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Director’s Re"ections: Can we make peace on Earth real? by Rolando Santiago in the 16th century, based on beliefs efforts. For nearly 500 years, Anabaptists of nonresistance and nonretaliation, Ervin Stutzman, in his recent have tried to remain faithful to Jesus’ was powerful. It unfortunately resulted book From Nonresistance to Justice: The teachings about peace. in martyrdom and did not necessarily Transformation of Mennonite Church Anabaptists believe that peace is reduce violence in Europe. But to this Peace Rhetoric, 1908-2008, argues that an integral part of God’s grace which day, Anabaptist martyrdom remains an today’s Anabaptist peace witness has transforms the hearts of human beings inspirational symbol of steadfast faith moved from a relatively narrow view from a fallen state to a new creation. in Christ for Anabaptist Amish and Old that emphasizes nonresistance and This newly restored life leads Christians Order Mennonites. conscientious objection to war, toward to not only believe but practice peace In his recent book, The Better Angels a rich, well-thought and mutifaceted set daily in life. Believing, practicing and of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, of peacemaking practices intended to proclaiming Christ’s peace for all people Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker create an increasingly just world. The is what we may refer to as the “peace claims that the Age of Reason and the focus is on results. witness.” European Enlightenment in Leymah Gbowee, This peace witness is biblically the 17th and 18th centuries, one of the 2011 Nobel grounded in God’s desire for all with parallels around Peace Prize winners who creation to experience jubilee, as the world, represented a trained at the Center for articulated clearly in the Old Testament. period in human history Justice and Peacebuilding In the jubilee event, which the people sometimes called “The at Eastern Mennonite of God were called to practice every Humanitarian Revolution.” P(08,"-0%?:',Q,J210*,-' *!%0,%6'?,#":'),+%-'>,",'7#(7,11,):'-1#8,-' M,'0),(%0*,-'@(#+#2%0-%-' the results of an effective were freed, the land rested and people #-'#'-0N(0*7#(%'",10N03&-' peace witness. She returned to their homes and families. group that helped introduce organized a coalition of The vision of jubilee, still relevant -?-%,J#%07'2#70*-J.''' Christian and Muslim today, is for people to attain a state of During the women in Liberia who health, well-being, and peace–spiritually Revolutionary War and the Civil War in nonviolently confronted a ruthless and physically–within themselves, with the 18th and 19th centuries, Anabaptists president and rebel warlords to lay each other and with creation. demonstrated their peace witness down their arms. She tells her story in What we do not know is the extent through objection to bearing arms. her memoir, Mighty Be Our Powers. to which the Anabaptist peace witness, During the Revolutionary War, they I believe the Anabaptist peace based on the jubilee vision, is making 2#0)'J010%0#'*(,-:'-,"8,)'O#01'%0J,'3"' witness is having an impact today. The a difference in the world. Some might found substitutes. In the Civil War, they results are being felt around the world. say that making a difference is not the paid “commutation fees” to the Union Like Gbowee’s, there are many stories Christian’s concern. It’s God’s concern. government in places like Lancaster to tell and celebrate. In this Advent We only need to remain faithful. Yet, County, Pennsylvania. The result of -,#-3(:'%#$,'%0J,'%3'",9,7%'3('63>'?3&:' Jesus clearly asks us to follow. Following these actions was a consistently low your congregation or your country can is not passive belief, but active number of enlistees in Lancaster. But help reduce violence and bring about discipleship. It generates results. at the same time Anabaptists paid 2,#7,R%6&-'!&1*110(N'%6,'N33)'(,>-'3! ' The peace witness of Anabaptists war dues to the government’s military jubilee for which Jesus was born.

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Special thanks to our 2011 business partners—please support them! The Diffenbach, Scudner & Good to U Auto Center LLC Mast Electric, Inc. Thomas Group (800) 378-2803 (717) 656-2906 Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC www.goodtou.com www.mastelectric.com (717) 519-4166 Herald Press Sign-A-Rama Lancaster www.thedstgroup.com (800) 245-7894 (717) 397-3173 Elite Mailing Services www.heraldpress.com www.signarama.com/17603 (717) 872-5552 HomeTowne Heritage Bank The Old Country Store [email protected] (717) 291-9100 (717) 768-7101 Executive Coach, Inc. www.hometownebank.com www.theoldcountrystore.com (800) 499-5765 Lancaster Mennonite School Vector Security www.executivecoach.net Lancaster Campus (717) 299-0436 (717) 285-0050 Executive Printing Co., Inc. www.lancastermennonite.org www.vectorsecurity.com (717) 664-3636 Landis Homes The YGS Group www.executiveprintingcorp.com (717) 569-3271 (717) 505-9701 www.landishomes.org www.theYGSgroup.com

Year-end book auction Your skills needed S6,'?,#"T-'*(#1'"#",4+33$'#&7%03(' Do you enjoy projects that require will be held at 2215 Millstream Road, attention to detail? Do you like to Lancaster on Friday, December 9 from look through old books? Are you on 6:30 to 8:30 PM. friendly terms with the computer? It will include 130 lots of books The Historical Society needs an from the Ivan Glick collection that organized volunteer to help Library )0)'(3%'*%'0(%3'#'-2,70#1'#&7%03('0(' Assistant Lloyd Zeager prepare The Society thanked volunteers like November. A rare copy of Annals of catalogs for rare-book auctions. These Ruth Umble, above, at an appreciation the Conestoga Valley by C. Z. Mast and luncheon on November 13. Each auctions preserve Pennsylvania history Robert E. Simpson will be sold. year, dozens of volunteers contribute while generating critical income for Phone and mail-in bids must be hundreds of hours to preserve the Society. Flexible hours. For more received by Thursday, December 8 at Mennonite heritage and faith. Umble information, call Peggy Erb at (717) 4:30 PM. For guidelines and an auction assists with book auction catalogs. 393-9745 or e-mail [email protected]. catalog, go to www.lmhs.org. 











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