Hundreds and thousands

More than a hundred writers contributed to Messenger magazine in 2024: historians, theologians, storytellers, and essayists

Notes to the church

Small essays like paper boats sailing from my
house to yours

Come, Holy Spirit

When should the comfort of a circle be broken open?

Does punctuation actually matter?

Reckless abandon? Or small faith?

In a world where war and weaponry overwhelm, we seek peace and pursue it.

On the closing day of last year’s Annual Conference, there was something remarkable up front

Messenger is interested in your tiny stories—stories that reveal the spirit and heart of the Church of the Brethren.

How is doing church like (and unlike) riding a bike?