DownloadArticles : July 21, 2008
Editorial
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Fans keep faith in cyclist’s integrity
Floyd Landis may never shake the label of cheater. The pro cyclist, whose Mennonite upbringing became a key part of his backstory as a famous athlete, failed to clear his name of charges that he violated anti-doping rules when he won the 2006 Tour de France.
Feature
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German pastor stops air force low flights
REGENSBURG, Germany — Liesa Unger knows one person can accomplish much.
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Iraqi seeks asylum, finds refuge
WASHINGTON — In Iraq, Osama Al-Salami was a nationally known professor at Sulaimani University, a respected periodontist with a private practice, husband to a successful lawyer and father of one son.
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New day in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — There wasn’t much of a job description for Gerry and Donna Keener when they headed off to Vietnam in 1997. “Just go and be a presence,” Eastern Mennonite Missions administrators advised.
News
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MCC finishes response to tsunami in Indonesia
AKRON, Pa. — In the village of Ulee Tuy, Indonesia, 150 families who lost their homes in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are celebrating the completion of their new houses, which Mennonite Central Committee helped build as a final project in its tsunami response.
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From two nations, a crossroads meeting
WINNIPEG, Man. — Fast cars. Glossy magazines full of expensive clothes. Piles and piles of money.
Perspective
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When is a peace church no longer a peace church?
When is a peace church no longer a peace church? This question has haunted me ever since I became an Anabaptist-Mennonite more than 20 years ago.
Sunday School by Stackley
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Doers of the Word
“Listen to my words,” said Richard Santana, a former gang member, stunning 300 students at Kansas City Community College last September. Santana’s had been a gang of nine homeboys in Los Angeles. Twice he was incarcerated. Now, looking the part in a black coat and dark sunglasses, he urged the young people to “avoid falling in with bad crowds, abstain from drugs and alcohol, honor yourselves by holding each other accountable, respect yourselves.” As he spoke, Santana removed his outer clothing to reveal a white-collared shirt and tie, looking like the well-educated man that he now is, with master’s degrees in adolescent psychology and human development. In other words: you all get busy and do something.
Faith Matters
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Rituals, sacraments or signs?
We found ourselves in an interesting discussion in our congregation recently. We are rethinking our church organization, and that raises many questions.
On the Way
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Can we save mutual aid?
I picked up the phone after walking into the church building, late for worship at my home congregation in western Pennsylvania. It was a woman whom I had helped to baptize while pastoring there. Her house had caught fire the day before, and she was staying at a nearby Comfort Inn with her husband and sons. She called to ask for prayer.
Thinking With
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118 days
Do you remember the shock and anxiety we felt in November 2005 when we learned that four Christian Peacemaker Team members had been kidnapped in Iraq? They were Tom Fox, Norman Kember, Jim Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden. Daily we waited for news. Christmas was coming. Would they be released by then? As a one-time member of a CPT delegation, I recalled questions on the application form I had filled out. “Yes, I was aware of the risk.” “Yes, I was willing to take such a risk.” Now, I felt, “There but for the grace of God . . .”
Views from the Pew
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Love and forgive, naturally
Recently, I had an “NPR moment.” I’d reached my destination and couldn’t turn off the radio, but instead sat in my car, finishing a captivating story on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”
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