Bombs for peace
There’s no right time in the church year to bomb another country, but it seems particularly horrific to do so in a season of repentance and humility
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We are one body in Christ – Mun daya ne cikin Kristi
In the Church of the Brethren’s first group trip to Nigeria since the crisis of violence by Boko Haram reached extreme levels, 10 members of Elizabethtown (Pa.) Church of the Brethren spent two weeks there.
What Jesus said
We might ask ourselves a few questions about how the golden rule is shaping our mission.
Abolish draft registration
With the combat restriction for women in the US Armed Forces lifted, draft registration is back in the news.
Creation reconsidered
Living in a village in Central America taught me so much about what it means to live simply.
Shining a light on painful truths
The critical perspective of outsiders may awaken communities, religious and otherwise, to failure and blindness.
Sunday supper
The aromas were delectable, but more than the food I remember the satisfaction that came from the joy of loved ones gathered around the dinner table.
Standing idly by
Jacob’s lack of response is shocking. He has no answer, no solution to the violence
The relevance of the impossible: a meditation
I was speechless for just a moment, then I asked Mark, at least three times, if he was sure he wanted to give the book away.
A river of death
Hundreds of people moved into the valley of a contaminated river in search of a place to live. But what they found was a place to die.
Simple Joys
As we near the end of winter, take time to consider the things that fill your space. If you were moving tomorrow, what would you take with you?
