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Articles : Feb. 8, 2010

Core beliefs

On Nov. 1, we celebrated All Saints Day by reflecting on faith mentors who have passed on, so great a cloud of witnesses.
Friends new and old

We celebrated the Christmas season with fellowship and worship. The annual cookie decorating party Dec. 13, hosted by Fred and Rosalyn Kniss, offered a chance to connect with friends new and old, including the Dyrst family, just returning from their MCC term in Mexico.
Theater reflections

A benefit concert of music and sharing was held Nov. 6 to support Wayne and Lois Hochstetler, who are now located in London. The proceeds support their world travels as they counsel and support mission workers in the field. Music by different musicians was interspersed with vignettes by Wayne and Lois.

The national anthem and Christ’s lordship

Having flown a U.S. flag on campus for decades, Goshen (Ind.) College plans to play an instrumental version of the national anthem before some sports events as well.

Technology leader retires after 50 years

NEWTON, Kan. — Though he has no official training in electronics, Larry Becker has led the church through five decades of technological change.
World’s oldest Mennonite?

WINKLER, Man. — When Elizabeth Buhler was born, Queen Victoria ruled England, the Czar led Russia, the Boer War broke out and Manitoba was 29 years old.

Reject ‘just war’

Standing before the world defending America’s military misadventures, dismissing nonviolence and endorsing the just-war theory as the way to peace, President Obama — as he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in December — undermined the examples of peacemakers throughout the ages.

Report advances MC USA alignment

A consultant for Mennonite Church USA has called for giving greater prominence to area conferences. LaVern Yutzy spent a year studying how the denomination operates.
NCAA honors Bluffton baseball team

BLUFFTON, Ohio — Bluffton University’s 2007 baseball team received the Inspiration Award at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Honors Celebration Jan. 15.
Choice Books sales fall; displays up

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Sales of Choice Books, an Anabaptist-related book-selling ministry, declined last year for the first time since 1985.