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Articles : Colleges and seminaries

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.
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.”
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.
FPU speaker: Grace will fill the gap

FRESNO, Calif. — Misunderstanding grace makes us guilty, tired and thirsty, according to pastor and author John Ortberg.

Patriotism mit paxibum, ja?

After staring at Gog and Magog for a century, Goshen blinked. Patriotism with peace? Ja.
Spanish program reaches Texas

DALLAS — Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary has concluded its first Spanish-language theological program.
Good actions: visible signs of invisible grace

ELKHART, Ind. — Harry Huebner believes we can participate in and give expression to what God intends for the world.

All schools should review national anthem practice

The rationale for Goshen College to play the national anthem seems weak.
Distortion of good

I wonder if the full extent of militaristic nationalism’s distortion of God’s good gift was taken into account when Goshen College decided to play the national anthem. Almost all great evils are distortions of some good thing.
Keeping colleges distinctive

On my desk is Realizing Our Intentions: A Guide for Churches and Colleges with Distinctive Missions, by Albert J. Meyer, published by Abilene Christian University Press, 2009, 288 pages, $19.99.