IN THIS ISSUE
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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