Lucinda J. Kinsinger
Lucinda J. Kinsinger writes from Oakland, Md. The author of Anything But Simple: My Life as a Mennonite and Turtle Heart, she blogs at lucindajkinsinger.com
Someone recently called me a strange bird. When I was younger, this would have thrown me into throes of self-doubt,
Part of my heritage as a conservative Mennonite is the teaching that Christians should dress simply and modestly. At Mountain View Mennonite, the church Ivan and I currently attend, there is no standard like the one in my childhood congregation, which says women should wear cape dresses.