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Read a reflection by Nancy Timbrook McCrickard in this week’s issue. Continue reading
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Living as the flock of Jesus
Read a reflection about a parable behind the parable in this week’s issue. Continue reading
The road that makes all the difference
Read a reflection by Traci Rabenstein and a Mission Offering prayer in this week’s issue. Continue reading
Black History Month: Future
If you haven’t read the first two posts in this series, you can find them here and here. Future “The Universe is a House Party,” by Tracy K. Smith (video) “The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,” by Tracy K. Smith … Continue reading
Black History Month: Present
If you haven’t read the first post in this series, please read it here first. “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family … Continue reading
Black History Month: Past
For the end of Black History Month, I have curated three small collections of poetry, each with an accompanying reflection. The three reflections will dwell on the ideas of “past,” “present,” and “future.” Too often, it seems people and events … Continue reading
Joy: Giving thanks to God
A scriptural exegesis of Isaiah 12 written by Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred, youth and young adult ministry assistant, for the 2018 Advent Offering We’ve all been told “patience is a virtue.” And we’ve all heard that “good things come to those who wait.” … Continue reading
Remembering
A reflection for Holy Week written by Ed Woolf, assistant treasurer of the Church of the Brethren “Meditate on Jesus, the Messiah, who was raised from the dead and is a descendant of David. This is the gospel I tell … Continue reading
A Declaration of Love
By Katie Hampton I spent three years and three months (2007-2010) as a BVS volunteer in OKC Abrasevic in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I am still discovering all that those three years meant to me, but it is no exaggeration … Continue reading
Song and Story Fest
The exposition begins at Camp Brethren Woods, where four peace-loving young adults join forces to begin a summer of exploration and transformation together. The scene is set as our main characters set out to spread Jesus’ gospel of peace to … Continue reading