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Daniel Gerber
...to his parents, Daniel noted that "Christ taught love and that is what his children must do." Decades later a young man who knew Gerber in 1962 reported to th

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Children of God / Born of God (in 1,2,3 John)
...rds its relationship with the Lord, the nation is described as “degenerate children” who deal “falsely with him [the LORD]” (Deut 32:4–6; cf. Isa 1:2, ...20), they also came to see themselves as his “siblings” and by extension “children of God.”

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Black Kettle, Cheyenne peace chief
...to escape. She survived, but over half the one hundred dead were women and children. This battle is memorialized as a part of Colorado’s contribution to the ...s roughly forty men, twelve women, and six children. About fifty women and children were taken away as hostages. Less than two dozen US soldiers were killed as

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"Ministries come of age in Ecuador"
...az, a collaborative project with neighborhood and school officials to help children learn positive values and conflict-resolution skills. ...the group grow from a small Bible study to a church of about 30 adults and children.

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Miriwi Mennonite Church, Kenya
...traditional songs while clapping their hands, and the last one shows young children joining together with other church members in worship.

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Lynn Jost
...College, Hillsboro, Kansas. He and his wife Donna are parents of two adult children.

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Broken promise offers new life, a new church
...aders of a new church in a poor neighborhood, they are reaching out to the children of the local school where their fellowship meets. This outreach led to an i ...city of resources, they now rely on God to provide for a lunch program for children, a local health campaign and leadership training for two more church plants

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"Couples commit to Christ, one another"
“This had a great impact on the children and produced an atmosphere of insecurity and fear for the family,” wrote ...a threats forced Fernando Rodriguez to Ecuador. Two years later, Julia and children joined him in Quito. Julia found work as a domestic helper and Fernando wor

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The Christian Family (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1962)
...ristian home and on the meaning of love and marriage. In order to do this, children should be taught reverently before adolescence the facts concerning the ori ...ge is participation in God's continued creation through the procreation of children. At the beginning of human history God commanded Adam and Eve to be fruitfu

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Television Violence (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
...ence portrayed on the television screens and the effect that this has upon children in our country and especially within the Mennonite church. Statistics and s ...e young," These studies on TV violence indicate the following effects upon children:

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Traditional Old Order Mennonite Groups
...than not strictly adhere to the practice of the ban. Traditional Old Order children dress in plain clothes like their parents, and usually attend private churc

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Wismar Articles (Dutch Anabaptist, 1554)
...But if their nonbelieving parents refuse to give consent, then these (the children) will submit themselves to the judgment of the congregation. We consider se

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Hochma, Montréal, Québec, Canada
...th clean-up in which all are invited to participate. Sunday school for the children happens downstairs during the sermon + discussion time.

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Mennonite Peace Missions Fellowship, Ngong, Kenya
...meal after Sunday church service. The church is also focused on preparing children and the youth to live as Young Anabaptist Peace Ambassadors [YAPA]. In cons

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Christian Parenthood (Mennonite Church, 1961)
...e happiness of His people and for the procreation and Christian nurture of children. We regard Christian parenthood in marriage as a blessed opportunity and a ...nd satisfaction of the other, and together they endeavor to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Neither partner denies the marri

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George R. Brunk III
...ard of elders. He was married to Erma Hess for forty-one years and has two children. After Erma's death, Brunk married Ruthann Miller, and together they have e

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The Christian View of Marriage (Mennonite Church, 1959)
...for usefulness in the kingdom of God. Properly guided in a Christian home, children grow up to perpetuate a saving witness for Christ and the church. ...personality and new dimensions of love. In return, parents influence their children by the quality of marital relationships they bring into the family. The mut

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Gordon H. Matties
...ried to Lorraine (Nix), whom he met at Regent College. They have two adult children. Gordon is a member of the River East Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg

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David Pätkau
...especially hard way. In September 1933 his wife Maria and his non-married children were declared enemies of the country and exiled from their village to a val ...an early release from prison and went to his family into their exile. His children did not recognize him. At the end of November 1934 he was arrested a second

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August H. Konkel
...82. He lives in Paris, Ontario, with his wife Esther. They have four adult children, who have made their homes in Ontario, England, and Guatemala, and eight gr

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