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Seminary Spiritual Life Week: Deepening into Silence

鈥淭he light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it鈥 Speakers: John and Sandy Dresher-Lehman John has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in rehab counseling and masters of social work from Virginia Commonweath. He worked with addictions and trauma work for 15 years. Since 2003 he has been working in private practice, with a....

Losing that Loving Feeling鈥揕eonard Dow

In this chapel gathering in the Seminary connected with聽 the University鈥檚聽 Spiritual Life Week, Pastor Leonard Dow references the 1964 song by the Righteous Brothers, 鈥淵ou鈥檝e lost that loving feeling鈥 as he speaks from the heart, reflecting聽 on Revelations 2:1-7. Each semester, campus ministries hosts Spiritual Life Week, an engaging series of events aimed at....

Seminary Convocation 鈥 鈥淪abbath: a freeing discipline鈥

In the Seminary Spring semester convocation address Lonnie Yoder invites students, faculty, staff, and guests to consider the discipline of sabbath amidst frenzied schedules.聽 Dr. Yoder serves as Associate Dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling.聽 In this convocation, he draws on Matthew 11: 25-30.

Taking Root Downward: A Call to Bio-regional Discipleship

Elaine Enns and Ched Myers speak for this third event in the annual Augsburger Lecture Series on 鈥淭aking Root Downward: A call to bio-regional Discipleship.鈥 Their work is in the faith-based peace and justice movement. For information about their organization, check out Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries. The 2010 Augsburger Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Augsburger....

Cultivating Life in the Spirit鈥揥illi Hugo Perez

Willi Hugo Perez wraps up聽 Eastern Mennonite Seminary鈥檚 Spiritual Life Week with this third of three chapel addresses.聽 Perez,聽 a 2004 graduate of EMS, is the current rector (president) of SEMILLA, the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary in Guatemala.聽 In this chapel, he speaks in Spanish and is translated by Marvin Lorenzana, Director of Multicultural Services.