Messenger magazine

January/February 2010

This month in MESSENGER:
Ruoxia Li grew up in Shouyang, China, not going to church or knowing about the Church of the Brethren mission work there. Now a recent seminary graduate and married to a Church of the Brethren member, she has been researching the Brethren work in her home area. Other articles look at the walls we build despite Christ's call for unity, a glimpse of Brethren history in the person of Israel Poulson Sr., the first installment of a new Bible study series on wisdom, a consideration of God's abundance, and a book review.

On the cover:
When 86-year-old Guimei Lang heard a Church of the Brethren visitor was coming to her church in Shouyang, she made the trip there that she usually is no longer able to make. “This is unbelievable,” said Lang, who grew up amid the Brethren mission work in her town. “I can see a sister from the Brethren, and we belong to one family.” In the cover photo, Elder Yin preaches at the Shouyang Church.

Coming in March 2010:
Young adult ministry, seeking a Brethren college, technology in worship, Brethren Revival Fellowship, Bible study from Proverbs, movie review, and more.

Online resources:
Study Guide - January/February 2010 (PDF)

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