Articles : Sept. 12, 2005
News
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New magazine to offer alternative faith message
WINNIPEG, Man. — When Aiden Enns, a member of Home Street Mennonite Church, saw that some Christians believed the war in Iraq was part of God’s plan for the end of the world, he said: “Geez, I can’t believe it!”
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MCC seeks school-kit donations for children around the world
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Students greet visitors with a bright “Good morning and God bless you!” at Misión Hermanos en Cristo Americas 2, a Brethren in Christ elementary school in a working-class neighborhood.
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MDS crews start patching roofs, help recover belongings
MOBILE, Ala. — Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers from eastern Pennsylvania started cleanup work Sept. 5 in the disaster zone left by Hurricane Katrina.
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MCC, MDS work together on storm response in Katrina’s wake
AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is working with Mennonite Disaster Service to respond to Hurricane Katrina and is providing food and supplies in Alabama and Texas for people affected by the disaster.
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Vietnamese pastor released from jail
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang, imprisoned since June 2004, was released Aug. 30.
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Alabama church gives shelter to evacuees
ATMORE, Ala. — A small church on Poarch Creek Indian Reservation became home to 50 people and nine dogs during Hurricane Katrina.
Perspective
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What has happened to two-kingdom theology?
The intense political engagement of many Mennonites today leads us to ask what has happened to the two-kingdom theology we once held.
Sunday School by Halteman Finger
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Make us bold
A public witness brings repercussions from those in high places. Challenging a powerful status quo with another kind of power that attracts ordinary, common people is dangerous. A populist movement outside Washington becomes a potential threat to lobbyists and elected officials alike.
North of the 49th
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A people under suspicion
Places of worship burned to the ground by arsonists. Increased police surveillance of neighborhoods where members of the community live.
On My Desk
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Escaping from consumerism
On my desk is Consuming Faith: Integrating Who We Are With What We Buy, by Tom Beaudoin, published by Sheed & Ward, 2003, 121 pages, $19.95.
Spread the Word
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Power to the congregation
An unintended consequence of the megachurch movement is the moving of power back to the local congregation, something Mennonites have always held as a core belief and practice.
Virginia Ham
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Losing war of the worlds?
My pastors do their utmost in their Sunday sermons to reach this consummate curmudgeon. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes not.
World Neighbors
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Gaza pullout a sign of hope
A little boy wearing a cap and short pants raises his hands while a Nazi soldier, glancing at the camera, trains his gun on the child. Millions have grieved over that photo, a Holocaust icon.
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