DownloadArticles : June 1, 2009
Congregations
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Dreams about new building
The congregation called Ruth Penner of Newton to be our interim pastor from August 2009 to July 2010 while pastors Richard and Barbara Krehbiel Gehring are on service leave in Trinidad with Mennonite Mission Network and Virginia Mennonite Missions.
Editorial
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It won’t take a miracle
Some still call newspapers a “daily miracle,” but these days it’s miraculous when they just stay in business. Publications of all kinds, daily newspapers most of all, are fighting for their lives. Blows economic and cultural have knocked some out and left the rest reeling.
Feature
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Goshen College shares green practices with local business leaders
GOSHEN, Ind. — In these tough economic times, business owners are eager to save money.
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Meat canning strong in weak economy
AKRON, Pa. — Despite economic difficulties in the past year, the production of Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile meat canner has stayed strong.
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Video game inspires Goshen opera
GOSHEN, Ind. — Combining his musical talent with his love for video games, Goshen College senior Jesse Landis-Eigsti wrote and produced an original operetta, I Fratelli Mario (The Brothers Mario).
Letters
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God and us
If God is love, where is God when we hate? If God is judge, what are we doing sitting in the judgment seat? If Jesus is our example, how can we justify excluding people from the kingdom? If we are a peace church, why are we perpetrating emotional and psychological violence?
News
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School marks ‘10 years of a miracle’
BALTIMORE — Mount Clare Christian School in Baltimore joined the surrounding neighborhood May 9 to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
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Common ground on abortion?
Will President Obama’s plea for “common ground” on abortion during his speech at the University of Notre Dame on May 17 persuade ardent abortion opponents to work with the new president?
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MennoPrank Society launched
ELKHART, Ind. — Though he kept it secret for 10 years, J. Nelson Kraybill now tells church and college groups he was responsible for a 1974 prank at Goshen College that earned the distinction of being the college’s Prank of the Century.
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‘OurFaith’ will close June 30
Another Mennonite publication, OurFaith Digest, is ending June 30.
Download a free PDF showing the populations of
Mennonite groups and other Anabaptists.
