Book 18: Richie Rich, 8.5x5.5", 2004, artists book.



… But I sometimes wonder how we can claim to be conservative Christians living a radical life that is different from the rest of society when we own nice cars (this one doesn't apply to me), wear designer clothing, listen to secular music and spend more time on our cell phones than proclaiming the good news. I even play video games! What a terrible Mennonite I am. It's sometimes tough to sleep at night."
-Student at Eastern University ("The Mennonite Confessions", The Waltonian)



"Old Order Mennonite children tend to be fitter, stronger and leaner than other Canadian kids… The lack of access to video games, computers and television in the traditional community may explain the difference in fitness levels… They have more physical activity built into their lifestyle, such as chores… in the barn, or baling hay or milking cows. They walk or bicycle to and from school."
-Dr. Mark Tremblay (researcher at University of Saskatchewan) CBCnews



Mennonite Confession of Faith: Article 21:
We believe that everything belongs to God, who calls us as the church to live
as faithful stewards of all that God has entrusted to us…Christian Stewardship



Harmony with the soil and nature.
Mennonites espouse agricultural living because it promotes the Puritan values of hard work, thrift,
and mutual aid as opposed to the "restlessness, rootlessness, and anxiety" associated with urban mobility
(Hostetler & Huntington, 1971, p. 9).