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Feb. 8 issue
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Photo by Jim Bishop/EMU
Seminar teaches how to talk about difficult issues
HARRISONBURG, Va. — David Brubaker believes the congregation is the best place to discuss and respond constructively to important community issues.
But for that to happen, a congregation must be a safe haven where people listen to each other respectfully and speak with love.
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).
Jan. 4 issue
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Separate journeys lead to new family
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Rose Shenk, 41, is a widow with four boys between 5 and 11 years old.
Dec. 21, 2009 issue
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Patchwork ministers to body and soul
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Christmas is an especially busy time for Patchwork Pantry. Located at Community Mennonite Church, Patchwork normally distributes about 1,000 pounds of food to local people each week.
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.
Nov. 2, 2009 issue
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EMU hears of Liberian women’s courage
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Leymah Gbowee entered the world spotlight several years before coming to Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
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.
Oct. 12, 2009 issue
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Virginia sale receipts top $283,000
HARRISONBURG, Va. — An enthusiastic crowd of nearly 10,000 flocked to the 43rd annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale Oct. 2-3 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds.
Oct. 5, 2009 issue
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Reunion Vocal Band reunites
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Reunion Vocal Band is having its own reunion at Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 9-11.
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