"munchers" because they would recite Scripture to themselves as they worked,

"munching on the Bible as though chewing the cud."They took seriously the

observation of Deuteronomy 30:14:"The word is very near to you; it is in your

mouth and in your heart for you to observe."

We would hope our Mennonite and other Christian students also could

develop a kind of intimacy with the text, an intimacy which would allow them

to enter into fruitful discourse about their faith and which would inspire them

to faithful living. May God help us teach and learn with a spirit of respect for,

love for, and trust in the Scripture, where God is revealed to us and where we

meet the one we call Christ.

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