Blog - Brethren in Christ U.S.

What is Fasting?

For more than 30 years, I’ve incorporated fasting as an integral part of my spiritual formation. One day per week, one week per month, and one month per year, I abstain from things that I would otherwise enjoy. Additionally, I fast sometimes for very specific purposes as I sense the Holy Spirit directing. Those occasions… Read On

Published February 21, 2023

The Cost of a Smile

The Cost of a Smile

This Sunday, I saw Charity in church. Charity is an eight-year-old girl born with a cleft palate and cleft lip. I first met her two years ago when she was six. Her cleft palate and cleft lip had been repaired when she was an infant, but I noticed… Read On

Published February 15, 2023

A Zesty Mix

Culture & Perspectives + Resources

A Zesty Mix

This article’s crux, like the rest of Scripture, hangs on the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-40) to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. In other words, loving the Lord and loving our… Read On

Published January 31, 2023

Far From Home

Far From Home

Many people in today’s world are far from home, and the numbers can be striking. An estimated 89.3 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes last year (UNHCR). Immigrants and their U.S.-born children make up 26% of the U.S… Read On

Published December 15, 2022

Facing Our Inner Violence

Culture & Perspectives

Facing Our Inner Violence

Christianity can often be an abstraction. Something of God that is true and right and good is spoken of and promoted, often with a deficiency of personal reality and experience. Teachers, preachers, and theologians are common perpetrators, speaking… Read On

Published November 3, 2022

Unity in Diversity

Culture & Perspectives

Unity in Diversity

It was a warm October day in Southern California, and the meeting room held a quiet buzz as twenty pastors waited for the course to start. These pastors had gathered from across California, Arizona, and even Japan to attend a BIC U.S. Core Course on… Read On

Published May 17, 2022

Many Vocations, One Mission

Many Vocations, One Mission

It all started with an email to Donald and Karen Vundhla: there is an Administrative Coordinator role in southern Africa and we think you would be a great fit. The Vundhlas, preparing to enter their retirement years, were hesitant. “His first… Read On

Published May 9, 2022

Re-Entry Hope

Re-Entry Hope

James was ready to give up. He had gone from employer to employer with the hope of starting over, but each time he was told that his background check prevented him from starting the job. Most employers were impressed with him but were unable to… Read On

Published May 4, 2022

New Perspectives

Culture & Perspectives

New Perspectives

Over the past two years, we’ve added many new members to our General Conference Board (GCB). They have brought with them fresh perspectives, new ideas, and passion for the Brethren in Christ Church in the U.S. We connected with GCB members Brian… Read On

Published April 19, 2022

Savoring Advent

Culture & Perspectives

Savoring Advent

As a young, newly married pastor, I had grandiose plans for how Micah, my husband, and I would form new traditions around Christmas. I read of an idea – most likely from scrolling for a prolonged period of time on Pinterest – that a… Read On

Published December 2, 2021