MWR : Articles : April 26, 2010

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Articles : April 26, 2010

Strengthening relationships

Near the end of last year we called a new part-time pastor, Ryan Koch, a recent graduate from Duke Divinity.

Counterweight to distortion

Extremism and distortion, staples of American politics, thrive with special intensity today. Tea partiers are up in arms figuratively, rogue militias literally. Fear and anger stake out large domains on the radio, Internet and television. Politicians and pundits declare the end of the world as we know it.

Gambling a hidden addiction

WINNIPEG, Man. — Gambling has a broad range of appeal, from dreams of ending financial struggles to the spark of an adrenalin rush or a temporary escape from everyday challenges.
AMBS prof edits lost book of Anabaptism

ELKHART, Ind. — Hidden in Swiss archives for centuries, a collection of early Anabaptist writings is now available in English.
Freedom to learn set life’s path

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Growing up on a farm near Haven, Kan., Ken Bontrager’s love of books helped him cope with not being as physically strong as his four brothers.
Curriculum goes back to the beginning

SCOTTDALE, Pa. – It’s back to the beginning for Gather ’Round, the Bible-based curriculum for children and youth produced by Mennonite Publishing Network.
Seeds of peace sown in Congo’s shadow of death

BUKAVU, Congo — Among the hundreds of Mennonite Brethren churches that dot the landscape of Congo, one stands apart.
Churches cheer anti-nuke pact

When President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met in Prague on April 8 to sign a new agreement on nuclear weapons, it marked one more step in the religious community’s long campaign to reduce, if not end, the threat of nuclear war.

School invasion

I have spent much time over the past three years helping high school students become more aware of their career options. This year the federal act No Child Left Behind is to be reviewed and revised. The NCLB includes a provision that allows military recruiters to enter public schools and get personal information about students. Where is the student privacy? I know parents, including some Mennonites, who feel very uneasy with the recruitment approaches used by the U.S. military.