Articles : March 15, 2010
Congregations
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Peace and hospitality
Our adult education class Jan. 10 focused on the wide-ranging implications of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech.
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Love letter
Pastor Nathan Luitjens preached a series of sermons on human sexuality, which ended on Valentine’s Day. The last sermon was a “Love Letter” from the Song of Solomon.
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Loss, transition
People from our congregation left for a nine-day service trip to Guatemala Nov. 11.
Editorial
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Portrait of war’s addiction
Every realistic war movie can be viewed as an antiwar movie, though not necessarily because the filmmakers intend it to be. The Hurt Locker, best picture winner at the Academy Awards on March 7, betrays no agenda.
Feature
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Church forming in southern Chile
PUERTO MONTT, Chile — Local Christians are forming an official Mennonite church in southern Chile.
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Biography 30 years in the making
GOSHEN, Ind. — Guy F. Hershberger, a Mennonite historian who studied and advocated pacifism, is the subject of a new biography more than 30 years in the making.
Letters
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Implications of flag, anthem
We had not thought through all the implications of saluting the flag or singing the national anthem until our son, in high school, felt he could not honestly salute the flag and sing a war song. He stood in respect.
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Ready for rejection
Instead of playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Goshen College, a good option was given by the assistant editor of MWR to sing instead “This Is My Song, O God of All the Nations.”
News
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Author publishes book about grief
LITITZ, Pa. — After her husband’s death, Janelle Shantz Hertzler began writing poetry for herself.
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MC USA adds to staff, changes roles
ELKHART, Ind. — February brought staffing changes in Mennonite Church USA’s Executive Leadership.
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