Marfa, Texas Just Elected an Artist (Ann Marie Nafziger ’94) as Mayor—and It Wasn’t Even Close – Artnet
Ann Marie Nafziger '94 found out she had been elected when she saw the handwritten results taped to the window of City Hall.
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Artist Ann Marie Nafziger ’94 elected mayor of Marfa, Texas – GlassTire.com
Ann Marie Nafziger '94, an artists from Marfa, Texas, was elected mayor by a landslide.
History for the sake of mission: A tribute to Alan Kreider ’62 – The Mennonite
Jessica Schrock Ringenberg '04, one of Alan Kreider’s former students, shares a tribute to her former teacher who left a big impression on all his students. Kreider passed away on May 8, 2017.
Songline: When music is like breathing – The Mennonite
Recent GC grad Maggie Weaver '17 writes about Women’s World Music Choir and its founder, Dr. Debra Detwiler Brubaker '79.
Art in the family: 3 generations of artists, 1 legacy gallery – The Courier
Kat Luginbuhl '11, a third-generation artist, has returned to Bluffton, Ohio to help run an art gallery started by her father, the late Gregg Luginbuhl.
‘Congolese Mennonite resiliency’ by Professor of History John D. Roth ’81 in The Mennonite
Let us also recall the lives of Norbort Khongolo and Corneille Malula; let us remember Pascal Kulungu and the Center for Peacebuilding, Leadership and Good Governance; let us pray daily for the security of our Congolese Mennonite brothers and sisters and for all those in the world who live in fear; and let us not shrink back from the call to be peacemakers in a violent world, even if the cost is high and the weight of history seems overwhelming.
Trustees announce selection of James Brenneman as new president – American Baptist Seminary of the West
The Board of Trustees of the American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW) (Berkely, California) unanimously elected Rev. Dr. James E. Brenneman as their new president. In June he will step down after three successful terms as president of Goshen College in Indiana, and will assume his duties at ABSW in August.
Food for Thought: Times change, so does Elkhart library – The South Bend Tribune
GC alums like Katrina Maust '06, Mary Beth Schlabach '88 and Lisa Guedea Carreno '84 are reshaping the Elkhart County Library for the next generation.
“Finding Resilience After the Storm” by Rebecca Shetler Fast ’08 – mcc.org
While many news reports following Hurricane Matthew showed crowds of desperate people waiting for help to arrive, this is only one small piece of the story. The bigger story, in communities across Haiti, was of people picking themselves up, neighbors helping neighbors, and the slow and determined process of rebuilding.
Brianne Donaldson ’05 : Offer the Other Cheek? The Risks of Listening and Peacemaking – Patheos
Brianne Donaldson is a public ethicist exploring the intersection of Indian and western thought, critical animal studies, and religion and science.