DownloadArticles : Everyday Peacebuilding
Dec. 15, 2008 issue
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Advantages of being small
This fall, 21-year-old Sarah Hooley has taken a break from academic study and has split her time doing an internship with the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution and as a participant in the Ministry Inquiry Program at First Mennonite Church in Newton, Kan.
Sarah has a heart for churches and a desire to help them improve their ministry. What follows is some of her perspective on small churches from her experience in her home congregation, Filer (Idaho) Mennonite Church.
Nov. 3, 2008 issue
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No truth without mercy
Presidential campaign ads this year weren’t so much about defining the candidate as alleging what was wrong with his rival. I learned more about what each candidate said they were not than what they said they were.
Sept. 29, 2008 issue
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Thou shalt obey thy leaders
Dare to read on? At a time when mistrust of leaders could hardly be greater, could there be a more unwelcome command than to obey what our leaders tell us to do?
Aug. 18, 2008 issue
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Relations often go untended
With an emphasis on becoming more mission-focused, Mennonites are moving away from a distinct separation between the roles of pastors and church members. We are rediscovering mutual ministry as modeled by the early church.
July 7, 2008 issue
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To love others, start with self
Our world grows more complex by the day. Globalization is linking people and nations in complex and interdependent ways.
Dec. 24, 2007 issue
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Recover a sense of wonder
One of the best things about Christmas is experiencing it through the eyes of children, with their innate sense of wonder.
