MWR : Articles : Oct. 17, 2011

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Articles : Oct. 17, 2011

Two truths that need each other

Christian writer G.K. Chesterton said a paradox is a truth standing on its head to get attention. When two ideas clash, yet both are true, the debate might never end.

Faith an anchor as young goalie becomes NHL starter

When James Reimer was 15, his parents called a family meeting. Though Harold and Marlene Reimer had originally decided their sons couldn’t play organized sports outside of school, James wanted desperately to play elite AAA hockey.
Steel Wheels pedal their way to 10 shows in 3 states

The Steel Wheels isn’t the first band to literally make their music mobile, but the Americana quartet attests that cycling gives new meaning to the idea of touring.
Mother cares for son’s Amish victim

LANCASTER, Pa. — On Oct. 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts IV shot 10 Amish schoolgirls before turning the gun on himself. Five girls died. Five others were seriously wounded. The shooting shocked this quiet, rural county and horrified countless outsiders glued to the nonstop media coverage.

Death and justice

As a Canadian, I am grateful we do not have the death penalty (“Death Penalty Worth a Struggle,” Editorial, Oct. 3). In the last few years we have had several convicted “criminals” set free because they were wrongly convicted. If we had the death penalty, they would have paid the ultimate price for someone else’s crime. How can we live with state-sponsored “mistake killings”? I dare ask of death penalty supporters, “Do you fight for the wrongly convicted and executed as strongly as you do for the death penalty?”
Generation’s choice

Speaking from a generation that watched the Mennonite church of my youth shutter its doors for lack of attendance, I can fully empathize with all of the sentiments in Sarah Kehrberg’s column (“Where’s My Generation Gone?”, Sept. 19). I strayed long ago to another denomination and have found it to be a good move, although I deeply miss my Mennonite ties. The church of my choice offers “contemporary” as well as traditional separate services and a Wednesday night program starting with supper for the working generation followed by Bible study groups at every level and for every interest. I think the new generation wants more than dressing up to sit and be preached to. Having a voice to ask questions and hear opinions has great appeal.

Enrollment growth led by MB colleges

Enrollment is up at six of the seven U.S. Mennonite colleges, led by the two Mennonite Brethren colleges, where student numbers have surged.
Three Bhutanese-Nepali churches emerge across Pa.

More than 20 years ago, 13-year-old Ser Darji lay paralyzed in a refugee camp in Nepal. He could barely talk and had an irregular heartbeat and swollen hands and legs.
Hesston aviation looks to roots

HESSTON, Kan. — Aviation has had a home at Hesston College for 41 years, and during the college’s homecoming celebration Sept. 23-25, a panel of former employees told its story.
EMU graduate wins Nobel Peace Prize

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 7.