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Articles : Melodie Davis

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Mental illness documentary draws many responses

HARRISONBURG, Va. — A Mennonite-produced documentary on mental illness struck a chord with viewers who contacted Mennonite Media after viewing it on ABC.

By mid-January, more than 800 viewers — and some who had only heard of the program by word of mouth or the Internet — had ordered a DVD or VHS copy of Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illlness. Almost 150 have posted their stories online.
Message in how they say it

Occasionally I’ve offered columns of quotes from kids. People always seem to enjoy the wonderful things children say.

Responders field online faith queries

HARRISONBURG Va. — When communicating their theology outside the denomination, Mennonites have some work to do, David A. Shank believes.

When you can’t feel ‘glowy’

As a young child, Christmas for me was all about that magical morning, running down the stairs to see the presents under the brightly-lit tree, pulling Mom and Dad out of bed so we could finally open the long-awaited gifts.

We’ve all got too much stuff

One of my volunteer activities is working with our church’s clothes closet. We distribute clothes free to anyone who wants to come and pick out garbage bags full of clothing.

Avoid small-group problems

Small groups go by a half dozen names but have a common goal: to create the intimate caring and sharing of the early Christian house-church movement.

Relevant without selling out

The preacher had just finished the opening paragraph of his sermon — a serious and heavy introduction.

A father’s gifts to daughters

Our 23-year-old daughter was checking out a rental house she and three roommates were hoping to share. She was a little surprised to see the outlets didn’t have the grounding hole common in most modern electrical wall sockets.

Harrisonburg school to add elementary

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Planners of Eastern Mennonite Elementary School have heard the question: Does the Shenandoah Valley really need another religiously- affiliated elementary school?