Articles : July 11, 2011
Editorial
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Service worth the investment
Voluntary service is a powerful way to express our faith. Young people especially are drawn to it. But it’s difficult for some to afford to work for a year or more without pay. Now, due to federal budget cuts, it might be even harder. Supporters of Christian service programs might need to play a bigger role in offering financial incentives that make it possible for some of us to serve.
Feature
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The dignity of malaria victims
HARRISONBURG, Va. — An Eastern Mennonite University economics professor is a major player in a debate among malaria experts regarding the best way to reduce incidences of the disease.
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Amid violence, faith sustains Mexico colonists
El SABINAL COLONY, Mexico — It has been almost 10 years since Cornelius Giesbrecht was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot during an armed robbery.
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Retiring prof taught, and learned, far beyond AMBS
ELKHART, Ind. — When Marlene Kropf started first grade, she came home every day and taught her younger sister what she had learned. Kropf said she already had an “impulse to tell someone else what I was finding exciting.”
Letters
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City and country
Charlie Kraybill (“In the City, Might the Saving Process Go Both Ways?”, June 20) says conservative rural Mennonites need to have more respect for cities. He needs to have more respect for conservative rural Mennonites.
News
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MB educators hope to draw churches, schools closer
WINNIPEG, Man. — A constant hum of voices — simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French, and explanatory words in Portuguese, German and Russian — animated sessions at the International Community of Mennonite Brethren’s Higher Education Consultation.
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Puerto Ricans reconnect with U.S. denomination
After 10 years on their own, Mennonites in Puerto Rico have re-established a connection with a U.S. denomination.
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Muslim dialogue builds on MCC work in Iran
WINNIPEG, Man. — A 10-year dialogue between Mennonite and Muslim scholars continued in June, providing a place to talk about beliefs without ignoring important differences.
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EMU gives interfaith peace an early start
HARRISONBURG, Va. — What does a bike-powered ice cream maker have to do with peace and justice?
Sunday School by Galle Krehbeil
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Reluctant leader
Today we find our lesson’s main character, Gideon of the Manasseh tribe, working in secret. He is inside a winepress, perhaps one hewn out of native rock, hiding from the oppressive Midianites. They are thick as locusts, probably as noisy, and own huge herds of camels.
Faith Matters
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Film explores life’s mystery
The movie began by quoting God from the Book of Job: “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the Earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.”
On My Desk by Springer Mock
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Memoir reveals Hutterite life
On my desk is I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby, published by Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tenn., 2010, 232 pages, $19.99.
Washington Witness
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Sudan’s risk of another war
Sudan has a long history of war. Out of the many conflicts in the country’s past, two prolonged civil wars stand out. The first broke out in 1962 and ended in 1972 when a peace agreement was signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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