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3 Ways I Saw the Lord Renew Hope Amid My Church’s Crisis

Would our church remain open or close? I’ll never forget the September night four years ago when that question was the only item on our church board’s agenda. I can still picture where each of us board members sat, along with our conference bishop, in the slowly darkening sanctuary to discuss and vote on the… Read On

Published September 15, 2023

From the Meadow to the Mess

Culture & Perspectives

From the Meadow to the Mess

Henry Miller, an American Novelist, said, “To be silent the whole day, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip … to be thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a [person] can give… Read On

Published August 25, 2023

Quizzing the Quizmaster

Culture & Perspectives

Quizzing the Quizmaster

For decades, Bible Quizzing was a pillar of youth ministry for the BIC. Groups of teenagers studied vast passages of scriptures together, preparing to go up against teams from other churches in regional, national, and even world competitions. In… Read On

Published August 16, 2023

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

“We go to all the world, his kingdom hope unfurled. No other name has power to save but Jesus Christ the Lord.” This stirring refrain from the hymn “Facing a Task Unfinished” closed Alan Robinson’s National Director’s Report to the 2018… Read On

Published July 6, 2023

Help in Crisis – Caring for Refugees

Help in Crisis – Caring for Refugees

Kevin and Barb Kelley have spent a lifetime serving people in crisis, him as a prison chaplain and her as a nurse practitioner. Following retirement, they sensed God placing a new passion in their hearts: refugee care and ministry. The Lord led them… Read On

Published June 20, 2023

Culture & Perspectives

Centuries Past: “Rules for Killing a Church”

The Evangelical Visitor was the denominational paper for the Brethren in Christ from 1887 to 2003. Issues included denominational news; marriage, death, and birth announcements; thoughtful reflections on life in Christ; and occasionally even… Read On

Published June 14, 2023

Unity and Trust

Unity and Trust

In August 2022, monsoon flooding wrought devastation across the region of Odisha, India. Within 48 hours of receiving a request from the local Brethren in Christ conference, we released $12,500 from the Global Compassion Fund to provide basic food… Read On

Published May 19, 2023

Under the Kansas Sun

Under the Kansas Sun

On a hot July morning in Kansas in 2022, nearly 80 men and women gathered under a blue- and white-striped tent to pray, reflect, and celebrate the work of World Missions at the former site of Bethel BIC. Large stone steps are all that remain of the… Read On

Published May 11, 2023

Setting the Table

Setting the Table

Early in 2019, Jan Pasteiner took the twenty minute drive north to Flint, Mich., from her home in Goodrich. She pulled up to the donation center for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (FBEM) to drop off supplies that the youth group at her home… Read On

Published April 27, 2023

So That the World May Believe

Culture & Perspectives

So That the World May Believe

Some things are hard – really, really hard. Perhaps at the top of the list of really, really hard things is to be a follower of Jesus who is becoming more like him. Becoming more like Jesus is made more challenging when the patterns and… Read On

Published April 13, 2023