Adults hear of civil
rights involvement
Adult worshipers heard two views of the civil rights movement yesterday
from speakers whose lives were changed by it, ... read
more
 Mennonite
peace group embraces ‘Southern Freedom Movement’
Mennonites should change their vocabulary from the limiting label “Civil
Rights Movement” to a broader phrase, “Southern Freedom Movement,”
according to participants in a pre-convention peace conference. ... read
more
Conflicts around the Kitchen Table Council
If you stop by the Kitchen table Council, you might think Mennonite Church
USA exists in complete harmony. ... read more
 Mongolian
‘ger’ has new home in A-Junction
It usually takes a Mongolian an hour and a half to put
together a ger. It took a team of Mennonite Mission Network
personnel four hours more to assemble the tent-like shelter on display in
A- Junction. ... read more
Atlanta hosts mourn loss
The Atlanta Mennonite churches are hosting the convention, but they are
also mourning the death of one of their young. ... read
more
Telling the Scripture stories
Everyone is a storyteller. “Each of us has our own story, but our
story is part of God’s story.” said Ken Hawkley Minister of
Discipling ... read more
 The
artisan has come a long way, indeed
Angali Halder traveled farther than anyone else to attend Atlanta 2003,
all the way from Bangladesh. You can watch Angali at the Ten Thousand Villages
booth at A-Junction. ... read more
Teaching sexuality in the church
When Keith Graber Miller, a Goshen College professor, asked a room full
of youth and sponsors if they had received sexuality training in school,
about 90 percent of the room stood. ... read
more
A-Junction offers washable testimonies
Offering a washable testimony, some young Mennonites will leave Atlanta
with lions, blue cows and scenic villages on their arms. ... read
more
 A
table and energy of their own
Too young for the youth convention? Too old for the children’s convention?
There’s a place at the Atlanta 2003 table for junior high students,
too. ... read more
Hartman urges youth to accept the invitation
On Sunday mornings, most Mennonite youth attend church. Yesterday, their
congregation was a few thousand larger than usual as they came together
for mass worship ... read more
God’s Table has depth, beauty
Even if it defies reason and scoffs at social decorum, God’s table
thrives on diversity, Joe Manickam told worshipers yesterday. ... read
more
A parable points to room for all
In front of more than 200 junior high students and sponsors, Regina Shands
Stoltzfus, associate campus minister at Goshen College, admitted that she
was “a goody-goody” in school. ... read
more
A Mennonite family confronts the Civil War
“Jordan’s Stormy Banks,” a historical drama by Elizabeth
Beachy, opened with sweet vocal music that drew in audience members, but
the drama’s powerful message kept them there. ... read
more
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Monday,
July 7, 2003
