DownloadArticles : Jan. 2, 2006
Editorial
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Blessed are the everyday givers
Giving in 2005 contrasted two kinds of charity. Disaster responses got showers of blessings. Everyday ministries went begging.
Feature
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City’s diversity nourishes church, MMN urban minister says
DALLAS — To Dick Davis, the flavor of city life is like a well-seasoned soup.
News
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MCC helping Congolese churches prepare for peaceful elections
KINSHASA, Congo — Common parlance in North America is that politics and religion do not mix.
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Hostages’ families issue holiday appeals in Baghdad media
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The families of four Christian Peacemaker Teams activists held in Iraq placed newspaper ads in Baghdad newspapers on Christmas Eve appealing for their release.
Sunday School by Yoder-Short
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Branded minds
Paul warns against godless myths and old wives’ tales — and what about dishonest TV evangelists, advertising myths and sneaky politicians? I wonder what Paul would tell us to avoid. The TV preacher who claims monetary blessings will come to those who contribute? Politicians who claim to represent virtue, only later to be caught in dishonesty? Dishonest guides seem universal.
World Neighbors
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Waiting, praying for friends
I sat in the back of the church during the Christmas Eve midnight service in case the call came. I pulled the cell phone out of my pocket every few minutes to make sure it was on. But after the congregation lit candles and sang “Silent Night,” I knew the call I was waiting for would not happen that night.
