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July 19 issue
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When the train arrives too soon
People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’ … — The Impressions (1964)
God’s timing and human timetables are rarely synchronized, or so it seems from an earthly point of view.
May 3 issue
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Joke’s on me
My friends call me Moses, because every time I open my mouth, the bull rushes. Permit me to finish this manna sandwich (fifth time this week) and demonstrate.
Jan. 18 issue
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The queen has left the throne
A ceramic pitcher with a Stangl design, sketched by my brother, J. Eric Bishop, appeared on the cover of the memorial service program above the Scripture verse, “Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her” (Prov. 31:29).
Nov. 23, 2009 issue
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In everything give thanks
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. — Louis Armstrong (1963)
Nov. 9, 2009 issue
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We live by faith
The keynote speaker for our annual faculty-staff conference was dishing out some heady stuff. The message was also disconcerting, if one agrees with his basic premise.
Oct. 19, 2009 issue
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Memory box
The parcel sat in a corner of my office, taking up space and collecting dust. But I ignored it, until several weekends ago, when I finally inspected its contents.
June 22, 2009 issue
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42 years, why knot?
I was already feeling hesitant, but as Anna and I entered the gathering space at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, the anxiety level really shot up.
May 4, 2009 issue
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Key to a legacy of learning
I thought: What an exemplary gesture in honor of one whose life touched so many, including a relative of mine who never met this man, the late C. Henry Smith.
April 6, 2009 issue
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This column’s under pressure
Stress — a single word that can pack a punch, rendering us weak and powerless.
March 2, 2009 issue
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The seat of the scornful?
I often wonder why people prefer the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the church.
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