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Fig Tree Feature Articles 2005 Archive
December 2005
Suffering fosters bonds between Rosalia and Guatemala
Attorney promotes civil discourse for Christians
People of faith need each other
Nonprofits help people facing daily disasters
AHANA helps minorities attain dream
Used cars support community agencies
Local people make carts for landmine victims
Musicians plan Gospel Extravaganza
Manager finds fair trade more than just a job
Leader ignites passion for civil rights
Hospice chaplains guide spiritual journey
Patience keeps therapist working with troubled teens
Christmas photo op forms live nativity
Student finds niche in tsunami recovery
Woman of the cloth stitches fabric art
THANKSGIVING 2005 "Harvest of Hope," address by Bishop Martin Wells of the Eastern Washington Idaho Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
November 2005
Reality is half a mile away
Disasters build ties, stream of donations, action
Japanese churches act to draw Methodist relief
Thirty-four churches temporarily house families
Interfaith Hospitality Network ties churches after split
'Developmental' approach includes more in diversity education
Truth Commission heard victims and perpetrators
District leader plants seeds for healthy churches
Priest believes people are healthy if they are more than one ideology
Muslims in Spokane share meal, value fasting
Pullman and Moscow faith groups make friends around dinner tables
October 2005
Community assists after headlines fade
Salvation Army reports record disaster giving
Richland pastor offers preparedness training
Catholic Charities resettles evacuees
Church World Service fills gaps in assistance
Pastor connects with church in Baton Rouge
Pastors connect volunteer organizations
Churches promote Convoy of Hope
Futures and fortunesof nations intertwine
Humor, music, faith mix in call to end war
Religion and politics are dinner discussion topics
More volunteers make more people homeowners
Stewardship is more than a method: It's life!
Project asks churches to promote health care access
September 2005
Yakima teacher plants poems - helps students write poetry collections
Taizé chants enrich people around the world and in region
Taizé influence outlives its founder
South African experience challenges Americans
Media repressed in South Africa and USA
Psalm 23 releases women from abuse
Action is Franciscan focus
June 2005
Anuak genocide toll rises in Ethiopia
Gardens start community
God surprises Bishop William Skylstad
Monument is reminder of need to remember Holocaust
Changing faces of Quincy change ministry
Missed response teaches pastor in Haiti
Donna Hansen shares insights from work with Catholic Charities
What did Donna Hanson say to Pope John Paul II?
Human rights educator emposers people for action
May 2005
Fasting sharpens sense
Grandmother reconnects to her Jewish heritage and faith
South African Peter Storey challenges Americans
Health for All offers options
Faiths agree on caring for earth
Students encounter poverty
Young adult steps out of mainstream
Campus minister introduces Taizé
Holy Names sisters educate on trafficking women
April 2005
Defining domestic violence opens eyes of faith leaders
Mother questions use of PBDEs
Six uban churches study and act together, strengthening race relations
Half-time ministry is really full-time for pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church
Construction skills complement ministry of the Yakama Mission
Endicott and St. John churches form one youth group
Environmental groups unite and reach out to churches
Jesuit reflects on illogical logic of war and how listening overcomes assumptions
The Rev. Tom Soeldner learned to ask questions and listen to people in ministries in South Africa, Namibia and Spokane
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March 2005
Community keeps elders
Association focuses on prophetic role
Professor instills commitment to truth
Youth build homes in Mexico
Mission inspires simple living
Senator reviews role of women in politics
Groups focus on Darfur
Faiths called to be conscience of nation
Benton City youth hold 30-hour famine
February 2005
Hospital heals both Arabs and Jews
Young businessman faces disparities
Relief networks link people globally
Volunteer chaplains serve rural hospital
Traditions teach caring and justice
Preschool teacher seeds buds of awe
January 2005
Children spread love
Rural church learns about boundaries
Green building fosters sustainability
Coeur d'Alene vet cares about Iraqi Christians
Miracle gift inspires community
Who's afraid of a living wage?
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