Articles : Melodie Davis
Feb. 6, 2006 issue
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Photo by Wayne Gehman/MMN
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.
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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.
Jan. 9, 2006 issue
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Responders field online faith queries
HARRISONBURG Va. — When communicating their theology outside the denomination, Mennonites have some work to do, David A. Shank believes.
Dec. 26, 2005 issue
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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.
Nov. 14, 2005 issue
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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.
Oct. 24, 2005 issue
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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.
Sept. 5, 2005 issue
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Relevant without selling out
The preacher had just finished the opening paragraph of his sermon — a serious and heavy introduction.
June 27, 2005 issue
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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.
May 16, 2005 issue
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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?
May 2, 2005 issue
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Where’s the salt on Sunday?
One Sunday morning I found myself at Tysons Corner, an upscale shopping mall in northern Virginia. It
Jan. 5, 2004 issue
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Meals together unite family
The television, the automobile and the industrial/information age have almost demolished the family dinner.

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