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The Toledo (Iowa) church plant project I am working on received a letter from the denominational offices of the Church of the Brethren today. It

Brian R. Gumm

May 9, 2014

Proximity doesn’t equal peace

Lately, I've found myself working more and more with adults who are interested in exploring conversations about race, justice and reconciliation. It is not uncommon

Austin Channing Brown

May 8, 2014

Pitching the perfect sermon

Pitching to the boys on my son’s coach-pitch baseball team in Houston is nerve wracking. There’s little in my week I concentrate more on or expect perfection

Marty Troyer

May 7, 2014

Imagining ‘an alternative to the sword’

During the course I'm teaching at Messiah College, Historical Study of Peace, we’ve focused intently on American peace movements and tracked two different forms of peace

Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas

May 6, 2014

Practicing shalom with a Swiffer

On Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day this year, my kids did not see me in the illustrious career my father wanted for me, as a

Osheta Moore

May 5, 2014

Easter: Actually it’s 50 days

Easter is not one day. It is not a week. Easter is not 40 days. Easter is actually a season of 50 days in the

Simon Barrow

May 2, 2014

Believer’s baptism: Registering for the missionary draft

Those of us who favor believer's or adult baptism over infant baptism haven't always agreed on what stage in life a child should take this

Harvey Yoder

May 1, 2014

Senseless roots

If you’re like me, there’s something incredible about getting dirt underneath your fingernails. It’s a sign of commitment, care and loyalty to a fragile piece

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

April 30, 2014

We must choose to be interrupted

Part of learning to follow Jesus, is choosing to allow our lives to be interrupted. When I get in my car, I find myself driving

Jeff McLain

April 29, 2014

Mary at the foot of the cross

As we experience another Easter season, I’m thinking of Mary, the mother of Jesus. I know, she’s not the first biblical figure who comes to

Susie Guenther Loewen

April 28, 2014

‘Living Thoughtfully, Dying Well’

In early April I had the privilege of helping my Mom celebrate her 92nd birthday. My wife, three brothers, and their spouses all gathered in

Steve Carpenter

April 25, 2014

Beyond tolerance

Tolerance is important. It lets us live in harmony with each other despite our differences and helps our society function in peace with itself. We

Katelin Hansen

April 24, 2014

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