Articles : July 14, 2008
Feature
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Photo by John Sharp
The Great Trek from a Central Asian view
SEREBULAK, Uzbekistan — At a Muslim mosque in present-day Uzbekistan, Johann Jantzen baptized Jacob Klaassen in the winter of 1882.
Recently, descendants of the two men and members of a North American tour group visited that mosque, recounted the story and reflected on the uncommon hospitality of the Muslim villagers of Serebulak.
News
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Believers church scholars explore challenges of denominationalism
WINNIPEG, Man. — Differences between denominations can be helpful, and when it comes to discussing these differences, the believers church tradition has a lot to offer the wider Christian community.
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Central District faces issues of relationship
WHEATON, Ill. — It is like a gathering of adult siblings. At least that’s how Gordon Oyer, president of Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA, described the conference’s model for relationships, and many picked up on the idea.
Sunday School by Stackley
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The true Messiah
Woven throughout the 13 episodes of Fish Eyes, a winsome retelling and re-enactment of the four Gospels by Ted Swartz and the late Lee Eshleman, is this question: “Is Jesus the one?” “Do you really think he’s the one?” “Is he the one we’ve been waiting for?”
Heart and Soul
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‘Preachers’ with disabilities
Dave Gullman is pastor for Pleasant View Inc., a wonderful organization in the Harrisonburg, Va., area (started by Virginia Mennonite Conference) supporting people with disabilities. He recently shared a story of a “sermon” “preached” by one of the people he pastors, who has Down syndrome.
Spread the Word
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Our own ‘best generation’
Looking back, Tom Brokaw wrote in his book The Greatest Generation, “I can recall that the grownups all seemed to have a sense of purpose that was evident even to someone as young as 4, 5 or 6. Whatever else was happening in our family or neighborhood, there was something greater connecting all of us, in large ways and small.”
World Neighbors
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‘Non-mean’ ways of faith
Theologian Martin Marty has said he no longer finds the terms “liberal” and “conservative” useful when describing Christians. He prefers categorizing Christians as either “mean” or “non-mean.”

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