On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Sarah Abraham <theshark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I'm going to start a counter-counter movement where we all wear three > ties, at least one of which is an offensively colorful paisley. > > I'm pretty sure that's what Jesus would have wanted. > > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 8:41 AM, stephen hochstetler <srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/N435.html > > > > a bit of background > > > > Steve H > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Ray Gingerich <rjgingerich@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > >> > >> De ja vu! > >> > >> Are the two of you aware of the dress-code wars in the Mennonite Church > >> (aka "Old Mennonite") in the first half of the twentieth century? > Whether > >> ties were should be worn was a BIG issue. The two of you could probably > get > >> some coaching from Ron and/or Craig and put on a 3 act play on the tie > or > >> no-tie drama. Or it could be written as a comedy. In real life, I > >> experienced the dress wars more as a tragedy and from hindsight as a > farce. > >> > >> J > >> > >> Ray > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:58 PM, paul snow <snow.paul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> No reason really, other than it is an opportunity to wear one of those > >>> ties hiding unused in our closets. Clearly nobody has to wear a tie > if they > >>> do not want to. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Nevitt Reesor <nreesor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> WHY? > >>>> > >>>> Nevitt > >>>> > >>>> > cell < > >>>> > >>>> On Dec 30, 2012, at 5:08 PM, paul snow <snow.paul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Next Sunday the Austin Mennonite men (and any women that care too) are > >>>> encouraged to wear a tie. It is the first Sunday of the new year, so > let's > >>>> break out one of those ties from our closets, and... > >>>> > >>>> "Tie" one on! > >>>> > >>>> Paul Snow------- > >>>> Austin Mennonite Church, (512) 926-3121 www.mennochurch.org > >>>> To unsubscribe: use subject "unsubscribe" sent to > >>>> amc-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Paul Snow > >>> phone: (512) 627-8841 > >>> Fax: (419) 831-9962 > >>> skype: paulsnx2 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Center for Strength-Based Strategies > >> Ray Gingerich, Senior Associate > >> 5631 Bentwood Lane > >> Greendale (Milwaukee), WI 53129 > >> Phone (414) 331-5957 > >> email rjgingerich@xxxxxxxxx > >> fax (815) 371-2292 > >> website: www.buildmotivation.com > >> > >> "Everything can be taken from a person but one thing: the last of human > >> freedoms--the freedom to choose one's attitude in any given set of > >> circumstances, to choose one's own way." --Victor Frankl > > > > > ------- > Austin Mennonite Church, (512) 926-3121 www.mennochurch.org > To unsubscribe: use subject "unsubscribe" sent to > amc-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- *Lee Lever, Pastor* *Austin Mennonite Church* AustinMennonite.org