents and they are proud of their Mennonite heritage. By the way I went to Lancaster Mennonite High School in the late 70s.....
Oh yes, I know about Martyrs Mirror. The history goes like, before the reformation period when Martin Luther ( a previously Catholic priest - who started it all) came out against the teachings of Catholic Church ( actually due to his own personal disbeliefs) and created a movement - the Protestantism. And then there was Zwingli - another ex Catholic priest in the movement. He started a Bible Study group with 2 friends - Conrad and Feliz Manz. And they were getting along well on Protestantism. But one day Zwingli decided to stand with the government - the state council- note that it’s not the State Church ( how Megan mentions ) - but the state council on certain Protestant beliefs - like infant baptism - which was continued through Protestantism then. Conrad and Feliz were unhappy with Zwingli and left the group and then another ex Catholic priest named Blaurock joined them both. They 3 started studying New Testament alone seriously and decided they don’t believe in infant baptism and not only that they believed they weren’t baptised right ( for reason they believe ) and Blaurock at a meeting at Feliz’s house, asked Conrad to repbaptise him( which is in fact considered a kind of like ?something major like a ? Blasphemy by everyone - even other Protestants) - this was known as re baptism. Thus the name anabaptists or re baptists. And these 3 baptised everyone else who were gathered. They started meeting for regular meetings and small prayers but didn’t follow Infant baptism and believed re baptism. Which Zwingli and the other Protestant groups couldn’t admit and they strongly believed infants souls depended on Baptism for their salvation and shouldnt be taken away. And the state council ( note - it’s the state council and not the state church like Megan mentioned with Zwingli and the other reformers) protested and martyred them. It was not the Catholic Church that martyred or persecuted them like the common talk or belief goes along. It was the Catholics who left the Catholic Church- that is the Protestants like Zwingli etc who persecuted and martyred them . Catholic Church took the firm stand that it won’t be changing any of its teachings according to the reformation or whatsoever as it has been from it Foundation from St Peter. And thus since they 3 were martyred and many of the early anabaptists, now a new person - Menon Simmons - another former Catholic priest who had converted to Anabaptistm in Netherlands ( Dutch) emerged as a leader of the movement there and because of his leadership, anabaptism emerged there and thus his followers started being called MENNONITES after his name. Polycarp is nowhere here. He was martyred around 155-165 AD and this particular reformation and Anabaptists formation was in mid 1300s. Very far from Polycarp. And he was martyred for not renouncing Christ. Unlike anabaptists who were martyred for not joining the common Protestant beliefs to be a joined Church under Protestantism which the state council was enforcing as well. I guess u both know all this.. still since u asked about the book and what was going on.. And there are mennonites from different parts of the world depending on where they emigrated to in fear of persecution from the Protestants and the state council ( mainly from Switzerland - where this originally originated)
@shoppingonline9087 You are obviously Catholic and, of course, have a different perspective. It’s rude of you to state your opinions here in a Mennonite podcast. If you don’t agree with these ladies, you should find a Catholic podcast you do agree with and comment there.
@@cynthiafisher9907 huh. I certainly don’t hate them or their podcast and certainly I haven’t stated any opinions here. History isn’t opinions. And i wasn’t talking for any religion here except typing out the true history. You should check that out for yourself for the authenticity. And if not, Megan/ Jayna can delete it if they feel it was more than history. It’s their channel. I will have no complaints.
@@Hislilkid I didn’t say you hate them, only that you have a very Catholic perspective on “history” and you should keep it to yourself on this Mennonite channel. You were rude and condescending.
@@cynthiafisher9907 And first of all, this entire history I typed out just because Megan asked and since I like history obviously, this particular history talks almost entirely about unhappy Catholic priests or unhappy Catholics revolting against Catholic Church if you have studied it - that’s the Protestant revolution. And you say the history favoured Catholicism?! This is how Anabaptists originated. If you don’t like it, I’m sorry but that’s the history, can’t change it according to your likes dear.
I live in northern Indiana and we definitely play Dutch Blitz. We have a pretty big menno culture nearby and I agree with the interaction. Often they avoid talking with non menno Christians, but occasionally you get a friendly and I cherish those interactions. I really love and respect the Menno way of life.
I’m 73, English and was brought up with Sunday Roast. The reason, I think, the Sunday roast came about was because it was a meal you could prepare and leave cooking in the oven whilst families went to Church. Sunday was a day of rest for all , no shops were open and was primarily for the family to get together after a working week. Most people adopted the Sunday roast , it was and still is a way of life for some. I still cook a Sunday roast and my family who are all grown up now with children of their own look forward to a gathering at mine occasionally. Sunday roast consists of a joint of Beef, Lamb, Pork or a Chicken. Definitely Roast potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire puddings , these are made from batter cooked in the oven and traditionally served with roast beef. The sauces served alongside would be Horseradish for Beef, Cranberry for Chicken or Turkey, Apple sauce for Pork, Mint sauce for Lamb. The Sunday roast in England is more a way of life than maybe for religious reasons these days but always a family time at the table.
I’m 60 and grew up in OO M. setting ,I remember quiltings my Moms generation did quiltings in winter . It was tradition to give the daughters each seven quilts when she got married so that’s mostly why all the quiltings . But buying quilts was not an option then . My children grew up on Adventurous in Odyssey and can still quote them. Martyrs mirror was handed down to us , usually a grandparents or parents gave the new couple one when they got married, I never open it because I can’t stand looking at the pictures or read the stories. Maybe I should try again .
I love dutch blitz!!😁 Such a fun game but haven't played it in awhile! It's insteresting to hear how you grew up and many things i can relate to! And yet, how different mennonites can be😅
I homeschool my 6 and part of our curriculum is reading about martyrs in Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula. It is well written and on an appropriate level for children. I've read Foxe's book of martyrs for myself and I'll look into the book you mentioned. Good perspective if we feel "persecuted" in America.
So many things in your video remind me of my German grandmother. To this day they still have 'spinning circle' where the ladies come together and sew/gossip.
How interesting about dinosaurs! We grew up with Ken Ham, ICR, and AIG starting more than 30 years ago, so I was learning the dinosaur names as I learned to read!
I had to chuckle at the dinosaur comment because I am Mennonite as well and grew up thinking dinosaurs were bad - now my little boy has dinosaurs on his pajamas, etc 😅😂 Also, if you want to read an easy to understand Anabaptist history book, I highly recommend "Cathedrals, Castles, and Caves" by Marcus Yoder
Okay 2 things: I am Iowa and my grandparents generation totally love to play the “who are you related to “ game and I think it’s so cute. 2. The way you guys say dinosaurs is so funny! I say it like “dinoSOAR” and you guys say “dinoSOUR” 😂 it just find all of our different accents so interesting!
Growing up we would always have what we called Sunday dinner which was our big dinner after church and then would have popcorn as a snack around dinner time. That was our every Sunday tradition. When I first met my husband he was jokingly make fun of our Sunday dinner because to him it was Sunday lunch, not dinner! He didn’t understand it for the longest time. We have now been together for 4 years and he has come around but it was funny to talk with him about it.
I’ve thought about the self segregation too . If I’d stop and visit with everyone I wouldn’t ever get home . But I do make a point of being friendly to everyone. Honestly Mennonites that live in the community but don’t go to my Mennonite church are most times more unfriendly then the non Mennonites 😢.Sorry if I commented too much but this was very interesting and brought back many memories!
Interesting! I think it’s so fascinating learning about different religions, cultures, etc. A couple things; I’m not Amish myself but I live in an area in WI with a large Amish presence. I’ve been to different Amish events, such as a pig roast, and they also do silent prayers before their meals. Also, I’m an Eastern Orthodox Christian and we read about followers who were martyred. For us, it’s pretty typical to read about the people who were martyred as well as other Christians that are known to be saints in our church. So, I just thought it was interesting how Mennonite’s have a book on martyrs as well!
I would love to hear more reasoning behind why your parents left their church Jayna. The idea of churches granting or withholding membership over something like how you part your hair is wild to me. Clearly no grounding in Scripture and arbitrary rules like that contribute to why outsiders sometimes think Mennonites are in a cult.
@@jaynaburkholder1507 I'm glad to hear your current church is a lot different! I always feel bad for people in churches like the one you spoke about because if people have to spend so much time and energy worrying about things like how they part their hair, it takes away from the time and energy they can invest into really learning about God.
@@TheMaryberry153 what makes it not a cult is that they (we) are free to leave at any time if they don't wish to follow the guidelines. But i do understand what you are saying.
In the Bible you can see differant churches set up guidness for themselves ~ I would suggest reading the entire book of Acts which talks about church’s have standards. We are not Mennonite but I understand their view.
Okay I have lots of thoughts (south Alabama - raised Kindergarten through 12th grade in a Mennonite based Christian school) -We used NIV and I didn’t know that any groups of Christian’s preferred KJV until I started going to a Pentecostal church. -A family who later started going to school with me, his family was from PA, they played Dutch Blitz. -We definitely watched Adventures of Odyssey as a child during free time at school -also as a southerner, we play the generation game. From where I’m from (Atmore) people either know me by my dad or my grandparents and to where I moved to (Repton - an even smaller town), everyone knows me by my father in law 😂
Love watching this site! You girls are so fun to watch! Also, We live in the same area as the Voetberg family! They have beautiful Christmas programs each December! Wonderful family!
I am in Australia and belong to Southern Quilters Association and we have regional days every six months and gather and sew together. I have made many friends and am an avid quilter at home xxx
The highlight of any "child" here in Maryland is when someone says "Aren't you so and so's child?" My dad passed 8 years ago and I still get people telling me positive stories from cities away "Your dad bought our whole neighborhood pizza and gave a Bible study in one of our elders homes"❤. Nothing wrong with taking pride (taboo word now, let's not) in your family. On the flip side... "Book of Martyers", as an Apostolic we are encouraged to read it, but our Bishop says it isn't a good idea for those with spirits that are not ready for it ... I haven't read it. But I have heard excerpts from it and it does challenge me.
Southern Manitoba Canada Mennonite here! It's so interesting to me how similar our Mennonite heritages are, but yet so different! We don't have brown butter, we have cream gravy ('schmauntfat' in our dialect, Low German ;)); the more conservative churches still sit gender segregated; they also have the common communion cup BUT we don't practice the foot washing at communion. And we DEFINITELY play the Mennonite game!! 😅
Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic and we receive communion from a spoon all out of one chalice with cubed bread and wine ...it's kinda flung in your mouth...all through covid too...
Eastern Orthodox Christian here! Yup, we had that too. Although, it depends on the priest I’ve noticed. Some priests seem to kinda fling it more than others haha.
I appreciate the ideas. I already do the recording to get pictures. The lighting thing is a good point but, I guess my question was not how to take the videos but what to take the videos of?
Take videos of many things! Kids splashing in water, kids running through the yard, kids trying foods or activities for the first time, kids laughing a lot, kids saying a word in a funny way/mispronouncing it. Anything at all! You’ll always be happy to look back at little moments in time.
I grew up watching the Food Network, and they often showcased brown butter. Now I almost always brown I think Adventures In Oddessy is a Christian staple.
Another long comment! -When you went to court, Jayna, it is interesting since I know, as a Mennonite, do you think you could have said you would not make an oath to anything due to "your religion," since they put you under oath in court? I have never been on Jury Duty and have been excused 4 times due to homeschooling, but my husband has been in it before. He got paid $15 a day for it (really bad). Thankfully it was like a 3-day one. Anyway, I met another person who had a third thumb that was attached to her other thumb on one of her hands and I found it fascinating. I don't know if she ever had it amputated, as I have not seen her since childhood, but she still had it by the age of 13. -My mom is not a Mennonite, as I came into it a decade ago, but she is a known prayer warrior and I remember her always waking early to read her Bible and pray and cry out to God. She kept it very private, though I could always tell when she was fasting and going through something hard, but she also is one that people go to for prayer constantly. -I used to think dinosaurs were bad too instead of understanding God made them. I used to think they were fake (my husband always laughed about that when we met and convinced me that they existed, and I had to accept it). -I want to go to a quilting! I learned through a woman at my church, who learned from an old order Mennonite who moved to NJ and attended our church, but there are only a handful of Mennonite churches in NJ where I live (most are Spanish speaking). -ESV is my favorite version. I think it is the version in our pews too (or NIV maybe even). I have been told it is the closest to the original translations. I was raised on NIV. -Yes, I have read the Martyr's Mirror!!! It is very good. It made me cry. It WAS written by a Mennonite a couple centuries ago, I believe. One of my uncles was a Christian (Protestant) missionary who was killed in 1995 after being kidnapped for 17 months (I married on his 9th death date nearly twenty years ago now, come next month), so it made me very much into reading books about missionaries. It is very good. A couple (Dave and Neta Jackson) wrote a newer version similar to it called Christian Heroes that include newer stories as well, and my uncle's story was put into it. They included many Mennonite stories in it. Maybe you can look into that one even. -Loved learning about what your conference/group of Mennonite do compared to mine (Mosaic conference/formerly Franconian). -Are having bangs not allowed in your conference/group? I have only grown out my bangs a few times in my life and bangs just suit me. There is no banned hairstyle or anything in my conference though.
I am Canadian. My mennonite forebears came to Canada in 1876. They originally came from Holland via Prussia where they had been gifted land by Catherine the great. They left Holland due to persecution. I'm 66 years of age and I feel like the way I grew up is the way you have grown up. We are now much more progressive for better or worse. I am part of a church called Mennonite Brethren and while we have no dress or style codes at all we do have a more conservative theology than some other churches. I find from watching the channels of several mennonite moms, that even in your Swiss mennonite congregations there are variations. One thing that has bothered me a bit is that there seems to be a dress code discrepancy between men and women. Just something I have noticed. I enjoyed this podcast and will watch again.
Using browned butter started in France. It's used alot in French cooking. But I'm sure the Anabaptists picked it up in Europe and brought it with them. Regardless, it's delicious.
Brown butter has become a popular treat for keto/carnivore people. After browning pour into candy molds place in freezer and pop out for a special treat ❤
I married a guy who came from the Amish and he still prays most of the time silently. My family used to have family devotional time, but my husband's family didn't. So that is something I had to get used to, with him growing up Amish in OH and me as a Mennonite from PA. We met while in VS many years ago. So yes there was a lot of cultural things we had to work out in our marriage. We now go to a non-denominational church. As for Dutch Blitz, I love that game, but rarely get to play it as my husband hates it. So the only time I play it is when at church fellowship night. Oh my, every Saturday morning at home was Adventures in Odessy and other children's programs on the radio!!!
I have fond memories of listening to the adventures of Odyssey with my children. It was interesting listening to their thoughts during the adventures. We loved them so much we bought quite a few of the CD’s. Love your show.. Your sister in Christ Carolynn
Have you heard of a podcast called Intermittent Fasting Stories or The Fasting Method podcast? It’s not a religious thing at all it’s a lifestyle to lose weight and a lot of people don’t exercise. It’s about controlling our blood sugar levels
Hey Megan and Jayna, I have a suggestion for a new video topic: Coming of age in the Mennonite Community and Church.
For example: Are the young ones expected to follow all the church rules of the church their parents/family attends or only once they themselves become members? Is there a certain age or ceremony to become a member (like baptism)? At what age is dating allowed? Are dating couples allowed to go on dates alone or do they need a chaperone? What are typical topics Mennonite teens get into arguments about with their parents? What arguments did you have with your parents as teens? Are teens allowed to have cell phones? What topics to parents want to limit exposer to and how do they do that?
Cell phones
When you go into something with the attitude of "you are going to hate it," you will hate it. If you go into with an open heart and mind, you might just hate it, but you might just like it or at least find it interesting. I truly believe an open heart and mind opens so many more doors to us.
that's what I though too. lol Honestly I have always wanted to do jury duty lol. Glad she got out of it tho given the time frame
You two are so fun to listen to! Very enjoyable chat. Thanks!
Dutch Blitz! Yes! That was our homeschool group's favorite game to play in the 90s. Still love it.
I just subscribed to your channel and I love your episodes. I’m not memmonite (I was raised Catholic but don’t practice anymore) but I love to hear about your values and your way of life. Some of the things you mentioned are very similar to what I grew up with so maybe they are just “old school” things that most people used to enjoy? I remember Sunday roasts at my grand-parents and when we were older, at my parents’ house. Thank you so much for sharing!
Brown butter is very popular in "old school" German cooking and is still the most popular alternative to sauce hollandaise to go with white asparagus, cauliflower or broccoli. My mom usually browns bread crumbs in it. it is also part of many old baking recipes, e.g. christmas Stollen.
My husband is a former Mennonite, and I appreciate your subjects on Mennonite lifestyle, bc it helps me to understand him, and his family better. Thank you!❤
Another tip about photos...take pictures of yourself WITH your kids. I have very few photos with my mom or dad and I noticed that I have tons of photos with my husband and kids together, but not me with my kids when they were little. They might want those when they're older!
Love ditch blitz! And the silent prayer/private faith explains so much to me about some of my family who were raised among Mennonites
Fellow Adventures in Odessey fan here!
I LOVE listening to it with my son. 😊
Traditional English Sunday roast dinner is the best ( I am biased as an English lady), so it would traditionally involve an oven roasted meat- Beef being most popular, but very expensive, which should always include Yorkshire puddings (same recipe as pancake batter but baked in the oven in hot beef dripping), other popular roasted meat includes, pork loin or leg of port (always including the crackling, skin, which is crisped up when roasting), or roast leg of lamb or a roast whole bird chicken (which would include sage and onion stuffing).
The meal will also include roasted potatoes, preferably in goose fat, lard, beef dripping or butter and these are peeled and roasted in the oven, sometimes under the joint of meat. There should always be a good selection of veggies, which often include carrots, broccoli, cauliflower (sometimes in a cheese sauce), cabbage- purple or white, brussel sprouts, green beans, peas, swede and carrot mash, roasted parsnips - up in the north of the UK, they will include mashed potatoes in addition to roasted - they like their potatoes ooooop North.
Finish with lashings of gravy made with the meat pan juices and veggie cooking water - think brown gravy with amazing flavour. The various meats can be accompanied by various sauces, horseradish for the beef, apple sauce for pork, cranberry for turkey/chicken and mint sauce for lamb.
The Sunday roast would have traditionally been found in dining rooms across the country in the past, with leftovers turned into a cottage or shepherds pie for Monday (wash day so the women were super busy all day and no time to cook), however, our diets look very much different now with people having Mcdonalds, pizza, pasta or a good curry instead. For many people the only time a full roast is cooked would be Christmas and Easter, Christmas is traditionally a roast turkey and Easter, a leg of lamb.
You can easily replicate a roast dinner in the US (I've done so in Florida with groceries bought from Walmart), but weirdly it just didn't taste the same as back home.
I bet it didn't taste the same. Do the UK food administrators ban more ingredients I bet. Sadly some of the food here in the US can barely be classified as "food."
Woop woop. English girl here - I love a roast! Sometimes do it for my family on a Sunday after church. And very occasionally I'll do a mid week roast, it's the best. - especially when you have apple crumble and custard after!
I worked with a Mennonite woman in a hospital and she was a great friend :). I enjoyed hearing about her lifestyle and she always showed genuine interest in my family as well
I’ve been looking forward to this since the last episode came out! I’m outside embroidering as I tune in to this episode. I hope y'all enjoy the nice weather this week!
Noway! I'm hoping to start my embroidery project soon too! -Megan
Small town southerner here and we totally do the "who are your people" game. Also mostly with my parents generation.
Yes! They want a "who" before they can hear any story... when the story isn't even about the who 😂
Love your top, Jayna! Where did you get it? Thanks for another great podcast ladies! Yes I love Dutch Blitz. Ironically I only started playing it after I moved away from PA, but with some formerly Amish friends! They are so fast it's wild! Oh my I just keep adding to my comment, I was telling my husband that I grew up feeling like dinosaurs were bad, too!
The sweater is linked in my amazon store front ❤
Wow, this was so eye opening for me! Many of my ancestors were Mennonite and while the church I grew up in (in Central Pa) was not Mennonite it was historically German Reformed and I heard so many similarities that I had no idea we shared. Thanks for putting this together!
Yay for Dutch Blitz and browned butter! 😂 My church has roots in the Annabaptist movement so I could relate to many of your topics. So fun!
Mitch and Connie!!!! ❤ we absolutely love Adventures in Odyssey! Our church still does foot washing, and it's a very special time! Modest is hottest :-) it's so nice to see people still embrace things that matter! Love you guys
🙋🏼♀️I’m a Mennonite. Martyrs Mirror is definitely a part of my heritage, also. I haven’t read it from cover to cover as it’s a giant book, but I’ve read in it. Yes it’s terrifying to think of being tortured for my faith, but the reality is that when I read in it in spite of the fear, my faith was strengthened, much the same as with some of the more “gory” biblical accounts of fiery trials, or Jesus’ crucifixion. It’s history, real things that real people faced, and it’s incredible the serenity and courage they were given to endure! Those exact spiritual provisions that sustained them in their martyrdom are the very ones available to us (and to our children!) through Christ Jesus.
Growing up amish, I read martyrs mirror, and marveled at the fact that people would leave everything to follow Jesus. At age 28, my husband, 4 kids, and I did just that, moved 2000 miles, and were rejected by our families to follow Jesus. Living a miracle is so amazing, and much better than just reading about it.
I live about two hours from you in central PA in a heavily conservative Mennonite and amish populated community. I myself am Mennonite, not conservative. Mennonite is such a broad label.
I actually am very turned off to conservative Mennonites because of how a lot act and live. (I am not saying ALL act like this. My area specifically.) My in laws are conservative also. Many are SO judgmental and gossipy. It’s so frustrating. And the rules and policies they choose to live by have no biblical backing whatsoever. It’s makes me quite angry sometimes that they are so so quick to judge and they actually to me seem to have no real idea what the Bible even says. Sometimes I wonder how many are actually saved Christians. Their focus is on appearance and being accepted by their church and obedience of their church but to me, just my opinion, they don’t know or follow Jesus and the Bible. They may read it a lot, or have a lot memorized but I think a lot of them are missing the whole thing. Sometimes I get so fed up with the way they act I want to find another church because I do not want any association with the word Mennonite. I think modesty is important. Very important. But the emphasis they put on their appearance is just crazy to me. Some of them, namingly the Holdermans, are so showy of their material things. It’s almost like a competition. Nicest, newest car. Fanciest house. Yuck.
But I appreciate you and your honesty! You are a genuine Christian woman Megan and I love watching your videos. It’s refreshing and REAL!!
I’m so excited for this one Megan and Jayna💕. You make My daughter’s nap time so fun!💕
I'm not Anabaptist, but I grew in Franklin County Pa, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a farm owned by someone who was Mennonite/German Baptist/River Brethern (or anything in-between). It was normal for me to always among someone wearing a head covering or some form of cape dress (had friends I grew up with who were German Baptist) and now I live further north in Pa, and while we have several different types of Mennonite and Amish around, its nowhere near the same. My husband thought I was nuts one day because I geeked out over a family we passed getting into their car (we were driving), because I could tell they were German Baptist by the way their cape dresses were (it was like spying a rare bird). 🤣. Also because of my parents being from Berks County, most of my Great Aunts/Uncles and my own Grandparents spoke Pa Dutch fluently and had very thick accents (so going for a visit or to a family reunion was always very interesting - only realized this past year after a great aunt passed away her name was Gerry not CHERRY because the way it was always pronounced). Anyways rambled enough, but I love listening to you gals, you gals are comforting and I always look forward to your videos.
People in jury duty saved my sister, as it was a child abuse criminal case. I am so glad they didn't have the attitude you displayed. Some people go through real life hardships, and it's horrible. I love your channel and podcast, but this was definitely an interesting take.
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I can see why my attitude would be offensive to you. I am also very grateful for people who serve willingly, especially in cases like your sister. That is heartbreaking.
So so glad things went your way! Yes, I think serving on a jury is one way we can sacrifice for our fellow countians. It might not always be enjoyable, but it's sadly a task that needs to be done! This would be a very interesting topic to get into. The Mennonites have held the value of a "two-kingdom-concept" and sometimes it's hard to know where the two should mesh and where they shouldn't. I would love to hear a sermon on this. -Megan
@@jaynaburkholder1507 I am sorry if I came across as harsh. I am going to school for law, so obviously it is interesting to me. I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, it's just close to home for me. I enjoy your podcasts as I am the only believer in my home. :)
@brennapetersen8522 you were not harsh. ❤ definitely a discussion that must involve lots of compassion, and I could have done better in that area when sharing my experience.
I would say that’s the beauty of the process! Because they had the option to stand and give their reasons for not wanting to be there, they were able to “weed out” the jurors who wouldn’t have been whole-heartedly involved. So the remaining people are naturally the best people for the job! I think it’s fair, and it allowed Jayna to be home with her children and it allowed people like your sister to get the right jurors for her case.
Brown Butter Tollhouse Cookies will change your life! Glad I found your channel ladies!
Crocheting, knitting and embroidery are great crafts to take when going out. I enjoy listening to you both.
German Baptist here, which I’m sure you’re familiar with as there are many in PA, and we relate to all the same things and pretty much live the same way you both do! The only difference I could see was only silent prayer (we pray silently in public like at restaurants ) but otherwise out loud, big Sunday lunches are always a thing but not necessarily roast specific, and we have the lords supper at communion along with the holy kiss, feet washing and the cup, only we actually have wine not grape juice😉( and yes all the women share the same cup! Although after c#@&$ we do have the option of using a disposable cup if we chose to☺️) Our communion lasts around 4 1/2 to 5 hours 😀
I love hearing about The Voetbergs as the sponsor of the podcast. Megan, I keep wondering if we can hear your husband sing/play guitar- it’s always fun to hear u mention his musical
Interest/talent.
This has been one of my favorites! I love this topic. I love knowing what makes people tick, and I am learning so much. Would love more of this topic!
This is so interesting! I’m from a very conservative Baptist denomination in England.
Same with the Kjv, there’s still many who are strictly Kjv only.
We grew up being told that dinosaurs weren’t real.
A Sunday roast in England is a roasted joint of meat usually lamb, chicken, beef or pork. They all have roast potatoes and veg. Traditionally you’dve Sage and onion stuffing with chicken, Yorkshire puddings and horseradish sauce with beef, applesauce with pork and mint sauce with lamb.
We had our roasts on a Saturday so there was less work on a Sunday. Sunday was leftover cold meat with jacket potatoes.
I’ve just started using browned butter and it’s amazing!!
In always taking knitting, crochet, embroidery etc out with me but most people in our circles don’t.
Interestingly there’s a new group started locally in our group of churches called talk and tea and it’s for all ages, adult sitting knitting and crafting with plenty of knitting and tea drinking and children playing all around us. It’s been a lovely way to bring the generations together.
I don’t mind being on jury duty, I have served on three juries. I find it quite interesting, if I could be a permanent juror I would be!
Enjoyed this week’s vlog 😊
I'm glad some people don't mind!
Absolutely loved today's episode. I can relate to everything you were talking about, since I'm also a Mennonite, I'm actually a Russian Mennonite, but we definitely have alot of things in common, and as for Dutch Blitz, it's one of my favorite games to play.
It would be fascinating to hear the differences between Russian Mennonites and Western European originated Mennonites.
@@HoneyImHomemaker we definitely have alot of similarities that's for sure. 🙂
A lot of the stuff you talked about reminds me of my upbringing in a pretty conservative evangelical denomination. We weren’t quite as “rules” oriented as Mennonites, but the idea of being separate from the world was definitely part of my upbringing. Now I see that we need to be in the world as a witness for Christ, but certainly don’t need to adopt the world’s culture.
In the UK we have the foxes book of martyrs, and my pastor recommends reading it if possible at least once. We are very blessed here to have lived through quite a long period of time without religious persecution, but we try to remember it hasn't always been so, and that there are Christians in other areas of the world suffering for their faith today.
I haven't got all the way through yet, its best in small doses, but it is uplifting. And faith strengthening even when it's hard to read.
You two made my day today! Yes, the most important is to believe the gospel. Other cultures do have the women sitting on one side & the men on another side. It was common in India. Of course if I go to India now I would see families sitting together now in 2024. I covered my hair in church as it was a cultural very few families have kept this tradition even among Hindus & Muslims.
I do LOVE brown butter. Definitely a Mennonite thing!! In the 60s I think the mennonites cooked the roast & the pies & bread & the sides on Saturday & ironed the clothes for Sunday. You brought up a lot of memories of India & Oregon. Love the culture. And LOVE you both.
I would encourage you to do some lengthy comparison between the KJV and other versions. Years ago my husband and I were doing research on this topic and have since been convicted the KJV is the only version we will read.
Just 17 min. Into the episode and I am so very surprised at this! The Dutch reformed church I grew up in had both men and woman on others sides and half mixed up! Also in our church nowadays the communion cup after C*virus that Megan mentioned is an ongoing discussion.. so funny to me that you are on the other side of the ocean but had the same customs etc. Have a great day yourselves and keep up the good work, love love your content!❤️👏
Added: the dinosaur part was also 100%relatable and hilarious!
wow! it is a small world!
What I find most interesting is how similar (and family related) Megan and Jayna are, but, ladies, you truly have differing attitudes and outlooks on many topics. Sometimes it cracks me up, (in a good way)!
hey y'all- great chat!😀😉 Love you both!🥰
I live in Lancaster county and have a lot of family that is Mennonite (my mom grew up in a Mennonite church) so a lot of the things y’all talk about are pretty familiar to my family! While I don’t personally attend a Mennonite church, a lot of the customs and culture are just engrained in my family. The mix of Mennonite and Lancaster county is just the best! Dutch Blitz games get pretty intense, and we certainly do enjoy the simpler things like driving and looking for deer and Sunday lunches after church. I am only 16 now but I certainly hope to keep these traditions and values with my own family in the future!
welcome "little sis!"
Ooooh my! You girls! I just have to laugh! I'm thinking maybe you grew up weaverland conference 🤔 I grew up horse/buggy,so all the stuff you talked about, none of us ;my family is anymore and my mom died 10 yrs agoI can relate and took me down memory lane!!deer spotting 😂that was fun going in the dark! My husband and I could have found out the gender of our 4 kiddos, but I liked surprises,but my children all did find out,as being Nana, it's fun to know now😅 and yes I remember my mom making quiltings!,I used to say I will never quilt! Never say never because I quilted many a quilt after I married and somehow changed my view. Thanks for sharing ,❤
Dutch Blitz is my favorite card game! Interesting to hear it does stem from your culture - I wasn’t sure if it was just a gimmick😅 Several mainstream stores sell it now, but I bought ours at a local Mennonite market and bakery! (I’m not Mennonite, just a Christian who appreciates the Amish and Mennonite cultures🙂)
Our Church used to use the same cup for everyone a long time ago..like the 1800s. Now we use tiny plastic cups for the water and a small piece of bread.
We also believe very much in talking with each other and find out how others are doing and/or having a laugh together 💞
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I grew up in a rural Missionary Baptist Church. We did segregated foot washing during "The Lord's Supper," and as a child, my grandmother told me I had "the wrong Bible" because it was NKJV instead of KJV. She followed it up with, "It's ok, your mom didn't know better..." 😂
I’m not Mennonite , but Protestant- grew up in rural Virginia on a farm. After church, we would eat at a grandparent’s house, alternating each Sunday between dad‘s family, and then my mom‘s family. That was when we got to see all our cousins. One grandmother always made either roast chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, or roast beef with carrots, potatoes and gravy, and the other one always fixed fried chicken. Always loads of vegetables. 😊 Great memories.
This described my Great-grandparent's in VA on their farm. All the memories came flooding back!
I’m from a Mennonite background and there’s a Martyr’s Mirror on my bookshelf. 😊 It’s primarily an Anabaptist book. It starts with some early church history, and groups that attempted to have a “Bible only” kind of faith up until the 1500s when Anabaptists were born (stemming from the broader Protestant Reformation). From that point on it follows the various Anabaptist groups. Anabaptists dug deeper and went further with “sola scriptura” than the main Reformers of the time.
Hi Ladies, great chat thank you for the brown butter tips! Yes you both should do a cooking show be awesome! Yes King James fro me try others and always go back to Kng James there is a the New King James! I do not sulit my hair parted down the middle! I live in Canada in a small town and we have Minnonitis here we go to there farms to buy there produce, there is a Mennonitis church not far from where we live, also a few years ago lived beside a minnonitis family they were the best neighbors you could never have, still see them from time to time , lots off Mennonitis in Canada! Well Ladies thank you for sharing your faith with us all Gods Blessing to you both and your family! God Bless Liz 😊💕
Hi there. I'm Maggie, aged 68 from the UK. You mentioned you weren't sure what a 'roast' is in the UK. To help - it would be a largish piece of meat (beef, pork, lamb or even a whole chicken) roasted in the oven - as opposed to being cooked on the stove top. A roast dinner would be the meat, mashed/boiled potatoes; roasted potatoes - not always cooked with the meat; one or two vegetable 'sides; gravy - made with the meat drippings and thickened - brown gravy rather than the US pale/white gravy; and also we would often have Yorkshire puddings - egg and milk batter cooked in fat in the oven. Sometimes these would be in muffin tins, or larger tins with fat melted and cooked in a very hot oven. I hope this helps you. I love your Homemaker channel and your Unlocked channel. I watch all. x
LOVE dutch blitz!! We discovered this game last year and have played it so many times since!
I've never read the Martyr Mirror, but what I personally like to read for history on like what the Christians in multiple countries jave toen through for their faith is The Voice if the Martyrs.
I have tried to make it a point to not leave a store without having talked to someone. Maybe just a “good morning “. But at least acknowledging someone I don’t know.
I grew up with Dutch Blitz in a Scandinavian community in the Midwest! It was a tradition among us cousins to be playing it as the year changed at New Year's. Love that game!
I was on jury service in New Zealand years ago. Drunk driver had hit and run, injured a women. Highlight was free lunch, Police escorted through the city - some people looked wondering what it was all about, others pretended we weren't there. The judge excused us before verdict read, we were very grateful as seeing his supporters we had safety concerns.
Hi Megan and Jayna, I’m a Roman Catholic and live in the UK 🇬🇧 I find it fascinating listening about your culture.
When I was a child I went to a Sunday school in our village in the morning and went home to a Sunday roast dinner much the same as yours, either Beef, Lamb, Pork, or Chicken with Roast Potatoes couple of different vegetables from our garden and in UK we are a big fan of Yorkshire puddings and of course thick gravy.
I carried on this tradition till our children left home. My husband and I Prefer to eat about 6pm every day, like you although we still have a roast sometimes it’s not usually on a Sunday. Funnily enough our children usually do a lunch time Sunday roast still for their families.
I could listen to you all day with your chats with my cup of coffee ☕️ just find it relaxing.
Next time could you tell us about the split Jayna touched on about why some have cars and others use horses please
Have a great week xx
I was raised conservative Mennonite. Mostly in Northern Indiana, but also spent some time in Eastern PA (Reading/Lancaster area). We never had browned butter until we went to PA. The browned butter over potatoes and noodles is just so tasty. The churches that I grew up in had foot washing at communion. And we always drank from the same cup (Many many years before covid) I have since left many of the conservative trends as far as dress, but still feel a kinship to some of the Mennonite traditions such as accapella singing. My children appreciate our heritage and have learned skills from their parents and grandparents and they are proud of their Mennonite heritage. By the way I went to Lancaster Mennonite High School in the late 70s.....
Oh yes, I know about Martyrs Mirror. The history goes like, before the reformation period when Martin Luther ( a previously Catholic priest - who started it all) came out against the teachings of Catholic Church ( actually due to his own personal disbeliefs) and created a movement - the Protestantism. And then there was Zwingli - another ex Catholic priest in the movement. He started a Bible Study group with 2 friends - Conrad and Feliz Manz. And they were getting along well on Protestantism. But one day Zwingli decided to stand with the government - the state council- note that it’s not the State Church ( how Megan mentions ) - but the state council on certain Protestant beliefs - like infant baptism - which was continued through Protestantism then. Conrad and Feliz were unhappy with Zwingli and left the group and then another ex Catholic priest named Blaurock joined them both. They 3 started studying New Testament alone seriously and decided they don’t believe in infant baptism and not only that they believed they weren’t baptised right ( for reason they believe ) and Blaurock at a meeting at Feliz’s house, asked Conrad to repbaptise him( which is in fact considered a kind of like ?something major like a ? Blasphemy by everyone - even other Protestants) - this was known as re baptism. Thus the name anabaptists or re baptists. And these 3 baptised everyone else who were gathered. They started meeting for regular meetings and small prayers but didn’t follow Infant baptism and believed re baptism. Which Zwingli and the other Protestant groups couldn’t admit and they strongly believed infants souls depended on Baptism for their salvation and shouldnt be taken away. And the state council ( note - it’s the state council and not the state church like Megan mentioned with Zwingli and the other reformers) protested and martyred them. It was not the Catholic Church that martyred or persecuted them like the common talk or belief goes along. It was the Catholics who left the Catholic Church- that is the Protestants like Zwingli etc who persecuted and martyred them . Catholic Church took the firm stand that it won’t be changing any of its teachings according to the reformation or whatsoever as it has been from it Foundation from St Peter.
And thus since they 3 were martyred and many of the early anabaptists, now a new person - Menon Simmons - another former Catholic priest who had converted to Anabaptistm in Netherlands ( Dutch) emerged as a leader of the movement there and because of his leadership, anabaptism emerged there and thus his followers started being called MENNONITES after his name.
Polycarp is nowhere here. He was martyred around 155-165 AD and this particular reformation and Anabaptists formation was in mid 1300s. Very far from Polycarp. And he was martyred for not renouncing Christ. Unlike anabaptists who were martyred for not joining the common Protestant beliefs to be a joined Church under Protestantism which the state council was enforcing as well.
I guess u both know all this.. still since u asked about the book and what was going on..
And there are mennonites from different parts of the world depending on where they emigrated to in fear of persecution from the Protestants and the state council ( mainly from Switzerland - where this originally originated)
Thanks for a quick update... I wasn't in the know!
@shoppingonline9087 You are obviously Catholic and, of course, have a different perspective. It’s rude of you to state your opinions here in a Mennonite podcast. If you don’t agree with these ladies, you should find a Catholic podcast you do agree with and comment there.
@@cynthiafisher9907 huh. I certainly don’t hate them or their podcast and certainly I haven’t stated any opinions here. History isn’t opinions. And i wasn’t talking for any religion here except typing out the true history. You should check that out for yourself for the authenticity. And if not, Megan/ Jayna can delete it if they feel it was more than history. It’s their channel. I will have no complaints.
@@Hislilkid I didn’t say you hate them, only that you have a very Catholic perspective on “history” and you should keep it to yourself on this Mennonite channel. You were rude and condescending.
@@cynthiafisher9907 And first of all, this entire history I typed out just because Megan asked and since I like history obviously, this particular history talks almost entirely about unhappy Catholic priests or unhappy Catholics revolting against Catholic Church if you have studied it - that’s the Protestant revolution. And you say the history favoured Catholicism?! This is how Anabaptists originated. If you don’t like it, I’m sorry but that’s the history, can’t change it according to your likes dear.
I live in northern Indiana and we definitely play Dutch Blitz. We have a pretty big menno culture nearby and I agree with the interaction. Often they avoid talking with non menno Christians, but occasionally you get a friendly and I cherish those interactions. I really love and respect the Menno way of life.
Such a fun conversation!
I’m 73, English and was brought up with Sunday Roast. The reason, I think, the Sunday roast came about was because it was a meal you could prepare and leave cooking in the oven whilst families went to Church. Sunday was a day of rest for all , no shops were open and was primarily for the family to get together after a working week. Most people adopted the Sunday roast , it was and still is a way of life for some. I still cook a Sunday roast and my family who are all grown up now with children of their own look forward to a gathering at mine occasionally.
Sunday roast consists of a joint of Beef, Lamb, Pork or a Chicken. Definitely Roast potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire puddings ,
these are made from batter cooked in the oven and traditionally served with roast beef.
The sauces served alongside would be Horseradish for Beef, Cranberry for Chicken or Turkey, Apple sauce for Pork, Mint sauce for Lamb.
The Sunday roast in England is more a way of life than maybe for religious reasons these days but always a family time at the table.
I’m 60 and grew up in OO M. setting ,I remember quiltings my Moms generation did quiltings in winter . It was tradition to give the daughters each seven quilts when she got married so that’s mostly why all the quiltings . But buying quilts was not an option then . My children grew up on Adventurous in Odyssey and can still quote them. Martyrs mirror was handed down to us , usually a grandparents or parents gave the new couple one when they got married, I never open it because I can’t stand looking at the pictures or read the stories. Maybe I should try again .
I love dutch blitz!!😁 Such a fun game but haven't played it in awhile! It's insteresting to hear how you grew up and many things i can relate to! And yet, how different mennonites can be😅
Brown butter! 😋
It's actually a staple in classic french cuisine, where it's called Beurre noisette, which translates to hazelnut butter.
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Well then, I guess we should not have claimed it! Ooops!
Yes, this is not primarily a Mennonite thing for sure.
@@HoneyImHomemaker It can still be a Mennonite thing to cook with brown butter.
(The French must have learned it from somewhere🙃)
Literally listen to AIO daily still with my kids. Grew up on it love it to this day!
I grew up with Dutch Blitz! Love that game, but haven't played it in a long time.
I homeschool my 6 and part of our curriculum is reading about martyrs in Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula. It is well written and on an appropriate level for children. I've read Foxe's book of martyrs for myself and I'll look into the book you mentioned. Good perspective if we feel "persecuted" in America.
Just came on here to mention Trial and Triumph as well 😊
We also read Trial and Triumph for homeschool. Do you by chance use Ambleside Online?
So many things in your video remind me of my German grandmother. To this day they still have 'spinning circle' where the ladies come together and sew/gossip.
We also still identify by our families and when I grew up we used one cup for communion
How interesting about dinosaurs! We grew up with Ken Ham, ICR, and AIG starting more than 30 years ago, so I was learning the dinosaur names as I learned to read!
We get the martyrs mirror magazine every month and we read it with much interest. It inspires us to be more faithful...
I had to chuckle at the dinosaur comment because I am Mennonite as well and grew up thinking dinosaurs were bad - now my little boy has dinosaurs on his pajamas, etc 😅😂
Also, if you want to read an easy to understand Anabaptist history book, I highly recommend "Cathedrals, Castles, and Caves" by Marcus Yoder
Okay 2 things: I am Iowa and my grandparents generation totally love to play the “who are you related to “ game and I think it’s so cute. 2. The way you guys say dinosaurs is so funny! I say it like “dinoSOAR” and you guys say “dinoSOUR” 😂 it just find all of our different accents so interesting!
Growing up we would always have what we called Sunday dinner which was our big dinner after church and then would have popcorn as a snack around dinner time. That was our every Sunday tradition. When I first met my husband he was jokingly make fun of our Sunday dinner because to him it was Sunday lunch, not dinner! He didn’t understand it for the longest time. We have now been together for 4 years and he has come around but it was funny to talk with him about it.
I’ve thought about the self segregation too . If I’d stop and visit with everyone I wouldn’t ever get home . But I do make a point of being friendly to everyone. Honestly Mennonites that live in the community but don’t go to my Mennonite church are most times more unfriendly then the non Mennonites 😢.Sorry if I commented too much but this was very interesting and brought back many memories!
Interesting! I think it’s so fascinating learning about different religions, cultures, etc. A couple things; I’m not Amish myself but I live in an area in WI with a large Amish presence. I’ve been to different Amish events, such as a pig roast, and they also do silent prayers before their meals. Also, I’m an Eastern Orthodox Christian and we read about followers who were martyred. For us, it’s pretty typical to read about the people who were martyred as well as other Christians that are known to be saints in our church. So, I just thought it was interesting how Mennonite’s have a book on martyrs as well!
I would love to hear more reasoning behind why your parents left their church Jayna. The idea of churches granting or withholding membership over something like how you part your hair is wild to me. Clearly no grounding in Scripture and arbitrary rules like that contribute to why outsiders sometimes think Mennonites are in a cult.
Yea i can definitely see how aspects of it can look very cultish. The church we left is considered old order so our current church is quite different
@@jaynaburkholder1507 I'm glad to hear your current church is a lot different! I always feel bad for people in churches like the one you spoke about because if people have to spend so much time and energy worrying about things like how they part their hair, it takes away from the time and energy they can invest into really learning about God.
@@TheMaryberry153 what makes it not a cult is that they (we) are free to leave at any time if they don't wish to follow the guidelines. But i do understand what you are saying.
In the Bible you can see differant churches set up guidness for themselves ~ I would suggest reading the entire book of Acts which talks about church’s have standards.
We are not Mennonite but I understand their view.
Okay I have lots of thoughts (south Alabama - raised Kindergarten through 12th grade in a Mennonite based Christian school)
-We used NIV and I didn’t know that any groups of Christian’s preferred KJV until I started going to a Pentecostal church.
-A family who later started going to school with me, his family was from PA, they played Dutch Blitz.
-We definitely watched Adventures of Odyssey as a child during free time at school
-also as a southerner, we play the generation game. From where I’m from (Atmore) people either know me by my dad or my grandparents and to where I moved to (Repton - an even smaller town), everyone knows me by my father in law 😂
Loved Adventures in Odyssey!
Love watching this site! You girls are so fun to watch! Also, We live in the same area as the Voetberg family! They have beautiful Christmas programs each December! Wonderful family!
I am in Australia and belong to Southern Quilters Association and we have regional days every six months and gather and sew together. I have made many friends and am an avid quilter at home xxx
The highlight of any "child" here in Maryland is when someone says "Aren't you so and so's child?" My dad passed 8 years ago and I still get people telling me positive stories from cities away "Your dad bought our whole neighborhood pizza and gave a Bible study in one of our elders homes"❤. Nothing wrong with taking pride (taboo word now, let's not) in your family.
On the flip side... "Book of Martyers", as an Apostolic we are encouraged to read it, but our Bishop says it isn't a good idea for those with spirits that are not ready for it ... I haven't read it. But I have heard excerpts from it and it does challenge me.
One Of My Nephew's Was Born With 3 Thumbs And That Was The First Time I Have Ever Heard About It And Saw It And They Had To Imitate His Thumb.
Oh and Dutch Blitz is big here too!!
Southern Manitoba Canada Mennonite here! It's so interesting to me how similar our Mennonite heritages are, but yet so different! We don't have brown butter, we have cream gravy ('schmauntfat' in our dialect, Low German ;)); the more conservative churches still sit gender segregated; they also have the common communion cup BUT we don't practice the foot washing at communion. And we DEFINITELY play the Mennonite game!! 😅
I grew up listening to Adventures in Odyssey !!! Such good memories!
Loved this podcast!!!!
Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic and we receive communion from a spoon all out of one chalice with cubed bread and wine ...it's kinda flung in your mouth...all through covid too...
Eastern Orthodox Christian here! Yup, we had that too. Although, it depends on the priest I’ve noticed. Some priests seem to kinda fling it more than others haha.
I appreciate the ideas. I already do the recording to get pictures. The lighting thing is a good point but, I guess my question was not how to take the videos but what to take the videos of?
Take videos of many things! Kids splashing in water, kids running through the yard, kids trying foods or activities for the first time, kids laughing a lot, kids saying a word in a funny way/mispronouncing it. Anything at all! You’ll always be happy to look back at little moments in time.
I have a question….was wondering if either of you do have non-Mennonite friends? Or, is that allowed?
I grew up watching the Food Network, and they often showcased brown butter. Now I almost always brown
I think Adventures In Oddessy is a Christian staple.
Another long comment!
-When you went to court, Jayna, it is interesting since I know, as a Mennonite, do you think you could have said you would not make an oath to anything due to "your religion," since they put you under oath in court? I have never been on Jury Duty and have been excused 4 times due to homeschooling, but my husband has been in it before. He got paid $15 a day for it (really bad). Thankfully it was like a 3-day one. Anyway, I met another person who had a third thumb that was attached to her other thumb on one of her hands and I found it fascinating. I don't know if she ever had it amputated, as I have not seen her since childhood, but she still had it by the age of 13.
-My mom is not a Mennonite, as I came into it a decade ago, but she is a known prayer warrior and I remember her always waking early to read her Bible and pray and cry out to God. She kept it very private, though I could always tell when she was fasting and going through something hard, but she also is one that people go to for prayer constantly.
-I used to think dinosaurs were bad too instead of understanding God made them. I used to think they were fake (my husband always laughed about that when we met and convinced me that they existed, and I had to accept it).
-I want to go to a quilting! I learned through a woman at my church, who learned from an old order Mennonite who moved to NJ and attended our church, but there are only a handful of Mennonite churches in NJ where I live (most are Spanish speaking).
-ESV is my favorite version. I think it is the version in our pews too (or NIV maybe even). I have been told it is the closest to the original translations. I was raised on NIV.
-Yes, I have read the Martyr's Mirror!!! It is very good. It made me cry. It WAS written by a Mennonite a couple centuries ago, I believe. One of my uncles was a Christian (Protestant) missionary who was killed in 1995 after being kidnapped for 17 months (I married on his 9th death date nearly twenty years ago now, come next month), so it made me very much into reading books about missionaries. It is very good. A couple (Dave and Neta Jackson) wrote a newer version similar to it called Christian Heroes that include newer stories as well, and my uncle's story was put into it. They included many Mennonite stories in it. Maybe you can look into that one even.
-Loved learning about what your conference/group of Mennonite do compared to mine (Mosaic conference/formerly Franconian).
-Are having bangs not allowed in your conference/group? I have only grown out my bangs a few times in my life and bangs just suit me. There is no banned hairstyle or anything in my conference though.
I am Canadian. My mennonite forebears came to Canada in 1876. They originally came from Holland via Prussia where they had been gifted land by Catherine the great. They left Holland due to persecution. I'm 66 years of age and I feel like the way I grew up is the way you have grown up. We are now much more progressive for better or worse. I am part of a church called Mennonite Brethren and while we have no dress or style codes at all we do have a more conservative theology than some other churches. I find from watching the channels of several mennonite moms, that even in your Swiss mennonite congregations there are variations. One thing that has bothered me a bit is that there seems to be a dress code discrepancy between men and women. Just something I have noticed. I enjoyed this podcast and will watch again.
Using browned butter started in France. It's used alot in French cooking. But I'm sure the Anabaptists picked it up in Europe and brought it with them. Regardless, it's delicious.
Am I mistaken, or should there have been a new episode uploaded today?
Brown butter has become a popular treat for keto/carnivore people. After browning pour into candy molds place in freezer and pop out for a special treat ❤
Love listening to you girls 😊❤!
I married a guy who came from the Amish and he still prays most of the time silently. My family used to have family devotional time, but my husband's family didn't. So that is something I had to get used to, with him growing up Amish in OH and me as a Mennonite from PA. We met while in VS many years ago. So yes there was a lot of cultural things we had to work out in our marriage. We now go to a non-denominational church. As for Dutch Blitz, I love that game, but rarely get to play it as my husband hates it. So the only time I play it is when at church fellowship night. Oh my, every Saturday morning at home was Adventures in Odessy and other children's programs on the radio!!!
I have fond memories of listening to the adventures of Odyssey with my children. It was interesting listening to their thoughts during the adventures. We loved them so much we bought quite a few of the CD’s. Love your show.. Your sister in Christ Carolynn
Have you heard of a podcast called Intermittent Fasting Stories or The Fasting Method podcast? It’s not a religious thing at all it’s a lifestyle to lose weight and a lot of people don’t exercise. It’s about controlling our blood sugar levels
I would hate to sit on a jury as I have strong convictions on things and couldn’t give fair judgment. I agree being a homemaker you should refuse ❤
Baptist here✋ Adventures in Odyssey was big for us too😁
Adventures in Odyssey in evenings at 7 and Saturday mornings. Yes!!! I still enjoy listening to them. Megan, we are the same age🥰
Wow my brother was born with an extra thumb, and Jayna's the first that I've heard someone else with the same thing!