Articles : June 13, 2011
Editorial
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Our dreams, or God’s will?
When young people graduate, they’re often told to follow their dreams. Change the world. After all, the sky’s the limit.
Feature
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MCC counselors help Haitians live, work legally in U.S.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In a small storefront beside First Haitian Church of the Brethren on Flatbush Avenue, Mennonite Central Committee East Coast immigration counselor Sara Mateo-Deo leans toward client Emmanuel Limonta, flipping through the thick sheaf of documents he has brought.
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Sharing benefits of convention
Bake sales, silent auctions, car washes, traveling yard flamingoes — announcements for fundraisers like these have been appearing in church bulletins across the country. It’s convention year for Mennonite Church USA.
News
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MC Canada to receive sexual inclusivity motion
WINNIPEG, MAN. — A group advocating inclusion of gays in the church will present a motion to the Mennonite Church Canada annual assembly in Waterloo, Ont., in early July.
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Goshen College board reverses decision on anthem
GOSHEN, Ind. — Goshen College has reversed its Jan. 22, 2010, decision to play the national anthem before some sporting events.
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German: Peace churches’ influence rises
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 10-year ecumenical peace initiative has helped the historic peace churches spread their influence, says Fernando Enns, a Mennonite leader from Germany.
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Bible translation presents challenges
ELKHART, Ind. — Two Mennonite Mission Network partners told a room full of American Mennonite leaders that one of the most important challenges of mission work is communicating God’s Word in people’s “heart language.”
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FPU president to retire after a decade of progress
FRESNO, Calif. — After leading Fresno Pacific University during nine years resulting in academic growth and financial security, D. Merrill Ewert announced on June 1 that he will retire as president, effective July 31, 2012.
Perspective
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Poor are a good investment
One important way to help those in need, especially those unable to earn for themselves, is through generous giving. Another way we can offer much needed help, especially to those able and eager to work, is by making generous loans available from our savings.
Sunday School by Galle Krehbeil
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Thrill of victory
“Ring around the rosie,” we sang during indoor recess when I was a first-grader. “Pockets full of posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.” Down we went, not realizing why.
Church to Church by Gingerich Stoner
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Good adjective, bad noun
“Mennonite is a beautiful adjective but an idolatrous noun.” Michael Kinnamon, general secretary of the National Council of Churches, challenged a small group of us with these words during a visit in Elkhart, Ind., nearly two years ago.
On My Desk
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Amish history reinterpreted
On my desk is Unser Leit: The Story of the Amish by Leroy Beachy, published by Goodly Heritage Books, Millersburg, Ohio, 2011; Volume 1, 493 pages; Volume 2, 501 pages; $85.
World Neighbors
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Bombs in the marketplace
HEBRON, West Bank — We heard the first explosion shortly after dinner. After the second explosion, a local shopowner called us, saying a man had been injured by a sound bomb.
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