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><channel><title>Search Results for &#8220;call&#8221; &#8211; Church of the Brethren blog</title> <atom:link href="https://blog.brethren.org/search/call/feed/rss2/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://blog.brethren.org</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:58:55 +0000 </lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.10</generator> <item><title>Celebrating the fruit of denominational ministries</title><link>https://blog.brethren.org/2021/ebrethren-7-21-2021/</link> <comments>https://blog.brethren.org/2021/ebrethren-7-21-2021/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:45:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[eBrethren]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[eBrethren]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">https://blog.brethren.org/?p=7663</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Angelo Olayvar “While recognizing our limitations in fully perceiving the complexities and ambiguities pertinent to the Middle East conflict, we feel compelled to articulate our concerns on matters which are critical in modifying tensions in the area and moving &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">https://blog.brethren.org/?p=7628</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Angelo Olayvar Earth Day is an annual one-day event on April 22 that seeks to show support for the protection of the environment. According to the official website, the 2021 Earth Day theme is &#8216;Restore Our Earth&#8217;, which focuses &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">https://blog.brethren.org/?p=7623</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Nancy McCrickard, Mission Advancement advocate Each time I receive an issue of Messenger magazine, I glance at the articles quickly and then turn to the back for the “Turning Points” section to review recent deaths. Later, I go back &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">https://blog.brethren.org/?p=7620</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Angelo Olayvar It is exactly one month before the impending May 1 deadline to pull out all US troops in Afghanistan. The destruction brought by the wars waged by the United States in the Middle East against terrorism along &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">https://blog.brethren.org/?p=7613</guid> <description><![CDATA[By William Kostlevy, director of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives In the summer of 1981, I served an eight-week internship at the Brethren Historical Library and Archives (BHLA). As a Bethany Seminary student with a master’s degree in history, &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">https://blog.brethren.org/?p=7610</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Susu Lassa I was opportune to attend the 2021 Taking Nature Black Virtual Conference, which took place from Tuesday, February 23rd to Saturday, February 27th. It was put on by the Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) as a Black history &#8230; <a
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