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Learning from Mary

by Linda Gehman Peachey

Every year Mother’s Day provides an opportunity to hear tributes to mothers and many suggestions for gifts. It also provides an opportunity to think about Mary, Jesus’ mother, and ponder what her life was like. What did she experience as a woman, a wife, a mother? What can we learn from her and her faith? ...

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• Learning from Mary
• Putting in fences
• Is the church the army of God?
• The other Good Samaritan

News stories, digests and Meno Acontecer

• Newton office has major water leak
• MENNONITES IN THE NEWS: Western Mennonite School sells $1 million house
• Church, town coming back one year later
• EMU prof walks, bikes or takes the bus to work
• Long-time seminary development officer dies
• The Mennonite wins five awards at ACP
• Women encouraged to name brokenness
• SOOP volunteers offer experiences
• CNN talks to first-time voters at Goshen
• MCC ships food to Zimbabwe amid tensions
• Bethel to give three alumni awards
• Bluffton students to explore vocation
• EMM focuses on African-American reps

Columns

• Astounding holistic mission
• Threshold crossings
• Present in God’s presence
• Steps of faith

Readers Say

• Concerns about centralization
• Representation at Constituency Leaders Council
• Board chair for The Mennonite responds
• Confuses love and worship
• Need more biblical exposition
• Mennonite Publishing House retirees
• A God of place as well as pilgrimage

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