Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Virginia Ham

Sept. 5, 2011 issue

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  Not shy, but retired

  A couple of months into this strange new way of life known as retirement, I’m still checking whether I’ve safely entered this thoroughfare or if I even belong here.

  I am seeing people, places and even inanimate objects in a new light. It has much to do with the slower pace.

May 23, 2011 issue

• Editor went by the book

  For most folks who knew him, he was “Paul.” To high school and college friends, he was known as “Barney.”

May 9, 2011 issue

• 40 years at EMU

  Eastern Mennonite University poured wisdom and knowledge into my thick skull as a student for four years. While I may not have absorbed and retained much of it, I tried to show my appreciation by returning the favor for 40 years.

Nov. 1, 2010 issue

• A pastor bigger than life

  Truman H. Brunk of Harrisonburg, Va., was imposing in stature, with a heart that beat with rhythmic passion for life, for his Lord and for the many people whose lives he touched over the years.

July 19, 2010 issue

• When the train arrives too soon

  People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’ … — The Impressions (1964)

May 3, 2010 issue

• 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, 2010 issue

• 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

• In everything give thanks

  And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. — Louis Armstrong (1963)

Nov. 9, 2009 issue

• 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

• 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.

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