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20 Great Reasons Why You’ll Want to Read A Living Alternative – April Yamasaki

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Writing and other acts of faith. 20 Great Reasons Why You’ll Want to Read A Living Alternative. 20 Great Reasons Why You’ll Want to Read A Living Alternative. April 23, 2015. Bull; ( 1. I was disappointed that my copy of. Arrived too late for the MennoNerds. But when it finally arrived, my disappointment quickly turned into deep engagement. The book’s wide range drew me in. In the meantime, here are twenty of my favourite quotes. The first article by A. O. Green. Quotes C. Arnold Snyder,. 8220;yieldednes...

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Klymer Klatsch: Prayer Changes Things

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Tuesday, September 13, 2016. This post first appeared in The Mennonite. As a child I remember seeing the motto hanging on our living room wall, “Prayer Changes Things.” I think that I believed it to be true, but I wasn’t really all that convinced. At least not until I started visiting people in our local hospital and nursing care facilities. Students working in the hot sun. And dirt preparing soil. For the nursery project. I could recount many other experiences of p...

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Klymer Klatsch: October 2016

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Saturday, October 22, 2016. Where is your heart? This article originally appeared in. The Mennonite December 2012. Was reminded of this story through a discussion on. Gelassenheit on a message board. Antonio embodied the Anabaptist concept of. Gelassenheit better than anyone I know. Name in the story changed for anonymity). 8220;For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 2:21 (NRSV). The congregation in Mexico City. The more we have to lose,...

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Klymer Klatsch: Watch Your Possessiveness: A Cross-cultural Lesson on Private Property

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Watch Your Possessiveness: A Cross-cultural Lesson on Private Property. 8221; I thought I was giving him a way out to say his mother bought it in San Pedro Sula and gave it to him for his birthday, or something else. “I didn’t buy it,” he replied without batting an eye. “It’s yours.” Now I was totally floored. He was openly admitting to what my culture would consider stealing. December 3, 2013 at 10:11 AM. December 3, 2013 at 10:32 AM.

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Klymer Klatsch: August 2016

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Tuesday, August 23, 2016. In the Midst of Life We Are in Death. I love John Rutter’s musical version of the Requiem, a memorial to departed loved ones. In the Agnus Dei. Movement, there is a line that comes from the Book of Common Prayer. 8220;In the midst of life, we are in death.”. Frida Claire Shank, born 8/2/16. Rutter doesn’t leave us hanging on to the sadness of death or fleeting nature of life. He reassures us at the end of the movement with words f...The fol...

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Klymer Klatsch: MCUSA Convention 2015: Perspective

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Monday, July 6, 2015. MCUSA Convention 2015: Perspective. Kansas City skyline from my perspective. So I just got home from my first-ever national convention of the Mennonite Church. The experience was pretty awesome. That four thousand people, only 800 of whom were voting delegates, thought it worth spending beaucoup bucks (okay, maybe here I would have a critique) speaks volumes. Table group No. 4. Then we get to those delegate (delicate? It was impossible to atten...

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Klymer Klatsch: November 2016

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Taizé, Gratitude and Peace. Sirens and flashing lights interrupted the calm of my evening walk. A fire truck and two ambulances whizzed past me, too close for comfort. What is going on? Is there a fire or some other emergency in my neighborhood? My nerves were set on edge. They shattered my pensive mood and seemed to underscore a day of frustration and disillusionment. The altar centerpiece at our feet. We sang, “Jesus remember me,...

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Klymer Klatsch: Thirty-year Fraud

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Monday, May 4, 2015. When I retire after the 2015-2016 academic year, I will have completed over thirty years of teaching Spanish and other subjects at the university level. Twenty-eight of those years were full time, with four years as an adjunct. Once again Hesston College called. Could I return to teach Spanish and German after the three-year term with MCC? Throughout my years of teaching at the university level, I have felt like a fraud for two reasons. Firs...

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Klymer Klatsch: December 2016

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Inconsequential musings of Don Clymer. Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Christmas gifts: A book for children, for personal growth, and for your small group. Comments from reviewers on each book:. It gives the reader a feel for what life is like living in Mexico, and through the eyes of a child. I appreciate it being based on a real life experiences as it adds a layer of authenticity.”. 8220;Whether you are four or eighty-four, Malinda in Mexico. 8220;As I moved into the book I tried to slow down so it would ...