DownloadArticles : Sept. 29, 2008
Editorial
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‘Kindle our hearts’: Brethren 300th
When Mennonites sing “Move in Our Midst,” a hymn of prayer for the Holy Spirit’s leading, we are enjoying a gift from the Church of the Brethren.
Feature
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Kansas church sends eight to serve
NEWTON, Kan. — A culture of service is bearing fruit among young adults at First Mennonite Church.
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Volunteer programs’ numbers up sharply
ELKHART, Ind. — In what leaders see as a trend toward volunteerism, participation in Mennonite Mission Network’s Christian service programs is up 44 percent.
News
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Dallas churches host evacuees from Houston
More than 60 Mennonite church members from the Houston area returned home Sept. 21-22 after evacuating because of Hurricane Ike to Dallas, where Mennonite congregations provided food, housing and other aid.
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MC USA health plan approved
The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board endorsed a health care access plan to share insurance costs during its Sept. 18-20 meeting in Philadelphia and recommended that congregations and agencies enroll pastors and church workers.
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Musical comedy will premiere at EMU
HARRISONBURG, Va. — For those who’ve asked, “What Would Lloyd Do?”, some possible answers to this not-so-rhetorical question are provided in a new play — with music written by and starring Ted Swartz and Trent Wagler — which will premiere Oct. 10-11 at Eastern Mennonite University’s homecoming and parents weekend.
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Worship leaders guide people to God
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. — Ken Nafziger, Marilyn Houser Hamm and Marlene Kropf have influenced Mennonite music and worship for decades.
Sunday School by Andres
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Discord resolved
The Spirit has come, and with it, God’s kingdom. Disciples are multiplying by “leaps and bounds” (Acts 6:1, The Message) —but with that comes a familiar consequence of humans intermingling: conflict. Yet here we also find a story that helps us deal with discord in the kingdom-coming family.
Everyday Peacebuilding
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Thou shalt obey thy leaders
Dare to read on? At a time when mistrust of leaders could hardly be greater, could there be a more unwelcome command than to obey what our leaders tell us to do?
On My Desk
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Tabor rose from the ashes
On my desk is Tabor College: A Century of Transformation, 1908-2008, by Peggy Goertzen, Richard Kyle, Lynn Jost and David C. Peters, edited by Douglas B. Miller, published by the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Hillsboro, Kan., 2008, 236 pages, $50.
On the Way
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Grateful for the marketplace
A report released this spring from the Pew Foundation suggested religion in the United States is increasingly a marketplace reality. This might suggest that we’re nothing more than consumers — gluttons not only of cashew chicken or Amish potatoes but also of theology and spirituality — mixing it up, picking and choosing.
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