Peace Signs, October 2009

October 20, 2009                                                Number 68

In this month's issue:
Bleeding hearts can't change the world • Susan Mark Landis
No question, I'm a bleeding heart. I feel hugely guilty about how good and easy my life is on a global scale. When I become aware of how rotten life is for someone else, I quickly give up something so they have enough and so I don't feel guilty.
Otterville • Merrill R. Miller
Not far enough • Tammy Alexander
The healing story in Matthew describes a woman who had suffered from hemorrhages for twelve years. Aside from her physical suffering, the woman was also likely a pariah in society, an outcast, unable to marry or have a family or be a part of community life.
A persistent faith • Max Erdiger
Mrs. Hai Khanjanta is a grandmother with a message for us. She does not share her message through words, but rather through her example.
"Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry?" • Brother James Dowd
Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are well into the season of autumn, and along with the beautiful leaves and the crisp weather comes the harvest... All of us have much to be grateful for, not the least of which is the fact that we rarely, if ever, have to worry about having enough food on our tables.
Review of 'A Persistent Voice: Marian Franz and Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation' • Muriel T. Stackley
Review of 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell'
Public footpaths and dog-friendly pubs • Tom Beutel
My wife and I recently returned from a long-anticipated trip to England... As a sabbath from our busy lives it could not have been better. As a chance to see a different, beautiful, and historic land and meet some of its people, it surpassed our expectations.
Prayer based on the hymn
This month's prayer was written by Hilary Scarsella, AMBS student and member of the Iraq Christian Peacemaker Team.
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