Expect Dormancy

By Ken Gingerich, Moderator, Mountain States Mennonite Conference After the busyness and rush of the holidays, January offers us some respite and time to appreciate the dormant part of the annual life cycle. Of course, we know that deep beneath the frozen surface of...

A Feast of Courage in the Heart of Winter

By Tyler J. Eshleman, TiLT Program Coordinator When Ken Gingerich expressed his dream for a midwinter retreat in Taos, NM, we at the Taos Initiative for Life Together (TiLT) jumped at the idea. The vision for bringing persons from New Mexico and Colorado to the Upper...

Change: Does it always have to be difficult?

By Luke Yoder, MSMC Dialogue Resource Team, member of Anabaptist Fellowship of Alamosa Social media has many valuable functions, not the least of which is spreading cute cat videos and “Grumpy Cat” memes. Second only to cat related sharing is sharing of inspirational...

2017 Men’s Retreat

2017 Men’s Retreat Join us for Men’s Retreat at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp March 3-5 to spend time with God and fellow men in the beauty of creation for worship and fellowship. This year Ted Swartz is coming to share his stories and humor. Ted is a theologian of a...

January News from Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp

Spotted Skunk Seeing animals at camp is not unusual. However, certain kinds of creatures are rarer than others. In early December, staff and volunteers noticed a spotted skunk outside of the Lodge digging in the leaves for food. This critter was also seen disappearing...