DownloadArticles : Nov. 17, 2008
Editorial
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Around the world, a hopeful view
I urge then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority … — 2 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV
Feature
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Amish go solar, in a simple way
LANCASTER, Pa. — The buggy is in the drive. Trousers flutter on the clothesline. Horses prance as they work the field, their manes flowing, their step high. And mounted on the shed out back are solar panels.
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Florida family’s trauma leads to three baptisms
SARASOTA, Fla. — Members of Bahia Vista Mennonite Church believe they saw God’s wonders one Sunday morning as they witnessed the baptism of a mother and two daughters whose family had been racked by trauma.
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‘Geez’ magazine makes ‘holy mischief’
Geez Magazine, a Canadian quarterly whose motto is “holy mischief in an age of fast faith,” has won several awards in both the religious and secular sectors.
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Historic Singelkerk restored as Dutch congregation turns 400
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — For most of the summer, scaffolding outside the historic Singelkerk was draped with an enormous four-story banner proclaiming: “400 years of Mennonites on the Singel.”
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In Jordan, a church of refugees
AMMAN, Jordan — Father Raymond Moussalli has grown accustomed to interruptions. When you’re the pastor responsible for a flock of 10,000, you learn to drop what you’re doing when somebody in need arrives at your door.
News
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MCC sends aid, builds relations in Congo
AKRON, Pa. – Mennonite Central Committee will provide $280,000 in aid to people affected by war in the eastern region of Congo, where escalating violence is driving hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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Missiologists see migration as mission
PASADENA, Calif. — The church is a pilgrim community in constant movement, said presenters at the annual meeting of the Association of Anabaptist Missiologists. That means the church must embrace geographical movement as outward mission.
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Peace churches to ‘heed God’s call’
Mennonite Church USA and other historic peace churches are inviting U.S. Christian leaders to participate in “Heeding God’s Call: A Gathering on Peace” Jan. 13-17 in Philadelphia.
Perspective
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Defending science from its defenders
It was fascinating, yet distressing, to come across a large ad in The New York Times placed by an organization apparently called “Defend Science” located in Berkeley, Calif.
Sunday School by Andres
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Trial and victory
Perhaps it’s fitting we end in Corinth as we conclude our look at the New Testament through the lens of the kingdom-coming community. Our living-together in God’s kingdom will encounter many trials — even from within. But hardship never has the last word.
Faith Matters
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Getting consistent on pastors
I am pleased to note that a new proposal is being made regarding educational standards and expectations for those to be ordained in Mennonite Church USA.
Spread the Word
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New order from the margins
I studied his face and demeanor closely — tousled hair, closely cropped beard and mustache, an open shirt collar, granny glasses, a friendly, almost whimsical smile and clear eyes. A fun-loving, yet serious guy I would want to engage.
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