Articles : Nov. 16, 2009
Congregations
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New space
After meeting for worship in shared spaces for 26 years, Emmanuel Mennonite Church has its own building.
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Toll of war
A new Sunday school class began studying Shane Claiborne’s book, The Irresistible Revolution, in September. The author was a speaker at the Columbus Mennonite convention.
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Harvest fun
Birth: Nolan Keith, Sept. 2, to Kevin and Jen Meyers.
Editorial
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Traditions put to the test
Strictly speaking, tradition isn’t a good reason for anything. “We’ve always done it this way” raises the question “Does it make sense now?”
Feature
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Flag shows loyalty to kingdom of God
Scott Smith isn’t against Christians showing allegiance to a flag. He just wishes the flag would honor God instead of country.
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Charity sparks an interest in gleaning
CORNWALL, Vt. — Clusters of plump, wine-red Empire apples hang from sagging boughs, yearning to be picked.
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Immigrant families span language gap
BALTIMORE — It wasn’t just that the church needed Sunday school teachers.
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Company marks 40 years of tours connecting people of faith
LANCASTER, Pa., and WATERLOO, Ont. — In the late 1960s, two employees of Mennonite Publishing House in Scottdale, Pa., organized a tour of Mennonites eager to recover connections with the roots of Anabaptism in Europe.
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Humble side of history
When Christian history is written, it is usually “Big-C Christianity,” as Diana Butler Bass calls it.
Letters
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Health care for all
Bradley Siebert said it well about the need for health care for all.
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