IN THIS
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Spring 2008, Vol. 8, No.
2
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EDITORIAL:
LET SPRING BURST OUT!
"Maybe all or most of these writings
connect to spring if we think of it as a
season of primal forces, life bursting
forth, energies seeking to bear
fruit."
LETTER
POETRY
BY JEAN JANZEN
"The Lover is both earth /
and air as we stand / in silent
embrace."
LAMBING
David Corbin
"Anyway, 007 was having her lambs
for the ninth time and didn’t need
any help, so I went to bed."
STRAWBERRY
LOVE
Brenda Hartman-Souder
"This is what I remember: three
grumbling daughters and a determined
mother, picking as furiously and
meticulously as possible."
POETRY
BY ALAN SOFFIN
"I think of Ohio, and the
trains at night, / So long ago. / The
long, dark, hollow call / Of other
times."
IN
THE GARDEN
Anna Maria Johnson
"Gardening, however, delivers on its
promises."
THE
BEATLES MEET HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Kent Davis Sensenig
"The movie is spot-on in its
unfolding depiction of a spontaneous
coming together of a free-wheeling
bohemian household. . . ."
SUMMER
OF THE HERO
Regina Wenger
"Some people search their whole
lives to discover their hero; this summer
I had breakfast with mine."
Beneath the
Skyline
THE ENCHANTED FOREST
Deborah Good
"All of us . . . deserve to
understand the basics of how our bodies
work. . . ."
Reel
Reflections
"JUNO": BEYOND
A CAUTIONARY TALE
Dave Greiser
"As in the real world, the kids in
Juno’s world sometimes rise to a
level of adult-like behavior while the
adults take brief turns being kids."
The Turquoise
Pen
FACES IN THE SKY
Noël R. King
"Once, when I was flying in a jumbo
jet from Spain to southern Africa, I
looked up from my in-flight magazine to
see a UFO beside our plane."
Community Sense
REHABILITATING ANGER
Mark R. Wenger
"Slowly we were schooled to wear
anger as a badge of honor. . . ."
POETRY
BY ANN M. SCHULTZ
"I realize now how much my
foolish pride / Inflamed their anger and
their jealousy."
Ink Aria
I’M READY TO
LISTEN?
Renee Gehman
"Am I not understanding the essence
of listening necessary for an authentic
relationship with God?"
Books, Faith,
World & More
PEACEMAKING AT A NEW
FRONTIER? REVIEWS OF AT
PEACE AND UNAFRAID
AND OF JUST
POLICING, NOT WAR
Daniel
Hertzler
"Mennonite historian John D. Rempel
reflects on the threats facing Mennonites
in the effort to be faithful to the peace
tradition."
POETRY
BY DEBRA GINGERICH
"We stretch out the pearly
white / cord, forcing the candy taut / in
both directions."
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